Hot springs in Oregon

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Oregon's hot springs are mostly Cascade and high-desert soaks reached on Forest Service roads, and the useful information about any of them is the drive, the season and who owns the ground, not the temperature. Below is what is on the Nanitch map, split honestly into the ones somebody has actually been to and the ones that are still just a pin.

Visiting Oregon? Undeveloped springs reward a little homework: read the access notes and the season before you build a day around one, and have a second choice — springs close, wash out, and fill up on weekends.

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The law, briefly

Oregon's statute is ORS 163.465, and it reaches exposing the genitals “with the intent of arousing the sexual desire” of someone, so intent is an element of the offence rather than a description of it.

It is not drafted to reach ordinary, non-sexual nudity.

That is not the same as “it's legal here.” Counties and cities legislate separately, and whoever manages the ground, whether that is State Parks, the Forest Service, BLM, a county or a private owner, sets its own rules on top. Check the land manager for the spot you're actually going to.

Nanitch is a map, not a law firm, and none of this is legal advice. Rules change and enforcement is local, so if it matters, check with the agency that manages the land before you go. Statute last read August 2026.

Confirmed or written up (12)

These have a page here because somebody has been to them: curated by Nanitch, confirmed by a member, or written up with real access notes.

• Alvord Hot Springs Bath House & Campground Wellness facility · Princeton · Spring and fall, though open year-round.
  Located off Fields-Denio Road approximately 23 miles north of Fields, with on-site parking at the general store and a short walk of about 100 yards to the soaking pools.
• Bagby Hot Springs Customary / tolerated · Mt Hood NF · Year-round
  ~1.5 mi forest trail to hand-hewn cedar tubs. NW Forest Pass. CO by custom.
• Deer Creek (Bigelow) Hot Springs Customary / tolerated · McKenzie River, near Belknap · Year-round
  Tiny riverside grotto pool right off Hwy 126 near the McKenzie. Short steep scramble down. Clothing-optional by custom.
• Hart Mountain (Antelope) Hot Springs Customary / tolerated · Hart Mountain Refuge, near Plush · Jun to Sep
  Rock-walled pool (and an open-air bathhouse) in the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge. Long gravel drive. Clothing-optional by custom.
• Juntura (Horseshoe Bend) Hot Springs Customary / tolerated · Near Juntura · Apr to Oct
  Reached by fording the Malheur River (do not attempt in high water). Primitive dug pools. Clothing-optional by custom.
• McCredie Hot Springs Customary / tolerated · Near Oakridge · Year-round
  Pools on the bank of Salt Creek, across OR 58 from the McCredie Springs community, about 10.7 miles east of Oakridge. Clothing optional by custom. The bridge that used to reach the…
• Paulina Lake Hot Springs Customary / tolerated · Newberry Caldera, near La Pine · Jun to Oct
  Dig-your-own gravel pools on the NE shore of Paulina Lake — reached by a ~2 mi lakeshore hike or a paddle across. Clothing-optional by custom.
• Snively Hot Springs Customary / tolerated · Owyhee River, near Vale · Mar to Oct
  BLM riverside site along the Owyhee below the dam. Water temp swings with the river; rock-lined pools. Clothing-optional by custom.
• Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs Customary / tolerated · Near Blue River · Year-round
  Forest Service site, day-use fee. ~0.25 mi trail from the lot. Clothing-optional by custom.
• Umpqua Hot Springs Customary / tolerated · Near Toketee · Year-round
  Hillside travertine pools above the North Umpqua. NW Forest Pass; short steep trail. CO by custom.
• Wall Creek (Meditation Pool) Warm Springs Customary / tolerated · Near Oakridge · Year-round
  Willamette NF. ~0.4 mi easy trail off FR 1934 to a shallow, tepid pool (~body temp). Clothing-optional by custom.
• Willow Creek (Whitehorse) Hot Springs Customary / tolerated · Near Whitehorse Ranch · Apr to Oct
  Primitive BLM rock pools way out a gravel road in the far SE corner. High-clearance vehicle wise. Clothing-optional by custom.

Also on the map (6)

Named hot springs imported from OpenStreetMap that nobody has confirmed yet. They are on the map and in the app, and they get a page here the moment someone reports back from one, not before. Listing every one of them:

• Bigelow Hot Spring
• Fisher Hot Springs
• McCredie Hot Springs - North Bank
• Mickey Hot Springs
• Paulina Hot Springs
• Three Forks Hot Spring

A further 1 hot springs in Oregon are on the map with no name of their own, because OpenStreetMap records them only as “hot spring”. They are on the map; there is nothing to call them by here.

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