Free hot springs in the US

Best for backcountry soakers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities reached via a 1.3-mile hike.

Best for soakers with a high-clearance vehicle who want a free, primitive, clothing-optional pool a short walk from the car near Baker Lake. Skip it if you want clear water, facilities or a guaranteed hot soak: the pool is silty, around 100°F, and cooler in winter.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with on-site camping with a clothing-optional tradition.

Best for backcountry soakers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities reached on foot.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for free roadside soaking tubs outside Las Vegas, NM.

Best for backcountry soakers looking for a free, primitive riverside soak in the Rio Grande Gorge a short, rocky walk below the John Dunn Bridge.

Best for boaters and floatplane visitors looking for free public bathhouse tubs on the outer coast.

Best for outdoor campers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities.

Best for travelers who can handle a rough forest road and a river crossing to reach ruined resort pools on the Verde River.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with basic facilities reached via a 2.5-mile hike.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with basic facilities with a clothing-optional tradition.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with basic facilities.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with on-site camping.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with basic facilities.

Best for outdoor campers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with basic facilities.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with on-site camping.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with on-site camping.

Best for outdoor campers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with on-site camping.

Best for backcountry soakers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities reached via a 3.4-mile hike.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with on-site camping.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for a primitive 105°F soak in the ruins of a historic bathhouse on the Rio Grande, a quarter-mile walk from the trailhead.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with on-site camping.

Best for backcountry soakers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities reached via an 8.5-mile hike.

Best for outdoor campers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities reached via a 5.3-mile hike.

Best for backcountry travelers with a capable vehicle looking for a remote hot spring beside a free dispersed campground near the Frank Church Wilderness.

Best for outdoor campers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities reached on foot.

Best for outdoor campers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities.

Best for outdoor campers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities.

Best for self-sufficient desert travellers with a high-clearance vehicle looking for a remote, free spring at Black Rock Point.

Best for prepared hikers who want an unmaintained geothermal soak in the Black Canyon of the Colorado and can time the trip outside the seasonal trail closure.

Best for experienced canyoneers who accept an unmaintained Grade 2 route and the National Park Service warning about bacteria and Naegleria.

A warm, shallow shoreline spring on Paulina Lake, surveyed at 70°F. Go for an undeveloped soak and do not dig. Skip it if you want a hot pool or if you meant the East Lake site.

Forest Service redwood tubs on a Stikine River slough, reached only by boat or floatplane. The spring is about 122–123°F at the source; the Forest Service does not publish a tub temperature.

Best for casual soakers and day-trippers looking for maintained pools with basic facilities.