9 listings
Free Hot Springs in Oregon
No-fee soaks on public land. Pack it in, pack it out, and check access rules before you go.
We list 9 in Oregon, 2 of them near La Pine: the hottest is Hart Mountain Hot Springs (up to 102°F).
Bigelow (Deer Creek) Hot Springs
A single warm pool beside the McKenzie River just off Hwy 126 near Belknap, partly sheltered by a rock overhang. It is free, and it disappears under the river when flows are high, so late summer is the most reliable time. There are no facilities.
East Lake Hot Springs
Geothermal seeps along the southeast shore of East Lake in the Newberry Caldera, where visitors have built low rock walls to hold soaking water. There are no facilities at the springs; East Lake Campground is the nearest developed site. Visit Central Oregon says the pools are easiest to use from May to July, when the lake is lower.
Hart Mountain Hot Springs
A natural spring inside Hot Springs Campground at the eastern base of Warner Peak in Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, soaked in a stone enclosure at about 102°F. The campground is free and first come, first served, with vault toilets and no drinking water. The refuge asks visitors not to alter the springs and not to use soap.
McCredie Hot Springs
Undeveloped hot springs along Salt Creek on the Willamette National Forest, reached by a short trail from the McCredie Day Use Area on Highway 58 about 8 miles east of Oakridge. The Forest Service runs the site as day use only, sunrise to sunset, with a $5 per-vehicle fee. There is a vault toilet but no drinking water or trash service.
Paulina Lake Hot Springs
Small pockets of geothermal water on the northeast shore of Paulina Lake inside the Newberry Caldera, where visitors have stacked rocks to form shallow soaking pools. The site is undeveloped and reached on foot from the Little Crater area on the Deschutes National Forest. Visit Central Oregon says access is best from May to July, when lake levels are lower.
Snively Hot Springs
Undeveloped soaking pools on the banks of the Lower Owyhee River, where river rocks mix spring water of about 190°F with cooler river water. The BLM Vale District runs it as a free day-use site with a vault toilet and parking off Owyhee Lake Road. Camping is prohibited in and around the site.
Umpqua Hot Springs
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.
Wall Creek Warm Springs (Meditation Pool)
A single warm pool beside Wall Creek, reached by the level Warm Springs Trail #3582 through old-growth forest north of Oakridge. The Forest Service lists the pool at about 95°F, roughly 10 by 12 feet and 3 feet deep with a silty bottom. The trailhead is currently closed under the Cedar Creek Fire closure order.
Willow Creek Hot Springs (Whitehorse Hot Springs)
A remote hot spring in the Trout Creek Mountains area of southeast Oregon, also called Whitehorse Hot Springs. Travel Oregon lists it near the Willow Creek Campground with a Fields address, and a BLM district map labels the spring. No official source publishes its temperature, facilities or road conditions.