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Umpqua Hot Springs

  • Free
  • 2 hr 50 min from Bend
  • 0.3 mi hike

A travertine soaking tub on a bare rock face about 150 feet above the North Umpqua Wild and Scenic River, reached by a steep 0.3-mile trail. Water seeps from an active fault at 100 to 115°F, and an open-air roof shelters the tub. The Umpqua National Forest manages it as a day-use-only fee site and warns of high use and nudity.

Wooden shelter over the pool on a rock ledge in the forest at Umpqua Hot Springs, Toketee Falls, Oregon
Photo: Stephen Wood, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Price
Free
Nearest town
Toketee Falls
From Bend
2 hr 50 min
Hike (one way)
0.3 mi

Plan your visit

Hours & season

Hours
  • Sunrise to sunset
  • Day use only
Season
  • Open year-round
  • FS Rd 3401 is usually closed in winter
  • Then hike, snowshoe or ski the last 2.5 miles

Tickets & booking

Price
  • $5/vehicle/day or $30/year at the trailhead
  • Waived with a Northwest Forest Pass or America the Beautiful pass
  • Cashless only
AccessFree public access
Booking
  • No reservations
  • Pay the day-use fee at the trailhead via Scan & Pay or Recreation.gov

Rules

Swimwear
  • Not stated by venue
  • USFS says to expect nudity at this popular site
DogsYes

On site

Pools1
LodgingNo
Land managerUSFS

Not stated by the land manager: ages.

Soak responsibly

  • Pack out everything, including food scraps and toilet paper. Use WAG bags where required.
  • No soap, shampoo or sunscreen in the pools; rinse away from the water.
  • Check permits and closures with USFS before you go.
  • Keep groups small and give others space. Respect posted dog and camping rules.

Water temperature

This venue doesn't publish pool temperatures.

The pools

PoolTempDepth
Umpqua Hot Springs tubAbout 3 x 5 ft, cut from travertine under an open-air roof; source water 100-115F.—2.5 ft

As published by the venue. Temperatures shift with the seasons and the weather.

What's here

  • travertine tub on a rock face above the North Umpqua River
  • open-air roof over the tub
  • view of Surprise Falls
  • vault toilet at trailhead
  • day use only, sunrise to sunset
  • road usually gated in winter

Getting there

  • From Bend2 hr 50 min121 mi
  • From Medford (MFR)2 hr 39 min92 mi

Typical driving time without traffic or snow, to the closest road point; add the hike.

Elevation2,608 ft
Road
  • Hwy 138 MP 59, FS Rd 34 for 2.2 mi, then FS Rd 3401 0.7 mi. Rd 3401 usually closed in winter
  • Icy or snowy past the gate
Hike0.3 mi one way
Trail
  • Umpqua Hot Springs Trail, 0.3 mi, steep and narrow
  • Connects to North Umpqua Trail segments
Parking
  • Trailhead lot
  • Fee or pass required
  • No parking within 300 ft of FS Rd 3401 near the site per closure order

Things to do near Toketee Falls

trail

Toketee Falls Trail

0.4-mile trail with about 200 steps to a platform above a two-tier waterfall.

lake

Toketee Lake Campground

The nearest campground to the hot springs, per USFS.

trail

Watson Falls Trail

Umpqua National Forest waterfall trail off Highway 138 near Toketee.

Straight-line distances. Campground and trailhead data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Nearby springs

McCredie Hot Springs: 29 mi · Wall Creek Warm Springs (Meditation Pool): 36 mi · Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs: 55 mi

Sources (8)

· checked November 2026

Prices, hours and rules are checked against the official site and land-agency pages. Spot something out of date? Let us know.

  1. Official site: Umpqua hot springs trailhead
  2. Official site: Umpqua hot springs trail
  3. Official site: Umpqua hot springs rules and regulations
  4. Official site: Alerts
  5. Official site: Closure order rescinded road umpqua hot springs
  6. recreation.gov: AP21859
  7. Official site: Toketee falls trail
  8. Official site: Toketee lake campground