Hike-in hot springs

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

Best for prepared hikers looking for a permit-limited wilderness soak with campsites, reached via a 5-mile hike.

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 maintained pools with basic facilities reached via a 1.5-mile hike.

Best for prepared hikers looking for a reservation-only, clothing-optional natural soak reached via a steep 2-mile hike.

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

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

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.

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

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

Best for backcountry soakers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities reached via a 5-mile hike.

A warm riverside pool the BLM calls Radium Warm Springs, about 80°F after the Colorado River mixes in. It floods at high water. Use the Warm Springs Road trailhead, not the recreation area.

Best for backcountry soakers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities reached via an 11-mile hike.

Best for backcountry soakers looking for a natural, secluded soak away from developed facilities reached via a 9.5-mile hike.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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