Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest : A Guide to the Area's Best Backcountry Hot Springs

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 14 INTRODUCTION 16 How to Use This Guide 16 Recreational User Fees 18 Soaking Etiquette 18 Leave No Trace 19 Make It a Safe Trip 20 Visiting From Afar? 24 Map Legend 25 Oregon 25 Oregon map 27 A. The Cascades 27 Cascades Area map 28 1 Umpqua Hot Springs 29 2 Wall Creek (Meditation Pool) Warm Springs 31 3 McCredie Hot Springs 33 4 Cougar (Terwilliger) Hot Springs 34 5 Bigelow (Deer Creek) Hot Spring 36 6 Bagby Hot Springs 39 Hike 6 To Bagby Hot Springs 39 7 Lower Breitenbush (Russian Tubs) Hot Springs 41 8 Paulina Lake Hot Springs 43 Hike 8 To Paulina Lake Hot Springs 43 9 East Lake Hot Springs 46 B. The Eastern Desert and the Owyhee River Canyon 47 Eastern Desert and Owyhee River Canyon Area map 49 10 Juntura (Horseshoe Bend) Hot Spring 49 11 South Harney Lake (Pronghorn) Hot Springs 50 12 Frenchglen (Barnes) Warm Spring 52 13 Hart Mountain (Antelope) Hot Springs 53 14 Virgin Valley Warm Springs 55 15 Bog Hot Springs 56 16 Borax Lake Hot Springs and 57 17 Little Borax Hot Springs 57 Hike 17 To Both Hot Springs 57 18 Alvord Hot Springs 61 19 Mickey Hot Springs 62 20 Whitehorse (Willow Creek) Hot Spring 64 21 Three Forks Warm Springs 65 Hike 21 To Three Forks Warm Springs 65 22 Ryegrass Hot Spring 70 Hike 22 To Ryegrass Hot Spring 70 23 Greeley Bar Hot Spring 73 Hike 23 To Greeley Bar Hot Spring 73 24 Echo Rock Hot Spring 77 Hike 24 To Echo Rock Hot Spring 77 25 Snively Hot Spring 80 26 Deer Butte Hot Springs 81 Washington 83 Washington map 84 Washington Area map 84 27 Wind River (St. Martins on the Wind) Hot Springs 86 Hike 27 To Wind River Hot Springs 86 28 Goldmyer Hot Springs 87 Hike 28 To Goldmyer Hot Springs 87 29 Scenic Hot Springs 90 Hike 29 To Scenic Hot Springs 90 30 Kennedy Warm Spring 91 Hikes 30a and 30b To Kennedy Warm Spring 91 31 Sulphur Warm Springs 95 Hike 31 To Sulphur Warm Springs 95 32 Gamma Hot Springs 97 Hike 32 To Gamma Hot Springs 97 33 Baker Hot Springs 99 34 Olympic Hot Springs 100 Hike 34 To Olympic Hot Springs 100 British Columbia 104 British Columbia map 106 35 Hot Springs Cove (Mok-she-kla-chuk) 107 Hike 35 To Hot Springs Cove 107 36 Ahousat (Flores Island) Warm Spring 111 Hike 36 To Ahousat Warm Spring 111 A. Vancouver Island and the Lillooet Valley 113 Vancouver Island Area map 113 Upper Lillooet Valley Area map 113 37 Meager Creek Hot Springs 114 Hikes 37 To Meager Creek Hot Springs 114 38 Keyhole Falls (Pebble) Hot Springs 116 Hike 38 To Keyhole Falls (Pebble) Hot Springs 116 39 St. Agnes Well (T’sek Hot Spring/Skookumchuck) 118 40 Sloquet Creek Hot Springs 120 41 Pitt River Hot Springs 121 Hike 41 To Pitt River Hot Springs 121 42 Harrison Hobo Hot Springs 123 43 Clear Creek Hot Springs 125 Hike 43 To Clear Creek Hot Springs 125 B. The Kootenay Region 128 West Kootenays Area map 129 44 St. Leon Hot Springs 130 Hike 44 To St. Leon Hot Springs 130 45 Halfway River Hot Springs 132 46 Upper Halfway River (Wholeway) Hot Springs 133 Hikes 46a and 46b To Upper Halfway River (Wholeway) Hot Springs 133 East Kootenays Area map 135 47 Dewar Creek Hot Springs 136 Hike 47 To Dewar Creek Hot Springs 136 48 Ram Creek Warm Springs 139 Hikes 48a and 48b To Ram Creek Warm Springs 139 49 Lussier (Whiteswan) Hot Springs 142 50 Buhl Creek (Skookumchuck) Hot Springs 143 51 Indian Tubs Hot Springs 145 52 Fairmont Warm Waterfall 147 53 Fording Mountain (Sulphur) Warm Springs 147 Hike 53 To Fording Mountain Warm Springs 147 54 Mist Mountain Warm Springs (Alberta) 149 Hike 54 To Mist Mountain Warm Springs 149 Idaho 152 Idaho map 153 Idaho A–K Area map 155 A. Out of Kamiah 157 Kamiah Area map 158 55 Stanley Hot Springs 158 Hike 55 To Stanley Hot Springs 158 56 Weir Creek Hot Springs 160 57 Jerry Johnson Hot Springs 161 Hike 57 To Jerry Johnson Hot Springs 161 B. Out of McCall 165 McCall Area map 165 58 Last Chance (Krigbaum) Hot Springs 166 59 Council Mountain Hot Springs 168 Hike 59 To Council Mountain Hot Springs 168 60 Oxbow Hot Springs 171 Hike 60a and 60b To Oxbow Hot Springs 171 61 Secesh Hot Springs 176 Hike 61 To Secesh Hot Springs 176 62 Cable Car (French Creek) Hot Spring 179 Hike 62 To Cable Car Hot Spring 179 63 Running Creek Hot Springs 183 Hike 63 To Running Creek Hot Springs 183 C. Out of Cascade 184 Cascade Area map 185 64 Trail Creek Hot Spring 187 Hot Springs near Warm Lake map 188 65 Molly’s (The Duke) Hot Spring 189 66 Molly’s Folly Hot Springs and 190 67 Molly’s Trolley Hot Springs 190 68 Molly’s Tubs 191 69 Vulcan Hot Springs 192 70 Bernice (Spock) Hot Springs 193 71 Penny Hot Spring 194 72 New Penny Hot Spring and 195 73 Twopenny Hot Spring 195 74 Vista Hot Springs 196 Hike 74 To Vista Hot Springs 196 75 Mile-16 Hot Spring 197 76 Darling’s Cabin Hot Spring 199 77 Teapot Hot Spring 200 78 Buckhorn Hot Spring 202 Hike 78 To Buckhorn Hot Spring 202 79 Cluster Hot Springs 204 Hike 79 To Cluster Hot Springs 204 80 Hubcap (Johnson Creek) Warm Spring 207 Hike 80 To Hubcap Warm Spring 207 81 Kwiskwis Hot Spring 210 Hike 81 To Kwiskwis Hot Spring 210 D. Out of Crouch 215 Crouch Area map 215 82 Big Bulldog Hot Springs 216 Hike 82 To Big Bulldog Hot Springs 216 83 Rocky Canyon Hot Spring 219 84 Fire Crew Hot Spring 220 85 Boiling Springs 221 86 Moondipper Hot Springs and 222 87 Pine Burl Hot Springs 222 Hike 87 To Both Hot Springs 222 88 Littledipper Hot Springs 225 Hike 88 To Littledipper Hot Springs 225 89 Groundhog Hot Springs and 227 90 Butterfly Hot Springs 227 Hike 90 To Both Hot Springs 227 91 Bull Creek Hot Springs 229 Hike 91 To Bull Creek Hot Springs 229 92 Campground Hot Springs 232 E. Out of Lowman 233 Lowman Area map 234 93 Pine Flats Hot Spring 235 94 Kirkham Hot Springs 236 95 Tenmile Hot Springs 238 Hikes 95 To Tenmile Hot Springs 238 96 Bonneville Hot Springs 240 97 Warm Springs Creek Hot Springs 241 Hike 97 to Warm Springs Creek Hot Springs 241 98 Sacajawea Hot Springs 243 99 Bear Valley Hot Springs 244 Hike 99 To Bear Valley Hot Springs 244 100 Trail Flat Hot Springs and 247 101 Sheepeater Hot Springs 247 Hike 101 To Both Hot Springs 247 102 Dagger Creek Hot Spring 252 103 Deadwood Hot Springs 254 Hike 103 To Deadwood Hot Springs 254 F. Out of Atlanta 258 Atlanta Area map 258 104 Atlanta Hot Springs 259 105 Chattanooga Hot Springs 261 106 Greylock Hot Spring 263 107 Lynx Hot Spring 265 Hike 107 To Lynx Hot Spring 265 108 Weatherby (Hot Creek) Hot Springs 266 109 Phifer (Weatherby Mill) Warm Spring 268 110 Granite Creek Hot Spring 268 111 Dutch Frank (Roaring River) Hot Springs 269 112 Brown’s Creek Hot Spring 270 113 Ninemeyer Hot Springs 271 114 Round the Bend Hot Spring 272 115 Pete Creek Hot Spring 273 116 Loftus Hot Spring 275 117 Smith Cabin Hot Springs 276 118 Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Spring 277 G. Out of Featherville 279 Featherville Area map 280 119 Bridge (Elks Flat) Hot Spring 281 120 Willow Creek Hot Spring 282 121 Baumgartner Hot Springs 283 122 Lightfoot Hot Springs 284 Hike 122 To Lightfoot Hot Springs 284 123 Skillern Hot Springs 286 Hike 123 To Skillern Hot Springs 286 124 Preis Hot Spring 290 125 Worswick Hot Springs 290 H. Out of Ketchum 292 Ketchum Area map 293 126 Magic Hot Springs 293 127 Milford (Wild Rose) Hot Springs 294 128 Frenchman’s Bend Hot Springs 295 129 Russian John Warm Spring 296 I. Out of Stanley 297 Stanley Area map 298 130 Snake Pit Hot Springs 299 Hot Springs near Stanley map 301 131 Elkhorn Hot Spring (the “Boat Box”) 301 132 Bonus Hot Spring 302 133 Mormon Bend Hot Spring 303 134 Basin Creek Campground Hot Spring 304 135 Kem (Cove) Hot Spring 305 136 Sunbeam Hot Springs 306 137 Way Up Loon Hot Springs 307 Hike 137 To Way Up Loon Hot Springs 307 138 None Too Soon Hot Springs 308 139 Upper Loon Hot Springs 308 140 Crescent Moon Hot Springs 308 141 Owen Cabin Hot Springs 308 Hike 141 To Four Hot Springs 308 142 Lunchbreak Warm Spring 312 143 Slate Creek (Hoodoo) Hot Spring 313 144 West Pass Hot Spring 314 145 Bowery Hot Spring 316 J. Out of Challis 317 Challis Area map 319 146 Barney Warm Springs 319 147 Cronks (Royal Gorge) Hot Spring 320 148 Sitz Bath Hot Springs 321 149 Shower Bath Hot Springs 321 Hike 149 To Both Hot Springs 321 150 Lower Loon Hot Springs 324 151 Whitey Cox Hot Springs 324 152 Hospital Bar Hot Springs 324 Hike 152 To Three Hot Springs 324 K. Out of Salmon 329 Salmon Area map 330 153 Goldbug (Elk Bend) Hot Springs 331 Hike 153 To Goldbug Hot Springs 331 154 Mormon Ranch Hot Springs 333 Hike 154 To Mormon Ranch Hot Springs 333 155 Sharkey (Tendoy) Hot Spring 336 156 Owl Creek Hot Springs 339 Hike 156 To Owl Creek Hot Springs 339 157 Panther (Big Creek) Hot Springs 340 158 Horse Creek Hot Springs 340 159 Pony (Short Stack) Hot Springs 342 Hike 159 To Pony (Short Stack) Hot Springs 342 L. All by Themselves 344 160 Bear Creek Hot Springs 345 Hike 160 To Bear Creek Hot Springs 345 161 Alpine Hot Springs 348 Hike 161 To Alpine Hot Springs 348 162 Portneuf River (Chicken Soup) Hot Springs 350 163 Prince Albert Hot Springs 352 164 Lower Indian Hot Springs 353 165 Indian Hot Springs 354 Hike 165 To Indian Hot Springs 354 Yellowstone National Park 356 166 Dunanda Falls Hot Springs 357 Hike 166 To Dunanda Falls Hot Springs 357 167 Ferris Fork (Mr. Bubbles) Hot Springs 360 Hikes 167a, 167b, and 167c To Ferris Fork Hot Springs 360 APPENDIX A: CONTACTS 363 APPENDIX B: FURTHER READING AND INFORMATION 364 HOT SPRINGS INDEX 365 ABOUT THE AUTHORS 368 DREAM IT Here are descriptions of 167 natural hot springs in the Pacific Northwest and guides hikers of all abilities on scenic hikes to reach 73 of these. This updated edition adds thirteen more hot springs for your soaking pleasure. PLAN IT Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest provides the latest information to plan a customized trip:Full-color photos and maps, detailed trail descriptions, and GPS coordinatesInsightful hike overviews and details on distance, hot spring elevation, and moreDO IT Discover hot soaks throughout Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. Nearly all of these springs are on public land and are free. This guide features:Information on the springs and their surroundingsTips on safety, access, permits/fees and availability of servicesBest hiking seasons, camping information and trail contactsMEET YOUR EXPERTS Evie Litton broke loose from a career as a technical illustrator to hit the road in 1983 in her van to go explore the backcountry. She has now settled in the warmer climate of Arizona.Sally Jackson, from New Zealand, has traveled extensively in her pursuit of hot water and has visited over 300 hot springs in North America, including 154 that are profiled in this guide.