List of hot springs in the United States
Hot springs (also known as thermal springs, geothermal springs, and hydrothermal springs) exist in many states throughout the United States. The Western states in particular are known for their thermal springs: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming; but there are interesting hot springs in other states throughout the country. Many are primitive natural rock pools that one has to hike to, while others are developed. The purpose of this list is to focus on the thermal springs themselves: their history, geography, geology and water profile. This list primarily focuses on the more undeveloped and/or historical hot springs.
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A helpful guide to 1664 hot springs can be found on the NOAA Thermal Springs List for the United States.[1] The same list with added notes and links can be found on the USA Hotsprings Database.[2]
Alaska
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- Baranof Warm Springs[3]
- Chena Hot Springs[3]
- Circle Hot Springs[3]
- Kanuti Hot Springs
- Tolovana Hot Springs
- Manley Hot Springs
Arizona
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- Arizona (Ringbolt) Hot Springs[4]
- Castle Hot Springs
- Gold Strike Hot Springs
- Hot Well Dunes
- Palm Pool Waterfall Hot Springs
- Roper Lake State Park Hot Spring
- San Carlos Warm Springs
- Sheep Bridge Warm Spring
- Tonopah
- Verde Hot Springs,[3] upstream from Childs
California
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- Big Bend Hot Springs
- Big Caliente Hot Springs, Los Padres National Forest
- Bumpass Hell Creek, Lassen National Park
- Calistoga Hot Springs, Calistoga
- Campbell Hot Springs, Sierraville CA
- Coso Hot Springs, Inyo County
- Crabtree Hot Springs, on Rice Fork Eel River
- Desert Hot Springs (thermal mineral springs)
- Deep Creek Hot Springs
- Delonegha Hot Springs
- Franklin Hot Springs, Paso Robles, California
- Gilroy Yamato Hot Springs
- Grover Hot Springs State Park
- Harbin Hot Springs, Middletown
- Jordan Hot Springs (Sequoia National Forest)
- Keough Hot Springs
- Mammoth Hot Springs
- Mercey Hot Springs
- Miracle Hot Springs
- Mono Hot Springs
- Murrieta Hot Springs
- Palm Springs
- Remington Hot Springs
- Esalen (Slates Hot Springs), Big Sur
- Tassajara Hot Springs[3]
- Travertine Hot Springs[4]
- Sespe Hot Springs
- Warner Springs[3]
- Wilbur Hot Springs, in Colusa County
- Willett Hot Springs
Colorado
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- Hot Sulphur Springs
- Idaho Springs
- Glenwood Springs
- Ouray
- Pagosa hot springs[4] (110 °F to 144 °F/62 °C), 37°16′5″N 107°1′28″W
- Steamboat Springs
- Florida
- Warm Mineral Springs
- Georgia
- Radium Springs (20 °C, 68 °F)
- Warm Springs (90 °F)
Hawaii
- Isaac Hale Park Spring[3]
Idaho
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- Goldbug Hot Springs
- Green Canyon Hot Springs
- Heise Hot Springs, Ririe (28 °C, 82 °F)
- Lava Hot Springs
- Silver Creek Plunge
- Stanley Hot Springs[3]
- Sunflower Hot Springs
Massachusetts
- Sand Spring[3] (75 °F / 24 °C)
Montana
- Chico Hot Springs[3] (104 °F / 40 °C)
- Fairmont Hot Springs, Montana
- Hot Springs
- Lolo Hot Springs Montana
- Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs
Nevada
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- Ash Springs, N 37 27.810 W 115 11.547 (95 °F)
- Bartine Hot Springs, (105 °F)
- Bathtub Spring, (Soldier Meadows)
- Bog Hot Springs, (105 °F)
- Bowers Mansion Hot Springs, ((116 °F)
- Carson Hot Springs, (95°–110 °F)
- Chukar Gulch (Soldier Meadows), (104 °F)
- Crescent View Hot Springs (185 °F)
- Crystal Springs, (81 °F)
- Diana's Punchbowl[4] (183°)
- Dry Suzie (Hot Sulphur) Hot Springs, (145 °F)
- Duckwater Pond, (90 °F)
- Dyke Hot Spring, (150 °F)
- Elko Hot Hole
- Fish Lake Hot Well, (120 °F)
- Fly Geyser
- Hot Creek Springs and Marsh Area, (85 °F)
- Hyder Hot Springs, (95°–150 °F)
- Jersey Valley Hot Springs, (120 °F)
- MacFarlane Hot Springs, (140°–170 °F)
- New Wagner Warm Spring, (87 °F)
- Panaca Warm Springs]], (78°–86 °F)
- Paradise Valley Hot Springs
- Pott's Ranch Hot Spring, (113 °F)
- Pinto Hot Springs (East), (109°F)
- Reese River Hot Springs (Valley of the Moon)]], (105 °F)
- Rogers Warm Spring
- Ruby Valley, (106°–122 °F)
- Smith Creek (Rainbow) Hot Springs, (197°)
- Soldier Meadows Hot Creek, (106°–112 °F)
- Soldier Meadows Warm Pond, (85 °F)
- Spencer Hot Springs,[3] (101°)
- Steamboat Hot Well, (204 °F)
- Trego Hot Ditch, (185 °F)
- Twelve Mile Hot Springs
- Virgin Valley Hot Springs
- Walker Warm Springs, (110°–120°)
New Mexico
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- Black Rock Hot Springs, near Taos
- Faywood Hot Springs[5]
- Jordan Hot Springs (Gila National Forest)
- Manby Hot Springs, near Taos
- McCauley Hot Springs, Jemez Springs
- Melanie Hot Springs, near Silver City
- Middle Fork Hot Springs (Gila National Forest)
- Montezuma Hot Springs, Montezuma, near Las Vegas, New Mexico
- Ojo Caliente Hot Springs, Ojo Caliente
- Radium Hot Springs[3]
- San Antonio Hot Springs, Jemez Springs
- Spence Hot Springs, Jemez Springs
- Stagecoach Hot Springs,[4] near Aroyo Hondo, NM
- Truth or Consequences[3]
- Turkey Creek Hot Springs (Gila National Forest)
New York
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- Lebanon Springs[3]
- Saratoga Springs
Oregon
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- Alvord Hot Springs[3]
- Antelope Hot Springs
- Bagby Hot Springs
- Belknap Hot Springs
- Breitenbush Hot Springs
- Cougar Hot Springs
- Deer Creek Hot Springs
- Hart Mountain Hot Springs
- Hot Lake Springs
- Hunter's Hot Spring
- McCredie Hot Springs
- Mickey Hot Springs
- Summer Lake Hot Springs
- Umpqua Hot Springs[4]
Texas
- Chinati Hot Springs, also known as Ruidosa Hot Springs[3] and Kingston Hot Springs, near Ruidosa
- Hot Springs (Big Bend National Park)
Utah
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- Baker Hot Spring, Fumarole Butte, Juab County
- Blue Lake, Wendover
- Crystal Hot Springs, Honeyville
- Fifth Water Hot Springs, Three Forks Trailhead, Diamond Fork Canyon, Uinta National Forest
- Homestead, Midway
- Meadow Hot Springs
- Mystic Hot Springs,[4] Monroe also known as Monroe Hot Springs and Cooper Hot Springs
- Pa Tempe Hot Springs, La Verkin
- Saratoga Springs
- Veyo Pool, Veyo
Wyoming
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- Black Sand Basin Hot Springs
- Boiling River (Yellowstone National Park)
- Brilliant Pool Hot Springs
- Grand Prismatic Spring, (Yellowstone National Park)
- Hot Springs State Park, Thermopolis
- Mammoth Hot Springs,[3] Yellowstone National Park
- Saratoga
See also
List of hot springs of the world
References
- "Themal Springs in the U.S." NOAA. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- "USA Hot Springs". acme.com.
- Berry, George W.; Grim, Paul J.; Ikelman, Joy A. (1980). Thermal Springs List for the United States. Boulder, Colorado: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
- Gersh-Young, Marjorie (2010). Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Southwest. Santa Cruz, California: Aqua Thermal. ISBN 1-890880-09-4.
- "IN HOT WATER: FOR THE LOVE OF NEW MEXICO HOT SPRINGS AND MINERAL BATHS". santafe.com. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- "Berkeley Springs State Park". Berkeleyspringssp.com. Retrieved 2017-04-25.