Hot springs by state
Twelve states with hot springs worth knowing about. Each page covers what's there, our picks, and the questions visitors ask before booking.
Alaska Hot Springs
One Alaska hot springs: the road-accessible aurora-viewing Chena Hot Springs Resort, 60 miles northeast of Fairbanks.
Arizona Hot Springs
One Arizona hot springs: the ultra-luxury all-inclusive Castle Hot Springs Resort, restored from the 1896 original and reopened in
Arkansas Hot Springs
Three Arkansas hot springs all in downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas: the national park, the 1912 traditional bathhouse, and the moder
California Hot Springs
Twelve California hot springs spanning the Eastern Sierra, Central Coast, Coachella Valley, Mendocino redwoods, the Mojave Desert,
Colorado Hot Springs
Eleven Colorado hot springs across the Western Slope, Collegiate Peaks, San Juan Mountains, San Luis Valley, and Grand County. Fro
Idaho Hot Springs
Two Idaho hot springs across the most-visited state-managed mineral pools (Lava) and the Magic Valley geothermal corridor (Miracle
Montana Hot Springs
Four Montana hot springs across the Clark Fork canyon (Quinn's), the Bitterroot Lewis and Clark Trail (Lolo), the southwest family
New Mexico Hot Springs
Five New Mexico hot springs from Truth or Consequences (10 commercial operators in a single town) to the 1868 mineral-specialty re
North Carolina Hot Springs
One North Carolina hot springs: the Appalachian Trail's only hot springs town at Hot Springs Resort and Spa on the French Broad Ri
Oregon Hot Springs
Four Oregon hot springs spanning the most photographed wild travertine soak (Umpqua), the retreat-cooperative community (Breitenbu
Utah Hot Springs
Three Utah hot springs: the geothermal limestone dome at Homestead Crater, the most-hiked free wild hot springs in the West at Fif
Washington Hot Springs
Three Washington hot springs across Olympic National Park (Sol Duc seasonal, Olympic wild abandoned-resort), and the Columbia Rive