Scenic Hot Springs
- From $30
- 1 hr 57 min from Seattle
- Reservations required
Privately owned, minimally developed hot springs in the Cascades about 10 miles east of Skykomish, reached by a steep 2-mile trail with 1,100 feet of gain. Visits are by advance reservation only, in daylight, and the two natural stone pools are unchlorinated and clothing optional. The two springs that feed them measure about 111-114°F and 118-122°F at the source.
- Price
- From $30
- Nearest town
- Skykomish
- From Seattle
- 1 hr 57 min
- Reservations
- Required
Plan your visit
Hours & season
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Tickets & booking
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| Access | Reservation required |
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Rules
| Swimwear |
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| Dogs | No |
On site
| Pools | 2 |
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Not stated by the venue: camping nearby.
Water temperature
This venue doesn't publish pool temperatures.
Facilities
- Natural pools
- Not chlorinated
- Changing rooms: yes
- Restrooms: yes
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| Bring your own alcohol | Allowed |
| Glass containers | Not allowed |
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What's here
- two natural stone pools
- Lobster and Bear Den springs
- private property; reservations only
- daylight visits only
- one toilet and one changing room
- Cascade forest setting off US 2
Getting there
- From Seattle1 hr 57 min78 mi
- From Leavenworth1 hr 3 min42 mi
- From Wenatchee (EAT)1 hr 53 min72 mi
Typical driving time without traffic or snow.
| Elevation | 3,482 ft |
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| Cell service | Limited / spotty |
Things to do near Skykomish
Deception Falls Picnic Area
Half-mile interpretive trail and viewing platform at a waterfall on US 2.
Iron Goat Trail (Martin Creek Trailhead)
Trail on the old Great Northern railway grade, reached off the Old Cascade Highway.
Campgrounds
Trailheads
Straight-line distances. Campground and trailhead data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby springs
Goldmyer Hot Springs
A 20-acre wilderness preserve in the Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley, owned by the nonprofit Northwest Wilderness Programs, where hot water flows from a small cave into three cascading pools beside a creek-fed cold pool. Entry is capped at 20 people a day, by phone permit or cash walk-in, and the springs are swimsuit-optional. Visitors drive a rough forest road and then hike or bike about 4.5 to 5 miles from the Dingford Creek gate.
Olympic Hot Springs
Natural hot springs in Olympic National Park's Elwha Valley, where a resort once stood. Since the Olympic Hot Springs Road washed out, visitors walk or bike from the Madison Falls gate to the Boulder Creek Trailhead and then hike 2.4 miles, about 10.5 miles one way in total. The park enforces a year-round burn ban in the area and asks visitors to store food carefully.
Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort
A National Park Service concession resort in Olympic National Park's Sol Duc Valley, with three mineral pools from about 99 to 104°F and a freshwater pool. Day visitors buy 1.5-hour sessions, and pool use is included for cabin guests. The pools and cabins close each winter, from midday Nov 1 until March 20.
Goldmyer Hot Springs: 19 mi · Olympic Hot Springs: 120 mi · Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort: 128 mi
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· checked November 2026
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