17 springs within 40 miles
Hot springs near Crouch
17 hot springs are within 40 miles of Crouch: the closest is Boiling Springs (3 mi), the hottest is Gold Fork Hot Springs (up to 110°F), and the lowest listed adult price is Silver Creek Plunge ($15). Distances are straight-line; driving distances in the mountains can be much longer.
- Boiling Springs3 mi
- Silver Creek Plunge3 mi
- Rocky Canyon Hot Springs5 mi
- Terrace Lakes Resort13 mi
- Hot Springs Campground Hot Spring18 mi
- Pine Flats Hot Springs19 mi
- Vulcan Hot Springs19 mi
- Haven Hot Springs22 mi
- Trail Creek Hot Springs22 mi
- Kirkham Hot Springs23 mi
- Gold Fork Hot Springs25 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs29 mi
- Roystone Hot Springs35 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs35 mi
- Sawtooth Lodge35 mi
- The Springs35 mi
- Sheepeater Hot Springs39 mi
Boiling Springs
A geothermal area on the Middle Fork Payette River about 24 miles north of Crouch on Forest Road 698, next to a Forest Service campground and the rentable Boiling Springs Cabin. Recreation.gov describes soaking in the hot springs beside the cabin, and the USFS says the springs are a short walk from the trailhead parking. The main spring is near boiling, so test the water before getting in.
Silver Creek Plunge
A family campground in the Boise National Forest about 25 miles north of Crouch, built around a 186,000-gallon geothermal pool that has operated since 1957. Water enters at 100-104F and the full volume turns over about every six hours. Lodging is rustic A-frames and cabins with no linens or showers, plus first-come tent and RV sites.
Rocky Canyon Hot Springs
A three-tiered hot spring above the Middle Fork of the Payette River, about 12 miles up South Middle Fork Road from Crouch. Reaching it means wading the river, which Visit Idaho says is only safe in summer at low water. Parking is a small pull-off on the left of the road.
Terrace Lakes Resort
A golf resort in Garden Valley with an outdoor geothermal pool open year-round to day visitors without reservations. The resort also has a restaurant and lounge, motel rooms, cabins, condos and RV spots. Drinks bought on site can be taken to the pool area with a wristband.
Hot Springs Campground Hot Spring
A natural hot springs soaking pool on the South Fork Payette River, across the Banks-Lowman Road from the Forest Service's Hot Springs Campground and down a staircase. The campground east of Garden Valley is open from early May to the end of September and is reserved through Recreation.gov.
Pine Flats Hot Springs
Riverside soaking pools below a hot waterfall on a cliff above the South Fork Payette River, reached by a quarter-mile nature trail from the Forest Service's Pine Flats Campground west of Lowman. The campground runs end of May to end of September. In winter the gate is closed and visitors walk the road.
Vulcan Hot Springs
A geothermal area on Vulcan Creek in the Boise National Forest, reached on Vulcan Hot Springs Trail #072 from the Tyndall / Vulcan Trailhead. The trailhead has a vault toilet and five dispersed campsites but no drinking water. The source springs are near boiling, so soaking is only possible where creek water has cooled them.
Haven Hot Springs
A roadside stop on Highway 21 near Kirkham with a 1951 pool, about 75 by 30 feet, fed by flowing thermal water and hotter on one side (101-104°F) than the other (85-98°F). The pool is booked as a private soak by the hour, and each of the four motel rooms has its own soaking tub. RV and tent sites are on site.
Trail Creek Hot Springs
Creekside pools about 19 miles from Cascade on the Warm Lake road, reached by a short, steep descent from a roadside pullout. Some pools are reinforced with concrete, and pipes let cold creek water in to adjust the temperature. Visit Idaho features it as a winter soak, when the path down is snow-covered.
Kirkham Hot Springs
Hot pools and small steaming waterfalls on the rocks along the South Fork Payette River at milepost 77 on Highway 21, about 5 miles east of Lowman. The Forest Service runs it as a day-use site, open 7am to 9pm with a $5 vehicle fee, vault toilets and changing rooms. The old campground is closed to overnight use.
Gold Fork Hot Springs
A privately run soaking site on Gold Fork Road east of Donnelly, with six rock-formed, flow-through pools and a sandy children's pool. Admission is cash only, there is a two-hour soak limit, and no reservations are taken. Winter hours run Wednesday to Monday, with Thursdays set aside for guests 18 and over.
Bonneville Hot Springs
A hot springs soaking pool a quarter mile by trail from the Forest Service's Bonneville Campground at milepost 91.5 on Highway 21, northeast of Lowman. The campground season runs end of May to end of September, after which it is open to dispersed camping until snow. The Warm Springs Guard Station rental cabin also has a trail to the springs, used on skis and snowshoes in winter.
Roystone Hot Springs
A family-run hot springs RV park near Sweet with an outdoor pool under a vaulted roof and a jetted hot tub, each rented to one group at a time. The pool is about 98°F in winter and cooled in summer, and the hot tub runs about 104°F. The property is alcohol-free outside the Spring House event area.
Sacajawea Hot Springs
Primitive hot springs pools on the South Fork Payette River along Grandjean Road, just west of Grandjean and the Sawtooth Lodge. The Stanley-Sawtooth Chamber lists it among the springs west of Stanley on Highway 21.
Sawtooth Lodge
A rustic lodge at Grandjean, founded as a hunting lodge in 1927 and run under a Forest Service special use permit, with a hot springs-fed pool. Cabin and yurt stays include pool access, and the restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with beer and wine.
The Springs
A geothermal soaking venue on Highway 21 about a mile south of Idaho City, with an 80 by 40 ft main pool, a hot tub and private tubs. All visits are by reservation in 2.5-hour sessions, and several days and evenings are adults-only. Poolside food, beer and wine are served, and the owners run Inn The Pines lodging a third of a mile away.
Sheepeater Hot Springs
A riverside hot spring at Sheepeater camp, river mile 13.0 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.