Chena Hot Springs Resort
- From $20
- 82–106°F
- 1 hr 26 min from Fairbanks
- Walk-in OK
A year-round resort at the end of Chena Hot Springs Road northeast of Fairbanks, built around an outdoor hot springs lake of about 106°F that is open only to guests 18 and over. The Pool House also has an indoor family pool and indoor and outdoor hot tubs, and day passes need no hotel stay. The resort has lodge rooms, cabins, summer camping and the Aurora Ice Museum.
- Price
- From $20
- Water
- 82–106°F
- Nearest town
- Fairbanks
- From Fairbanks
- 1 hr 26 min
- Reservations
- Walk-in OK
Plan your visit
Hours & season
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Tickets & booking
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| Access | Day pass, walk-ins welcome |
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Rules
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On site
| Pools | 4 |
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| Lodging | Yes |
Not stated by the venue: swimwear, dogs.
Water temperature
Soaking-pool temperatures as published by the venue or land agency; they vary with season and flow.
Mineral profile
Total dissolved minerals
372 mg/L
Lightly mineralized · Sodium–sulfate (sodium sulfate water)
- pH
- 8.1
- Temp at source
- 149°F
- Fluoride
- 15 mg/L
Lab analysis of the source water at a USGS sampling site, sampled 1912–1958 by the USGS and partners (data). Pool water may be cooled, mixed or treated, and spring chemistry is generally stable over decades. We report measurements only; we don't make health claims.
The pools
| Pool | Temp | Depth | Setting |
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| Outdoor hot springs lakeAdults 18+ only. About 106F year-round; average depth about 4 ft, varies daily. | 106°F | 4 ft | Outdoor |
| Indoor family poolSalt water, all ages. Resort lists both 90F and 82-86F. | 82–90°F | — | Indoor |
| Outdoor deck hot tubChlorinated; under-18s allowed with adult supervision. | — | — | Outdoor |
| Indoor hot tubChlorinated. | — | — | Indoor |
As published by the venue. Temperatures shift with the seasons and the weather.
Facilities
- Hot springs lake not chlorinated: continuous flow, drained and cleaned weekly
- Hot tubs chlorinated
- Indoor pool is salt water
- Changing rooms: yes
- Showers: yes
- Lockers: yes
- Towel rental: yes
- Food on site: yes
- Drinks / bar: yes
- Restrooms: yes
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What's here
- outdoor rock-lined hot springs lake (18+)
- indoor family pool
- indoor and outdoor hot tubs
- Aurora Ice Museum on site
- restaurant
- lodge rooms, cabins and summer yurts
- summer tent and RV sites (no hookups)
- pet-friendly Fox Rooms and some cabins
Getting there
- From Fairbanks1 hr 26 min61 mi
- From Fairbanks (FAI)1 hr 45 min68 mi
Typical driving time without traffic or snow.
| Elevation | 1,204 ft |
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Things to do near Fairbanks
Aurora Ice Museum
Year-round ice museum at the resort kept at 25F; 45-minute tours, $20 ages 12+.
Chena River State Recreation Area
State park along Chena Hot Springs Road with campgrounds, river paddling and grayling fishing.
Trailheads
- Angel Rocks Trailhead5.5 mi
- Stiles Creek Extension Trailhead11.7 mi
- Tors Trailhead13.7 mi
Straight-line distances. Campground and trailhead data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby springs
Serpentine Hot Springs
Hot springs in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, piped into an enclosed bathhouse next to a year-round bunkhouse and an unmaintained gravel airstrip. There are no roads, so most visitors fly in by air taxi, and in winter snowmachine trails are staked from Nome and Shishmaref. The site, known in Inupiaq as Iyat, has long cultural and spiritual importance.
Neka Hot Springs
A Forest Service hot tub on Chichagof Island, reached by a 0.2-mile boardwalk across muskeg near milepost 9 of Forest Road 8580. Getting there means a boat to Eight Fathom Dock, 16 miles southwest of Hoonah, then nine miles on a single-lane road. There are vault toilets but no drinking water, and brown bears often use the area.
White Sulphur Springs
A Forest Service bathhouse and public-use cabin on Bertha Bay, on the outer coast of Chichagof Island in the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness, about 65 miles northwest of Sitka. Boaters anchor at Mirror Harbor and walk a fairly level 0.9-mile trail, or skiff in from Porcupine Bay. The cabin sleeps four and is reserved on Recreation.gov.
Serpentine Hot Springs: 536 mi · Neka Hot Springs: 585 mi · White Sulphur Springs: 593 mi
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· checked November 2026
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