8 springs within 40 miles
Hot springs near Challis
8 hot springs are within 40 miles of Challis: the closest is Challis Hot Springs (under 1 mi) and the lowest listed adult price is Challis Hot Springs ($10). Distances are straight-line; driving distances in the mountains can be much longer.
- Challis Hot Springs0 mi
- Goldbug Hot Springs29 mi
- Slate Creek Hot Springs33 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs33 mi
- Basin Creek Hot Springs36 mi
- Hospital Bar Hot Springs37 mi
- Mormon Bend Hot Springs37 mi
- Boat Box Hot Springs40 mi
Challis Hot Springs
A hot springs unit of Land of the Yankee Fork State Park near Challis, beside the Salmon River, with a 100 x 30 ft warm pool and a smaller pool kept near 105F. Day use is $10 per person, with children 5 and under free. A 68-site state campground is on the same property.
Goldbug Hot Springs
Hot springs on BLM land east of Elk Bend, 23 miles south of Salmon off US-93, reached on foot from the end of a county road. The first quarter mile of the trail crosses private property on a public easement, where dogs must be leashed. There is no fee.
Slate Creek Hot Springs
A hot spring up Slate Creek off the Highway 75 corridor east of Sunbeam, toward Clayton. The Stanley-Sawtooth Chamber lists it (also called Hoodoo) among the springs north of Stanley.
Sunbeam Hot Springs
Hot springs that flow into the Salmon River beside Highway 75 north of Stanley, next to a historic bathhouse building dating from 1937. The Stanley-Sawtooth Chamber lists it among the soakable springs north of town.
Basin Creek Hot Springs
Hot springs near Basin Creek and Basin Creek Campground on Highway 75 east of Stanley; the Stanley-Sawtooth Chamber lists both the campground spring and Basin Creek (Cove/Kem) springs among the area's soakable sites.
Hospital Bar Hot Springs
A riverside hot spring at Hospital Bar camp, river mile 52.1 on the Middle Fork of the Salmon in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness. The Forest Service lists it as one of six hot springs camps on the float; each permitted group may be assigned only one, and it is not guaranteed. The agency warns that some Middle Fork springs are hot enough to burn and bans soap in hot springs.
Mormon Bend Hot Springs
A hot spring near the Forest Service's Mormon Bend Campground on the Salmon River east of Stanley, listed by the Stanley-Sawtooth Chamber among the area's soakable springs. The campground has 15 sites and is open April through September.
Boat Box Hot Springs
A single old mining cauldron beside the Salmon River, filled by piped spring water, about three and a half miles from Stanley on Highway 75. It fits three or four people, and a bucket is usually left for adding cold river water. The roadside pull-off holds only two or three cars.