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Pacific Northwest hot springs (36)

Checked October 2026 · Sources

Pacific Northwest has 36 hot springs you can soak in: 2 free, 16 paid and 18 whose fee is not posted; 19 wild and 17 developed.

Drive timecomputed

Drive times computed with GraphHopper; map data OpenStreetMap contributors.

All 36 hot springs: Pacific Northwest

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Walk, drive and snow figures are computed; the Method page names each method.

Photos, each free to reuse with credit: Lava: WaterArchives.org from Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States (Wikimedia Commons); Carson: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region (public domain); Crystal Crane: lamblukas (Flickr); Umpqua: Stephen Wood (Wikimedia Commons); Belknap: U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region (public domain); Breitenbush: Mark Allyn (Wikimedia Commons); Olympic: Andrew Kvalheim (Wikimedia Commons); Heise: Uppper Snake River Valley Historical Society (Flickr); Kirkham: j.a.woodhouse from United States (Wikimedia Commons); Terwilliger: Kane5187 (Wikimedia Commons); Goldbug: Paul Larkin oversteer95 (public domain); Burgdorf: Evan Jones (Wikimedia Commons); Jerry Johnson: Los Paseos from Earth (Wikimedia Commons); McCredie: Mitchell Friedman (Flickr); Alvord: Mike Sisk ("msisk6") (Wikimedia Commons); Baker: gordon hunter (Flickr); Snively: Gary Halvorson, Oregon State Archives (Wikimedia Commons); Hart Mountain: Finetooth (Wikimedia Commons); Sunbeam: Mitchell Friedman (Flickr); Rocky Canyon: Mitchell Friedman (Flickr); Weir Creek: Los Paseos from Earth (Wikimedia Commons); Sacajawea: Mitchell Friedman (Flickr); Sunflower: Rex Parker (Wikimedia Commons). All credits

What is in this list

By county: Idaho County, ID (3): Burgdorf, Jerry Johnson, Weir Creek; Lane County, OR (3): Belknap, Terwilliger, McCredie; Valley County, ID (3): Gold Fork, Trail Creek, Rocky Canyon; Boise County, ID (2): Kirkham, Sacajawea; Clallam County, WA (2): Sol Duc, Olympic; Custer County, ID (2): Sunbeam, Sunflower; Harney County, OR (2): Crystal Crane, Alvord; King County, WA (2): Goldmyer, Scenic; Lemhi County, ID (2): Goldbug, Horse Creek; Bannock County, ID (1): Lava; Blaine County, ID (1): Russian John Warm Spring; Camas County, ID (1): Baumgartner; Deschutes County, OR (1): Paulina Lake; Douglas County, OR (1): Umpqua; Elmore County, ID (1): Loftus; Gem County, ID (1): Roystone; Jefferson County, ID (1): Heise; Lake County, OR (1): Hart Mountain; Malheur County, OR (1): Snively; Marion County, OR (1): Breitenbush; Owyhee County, ID (1): Givens; Skamania County, WA (1): Carson; Twin Falls County, ID (1): Miracle; Whatcom County, WA (1): Baker.

Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Free: Goldbug, Snively. Paid: Lava, Sol Duc, Carson, Miracle, Umpqua, Belknap, Breitenbush, Olympic, Kirkham, Terwilliger, Gold Fork, Goldmyer, Scenic, Burgdorf, Givens, Paulina Lake. Fee not posted: Crystal Crane, Heise, Jerry Johnson, McCredie, Roystone, Alvord, Trail Creek, Baker, Hart Mountain, Sunbeam, Rocky Canyon, Weir Creek, Loftus, Baumgartner, Horse Creek, Sacajawea, Russian John Warm Spring, Sunflower.

Wild: Umpqua, Olympic, Kirkham, Terwilliger, Goldbug, Jerry Johnson, McCredie, Trail Creek, Baker, Hart Mountain, Sunbeam, Rocky Canyon, Weir Creek, Loftus, Paulina Lake, Horse Creek, Sacajawea, Russian John Warm Spring, Sunflower. Developed: Lava, Sol Duc, Carson, Crystal Crane, Miracle, Belknap, Breitenbush, Heise, Gold Fork, Goldmyer, Scenic, Burgdorf, Givens, Roystone, Alvord, Snively, Baumgartner.

Roadside: Lava, Carson, Crystal Crane, Miracle, Breitenbush, Heise, Gold Fork, Burgdorf, Givens, McCredie, Roystone, Alvord, Trail Creek, Sunbeam, Rocky Canyon, Loftus, Baumgartner, Horse Creek, Sacajawea. Under 1 mile: Sol Duc, Umpqua, Kirkham, Terwilliger, Jerry Johnson, Baker, Snively, Hart Mountain, Weir Creek, Russian John Warm Spring. 1 mile or more: Olympic, Goldbug, Goldmyer, Paulina Lake. No walk on file: Belknap, Scenic, Sunflower.

The 36 springs are in 3 states: Idaho (20), Oregon (10), Washington (6).

Hottest water at the source: Breitenbush Hot Springs, 198 F. Coolest: Russian John Warm Spring, 100 F.

19 of 33 springs with a known walk are roadside; the longest walk is 10.5 miles (Olympic Hot Springs, computed).

Questions

How many hot springs are in this list?

We list 36 that the public can soak in: 19 wild and 17 developed.

Are there free hot springs in this list?

Yes: Goldbug Hot Springs, Snively Hot Springs post that they are free. 16 charge a fee and 18 post no fee we could find.