27 springs within 120 miles
Hot springs near Twin Falls
27 hot springs are within 120 miles of Twin Falls: the closest is Nat-Soo-Pah Hot Springs & Campground (15 mi), the hottest is Baumgartner Hot Springs (up to 111°F), and the lowest listed adult price is Indian Springs Resort & RV ($9.50). Distances are straight-line; driving distances in the mountains can be much longer.
- Nat-Soo-Pah Hot Springs & Campground15 mi
- Banbury Hot Springs21 mi
- Miracle Hot Springs22 mi
- Durfee Hot Springs53 mi
- Worswick Hot Springs71 mi
- Frenchman's Bend Hot Springs75 mi
- Skillern Hot Springs77 mi
- Baumgartner Hot Springs78 mi
- Trinity Hot Springs80 mi
- Indian Springs Resort & RV82 mi
- Easley Hot Springs84 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs92 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Springs92 mi
- Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch108 mi
- Slate Creek Hot Springs111 mi
- The Springs112 mi
- Sacajawea Hot Springs116 mi
- Sawtooth Lodge116 mi
- Mountain Village Resort Hot Springs117 mi
- Boat Box Hot Springs118 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs118 mi
- Haven Hot Springs118 mi
- Kirkham Hot Springs118 mi
- Basin Creek Hot Springs119 mi
- Mormon Bend Hot Springs119 mi
- Sunbeam Hot Springs119 mi
- Pine Flats Hot Springs120 mi
Nat-Soo-Pah Hot Springs & Campground
A family-run summer pool and campground south of Twin Falls near Hollister, operating for over 100 years on the Nat-Soo-Pah spring. The pool opens from May 1 to Labor Day with lifeguards and a snack bar, and the campground runs into mid-October.
Banbury Hot Springs
A century-old resort on the Snake River near Buhl with a large geothermal swimming pool, adjusted seasonally from about 89F in summer to about 102-104F in winter. Five private hot tubs overlooking the river are booked in 90-minute sessions. The site also has a campground and a dry Queen Cabin.
Miracle Hot Springs
A geothermal soaking resort on Highway 30 near Buhl in the Hagerman Valley. Four outdoor pools are kept between 96 and 106F with no chlorine, and private open-roof pools can be booked by the hour. Overnight options include geodesic domes, a park home and RV sites, and reservations are required for all soaking.
Durfee Hot Springs
A small family-run spring pool on the north edge of Almo, near City of Rocks National Reserve. Durfee descendants reopened the early-1900s pool in 2005; there is a hot tub, a swimming pool and a kiddie pool with continuously flowing, chemical-free water. Hours are limited and seasonal.
Worswick Hot Springs
A hot spring on the Sawtooth National Forest's Fairfield Ranger District that the Forest Service calls popular and places close to the free Five Points Campground, 17 miles north of Fairfield on FR 094. NOAA lists the source at about 180F, scalding at the vent, so check the temperature of any pool before entering.
Frenchman's Bend Hot Springs
Natural hot spring pools tucked against boulders beside Warm Springs Creek and its gravel road, about 11 miles from Ketchum in the Sawtooth National Forest. Visit Idaho notes the springs are well known and see heavy traffic on weekends and holidays. The source water emerges at about 124°F, far hotter than the creek-side soaking pools.
Skillern Hot Springs
A backcountry hot spring in the Sawtooth National Forest north of Fairfield, reached on foot by the Big Smoky Trail #072 from Canyon Transfer Camp on Big Smoky Creek. The Forest Service names it among the district's hot springs accessible in summer. NOAA lists the source at about 140F, so test the water before getting in.
Baumgartner Hot Springs
A concrete soaking pool fed by hot spring water inside Baumgartner Campground, on the South Fork Boise River east of Featherville in the Sawtooth National Forest. The Forest Service gives the water as 98-111°F, and the pool is drained nightly. Swimsuits are required, and soap, alcohol, glass and pets are not allowed at the pool.
Trinity Hot Springs
A members-club hot springs resort near Featherville on the South Fork Boise River, formerly known as Paradise Hot Springs. One fenced geothermal pool runs about 95-108°F in summer and 90-95°F in winter, booked in 2-hour slots. At least one person per party needs a $35 annual membership; lodging guests get pool access.
Indian Springs Resort & RV
A summer swimming pool known as The Nat, nearly 100 years old, with an RV park and campground south of American Falls. The 2.5- to 7-ft pool has two slides and a jumping board; the venue states chlorine is added.
Easley Hot Springs
A historic swimming pool and two hot tubs fed by gravity from a natural hot spring, on Sawtooth National Forest land north of Ketchum. The pool is about 85°F, and the venue describes it as chlorine-free. It runs in summer under a Forest Service permit, operated by Cathedral Pines Baptist Camp.
Atlanta Hot Springs
A natural hot spring near the historic mining town of Atlanta at the head of the Middle Fork Boise River, about 60 miles of mostly dirt Forest Service road from Idaho City. The Forest Service names it, with Powerplant and Chattanooga, among the natural hot springs near its Atlanta Guard Station rental cabin. NOAA lists the source at about 140F.
Chattanooga Hot Springs
A natural hot spring near Atlanta, the old mining town at the head of the Middle Fork Boise River, reached by about 60 miles of mostly dirt Forest Service roads from Idaho City. The Forest Service lists it among the natural hot springs near its Atlanta Guard Station rental cabin. No agency source gives its temperature or layout.
Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch
A guest ranch in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area south of Stanley with a 20 by 40 foot pool fed by a hot spring piped across the Salmon River. The pool is kept at 99-104°F and is open only to ranch guests. The ranch runs a summer season; 2027 dates are June 11 to September 9.
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.
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.
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.
Mountain Village Resort Hot Springs
Three spring-fed soaking tubs in buildings on Valley Creek, about a third of a mile walk from the Mountain Village Lodge in Stanley. The two private tubs book in 90-minute sessions and the shared Osprey tub in one-hour sessions, free for lodge guests. Water usually runs 98-104°F with no chemicals added.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.