15 springs within 120 miles
Hot springs near Bend
15 hot springs are within 120 miles of Bend: the closest is Paulina Lake Hot Springs (23 mi), the hottest is Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs (up to 112°F), and the lowest listed adult price is Bagby Hot Springs ($5). Distances are straight-line; driving distances in the mountains can be much longer.
- Paulina Lake Hot Springs23 mi
- East Lake Hot Springs24 mi
- Belknap Hot Springs Lodge & Gardens38 mi
- Bigelow (Deer Creek) Hot Springs39 mi
- Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs46 mi
- Wall Creek Warm Springs (Meditation Pool)52 mi
- McCredie Hot Springs54 mi
- Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort56 mi
- Breitenbush Hot Springs60 mi
- Bagby Hot Springs74 mi
- Umpqua Hot Springs74 mi
- Summer Lake Hot Springs98 mi
- Bonneville Hot Springs Resort & Spa115 mi
- TenZen Springs & Cabins117 mi
- Carson Hot Springs Resort118 mi
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.
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.
Belknap Hot Springs Lodge & Gardens
A lodge on the McKenzie River with two hot spring soaking pools, gardens, cabins and tent and RV sites. Walk-in visitors pay $12 for one hour in the lower pool; the upper pool is reserved for overnight guests. Children under 5 are not allowed in the pool area.
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.
Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs
Four rock-lined pools step down a forested ravine off the Aufderheide Scenic Byway south of Blue River, from about 112F at the top to 85F at the bottom. The Forest Service charges $12 per person for two hours, and the site is day use only. Alcohol and pets are prohibited, and clothing is optional.
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.
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.
Kah-Nee-Ta Hot Springs Resort
A tribally owned resort on the Warm Springs Reservation that reopened in 2024 after a $13 million renovation. Mineral pools run about 92-104F, with kids' pools, a lazy river and a 37F cold plunge, plus hotel rooms, a teepee village and RV sites. Pools are closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays through March 2027.
Breitenbush Hot Springs
An off-grid retreat center in the Willamette National Forest east of Detroit, with meadow pools, spiral tubs and a sauna fed by hot springs. Day passes run 9am to 6pm and often sell out weeks ahead; overnight guests get meals and 24-hour soaking. The property is substance-free, fragrance-free and has no cell service.
Bagby Hot Springs
Rustic bathhouses with hand-filled cedar log tubs in the Mt. Hood National Forest, reached by a 1.4-mile trail through old growth along the Hot Springs Fork of the Collawash River. Bagby Preservation runs the site under a Forest Service permit and charges $5 per person. Tubs are first come, first served, and weekend waits can be long.
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.
Summer Lake Hot Springs
A 145-acre resort on Highway 31 near Paisley with a 1929 wooden bathhouse holding a 15-by-30-foot indoor pool at 97 to 99°F, and outdoor rock pools averaging 104°F. The spring emerges at 113°F along the Slide Mountain fault. Soaking is only for guests staying in the cabins, houses, RV sites or tent field, and reservations are required.
Bonneville Hot Springs Resort & Spa
A Columbia River Gorge resort in North Bonneville with an indoor mineral-fed pool and hot tub, an outdoor hot tub, cold plunges and a sauna. Non-guests can buy one- or two-hour passes online or at the door, and the spa offers mineral baths in a shared bathhouse with private partitions. Some guest rooms have private hot tubs filled with untreated spring water.
TenZen Springs & Cabins
Six minimalist cabins on a 100-acre property in Home Valley outside Stevenson, each with a private two-person infinity tub fed by geothermal water drawn from 3,000 feet below the Wind River. The water flows continuously through each tub and its temperature can be adjusted. It's for overnight guests only, and state tourism describes it as adults-only.
Carson Hot Springs Resort
A long-running mineral springs resort on the Wind River at Carson, where the historic bathhouse offers soaks in clawfoot tubs of unchlorinated mineral water followed by a wrap. A chlorinated 104°F therapy pool with a small cold plunge is sold as a two-hour day pass, and all soaking areas are for adults 18 and older. The property also has hotel rooms, an 18-hole golf course and a clubhouse restaurant.