Goddard Hot Springs
- Free
City and Borough of Sitka property on Hot Springs Bay, on the outer coast of Baranof Island about 16 miles south of Sitka. The city maintains two cedar bathhouses with tubs, plus open shelters, boardwalks and outhouses. The spring emerges at about 153°F, and tubs are cooled with a cold-water supply.
- Price
- Free
- Nearest town
- Sitka
- Reservations
- Check venue
Plan your visit
Hours & season
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Tickets & booking
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| Access | Free public access |
| Booking | City permit filings describe the tubs as first-come, first-served |
On site
| Lodging | No |
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| Camping nearby | Yes |
Not stated by the venue: swimwear, ages, dogs.
Water temperature
This venue doesn't publish pool temperatures.
Mineral profile
Total dissolved minerals
4,880 mg/L
Extremely mineralized · Sodium–chloride (salty, brine-like water)
- pH
- 7.2
- Temp at source
- 151°F
- Fluoride
- 2.5 mg/L
Lab analysis of the source water at a USGS sampling site (0.1 mi from Goddard Hot Springs), sampled 1915–1962 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.
Facilities
- Restrooms: yes
| Good to know | No food or drink in the tubs or bathhouses, per City of Sitka commercial-use permit rules |
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What's here
- two cedar bathhouses
- open shelters over hot tubs
- hot spring and cold water supply
- boardwalks
- outhouses
- campsites
Getting there
| Elevation | 73 ft |
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Things to do near Sitka
Campgrounds
- RW Cabins5.7 mi
Trailheads
Straight-line distances. Campground and trailhead data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby springs
Tenakee Springs Bathhouse
A public bathhouse in the middle of Tenakee Springs, a village on Chichagof Island that grew up around its 106-107°F sulfur mineral spring. A volunteer Bathhouse Committee runs it, and men and women bathe at separate set hours. Entry is by donation, and the town is reached by Alaska Marine Highway ferry or scheduled air service.
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.
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.
Tenakee Springs Bathhouse: 66 mi · White Sulphur Springs: 76 mi · Neka Hot Springs: 88 mi
Sources (4)
· checked November 2026
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