Hot Springs Undergound-Hot Springs Creek Tunnels

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Hot Springs Undergound-Hot Springs Creek Tunnels

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Last weekend me a couple of my friends entered into the Hot Springs Creek tunnel and were able to travel from one end of downtown up above the bath houses, to an exit down past them.

Picture of the Creek steaming in the cold weather.

Picture of the inside of the tunnel at the exit.

A pipe running perpendicular to the tunnel. Notice the change in the tunnel from concrete to brick.

Connects to the long pipe running most of the tunnel.This is where a bath house was at one point.

Another view down the length of the tunnel. Notice this time the tunnel has changed from brick to actual rock.

We are planning to head back another time and get some more pictures. Once again I had camera troubles and the camera wouldn't work off of the extra batteries I had brought. All and all though it was an amazing trip.
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Crap! Pics are broken. I really want to see these pics. :)
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wow the fog O.o we get that in conway some times. awesoem tunnels tho :D any idea what they were used for?
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It was built in 1880 to control the creek. It also has pipes that run the hot water to the bathhouses. There are supposed to be some ways to other underground areas from them as well.
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How long is the tunnel?
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Great pics, thanks for posting them!!
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those are a nice pair a shoes in pic 4, those converse? how old are they?
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Those are Converse. They are my friends and I'm not sure how old they are but I can find out. I do know that they were really beaten up and this is probably their last trip. The heel separated from the rest of the shoe when he fell one time.
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i have a pair of converse, i love em cause they are really comfortable
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It'd be cool if you took the tunnel all the way to the abandoned underground bowling alley with people's names and scores painted on the walls.
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Muffduster wrote:It'd be cool if you took the tunnel all the way to the abandoned underground bowling alley with people's names and scores painted on the walls.


more info fool!!!! still accessible??
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Yes, still accessible, but i haven't found the bowling alley yet,,,hope to try again soon. PM if you need any info or a meet up to show locations
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dude a meet up would be sweet! im game to check it out anytime
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Just let me know about when you are interested in going. I work 24 hours a day on call and have every other weekend off, so figure a general time and i'll let you know the exact weekends i'm off around that time. we will get it posted up in case anybody else want's to join in.
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