Extended meaning praise, award is from 1852. Also see -ade. Earlier was accoll (mid-14c.), from Old French acolee an embrace, kiss, especially that given to a new-made knight, from verb acoler. The French noun in the 16c. was transformed to accolade, with the foreign suffix.
Hot Springs National Park is adjacent to the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas. It gets its name from the hot spring water that flows down the western side an eponymous mountain. At just more than 5,500 acres, it is the smallest national park by area, but it receives 1.3 million visitors a year.
Thermopolis, Wyoming: World's Largest Hot Springs. A natural, steamy attraction of 127 F degree water containing healthful minerals. Park includes the state bath house, Rainbow Terraces, dinosaur statues, and a swinging bridge.