Neka Hot Springs
- Free
A Forest Service hot tub on Chichagof Island, reached by a 0.2-mile boardwalk across muskeg near milepost 9 of Forest Road 8580. Getting there means a boat to Eight Fathom Dock, 16 miles southwest of Hoonah, then nine miles on a single-lane road. There are vault toilets but no drinking water, and brown bears often use the area.
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✓ Verified November 2026- Price
- Free
- Nearest town
- Hoonah
- Reservations
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Plan your visit
Tickets & booking
| Price | No fee listed by the Forest Service |
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| Access | Free public access |
On site
| Pools | 1 |
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| Lodging | No |
Not stated by the venue: swimwear, ages, dogs.
Water temperature
This venue doesn't publish pool temperatures.
Facilities
- Restrooms: yes
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What's here
- hot tub at the end of a boardwalk
- 0.2-mile boardwalk across muskeg
- two vault toilets
- no potable water
- brown bears use the area
Getting there
| Elevation | 67 ft |
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| Road | Boat to Eight Fathom Dock via Port Frederick, then 9 mi on single-lane FR 8580 by vehicle, bike, foot or ski |
| Trail | 0.2-mile boardwalk from near MP 9 on Forest Road 8580 |
Things to do near Hoonah
Hoonah and Icy Strait Point
Tlingit village with a restored 1912 cannery, zipline, gondola and whale and bear tours.
Nearby springs
White Sulphur Springs
A Forest Service bathhouse and public-use cabin on Bertha Bay, on the outer coast of Chichagof Island in the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness, about 65 miles northwest of Sitka. Boaters anchor at Mirror Harbor and walk a fairly level 0.9-mile trail, or skiff in from Porcupine Bay. The cabin sleeps four and is reserved on Recreation.gov.
Tenakee Springs Bathhouse
A public bathhouse in the middle of Tenakee Springs, a village on Chichagof Island that grew up around its 106-107°F sulfur mineral spring. A volunteer Bathhouse Committee runs it, and men and women bathe at separate set hours. Entry is by donation, and the town is reached by Alaska Marine Highway ferry or scheduled air service.
Goddard Hot Springs
City and Borough of Sitka property on Hot Springs Bay, on the outer coast of Baranof Island about 16 miles south of Sitka. The city maintains two cedar bathhouses with tubs, plus open shelters, boardwalks and outhouses. The spring emerges at about 153°F, and tubs are cooled with a cold-water supply.
White Sulphur Springs: 27 mi · Tenakee Springs Bathhouse: 31 mi · Goddard Hot Springs: 88 mi
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· checked November 2026
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