14 springs within 40 miles
Hot springs near Idaho City
14 hot springs are within 40 miles of Idaho City: the closest is The Springs (under 1 mi), the hottest is Trinity Hot Springs (up to 108°F), and the lowest listed adult price is Terrace Lakes Resort ($15). Distances are straight-line; driving distances in the mountains can be much longer.
- The Springs0 mi
- Hot Springs Campground Hot Spring17 mi
- Pine Flats Hot Springs19 mi
- Haven Hot Springs24 mi
- Kirkham Hot Springs24 mi
- Terrace Lakes Resort24 mi
- Roystone Hot Springs26 mi
- Rocky Canyon Hot Springs30 mi
- Trinity Hot Springs34 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs36 mi
- Silver Creek Plunge36 mi
- Atlanta Hot Springs37 mi
- Chattanooga Hot Springs37 mi
- Boiling Springs38 mi
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.
Hot Springs Campground Hot Spring
A natural hot springs soaking pool on the South Fork Payette River, across the Banks-Lowman Road from the Forest Service's Hot Springs Campground and down a staircase. The campground east of Garden Valley is open from early May to the end of September and is reserved through Recreation.gov.
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.
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.
Terrace Lakes Resort
A golf resort in Garden Valley with an outdoor geothermal pool open year-round to day visitors without reservations. The resort also has a restaurant and lounge, motel rooms, cabins, condos and RV spots. Drinks bought on site can be taken to the pool area with a wristband.
Roystone Hot Springs
A family-run hot springs RV park near Sweet with an outdoor pool under a vaulted roof and a jetted hot tub, each rented to one group at a time. The pool is about 98°F in winter and cooled in summer, and the hot tub runs about 104°F. The property is alcohol-free outside the Spring House event area.
Rocky Canyon Hot Springs
A three-tiered hot spring above the Middle Fork of the Payette River, about 12 miles up South Middle Fork Road from Crouch. Reaching it means wading the river, which Visit Idaho says is only safe in summer at low water. Parking is a small pull-off on the left of the road.
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.
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.
Silver Creek Plunge
A family campground in the Boise National Forest about 25 miles north of Crouch, built around a 186,000-gallon geothermal pool that has operated since 1957. Water enters at 100-104F and the full volume turns over about every six hours. Lodging is rustic A-frames and cabins with no linens or showers, plus first-come tent and RV sites.
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.
Boiling Springs
A geothermal area on the Middle Fork Payette River about 24 miles north of Crouch on Forest Road 698, next to a Forest Service campground and the rentable Boiling Springs Cabin. Recreation.gov describes soaking in the hot springs beside the cabin, and the USFS says the springs are a short walk from the trailhead parking. The main spring is near boiling, so test the water before getting in.