Kirkham Hot Springs, Idaho
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After the Send

Idaho Hot Springs

Geothermal water flows across Idaho in wild cascades, riverside pools, and Victorian resort towns — most within an hour of the best climbing in the state. Here’s where to soak after the send.

Setting:DevelopedSemi-WildWild
Lava Hot Springs
102–112°F
Developed

Near City of Rocks & Massacre Rocks

Lava Hot Springs

55 min from City of Rocks · 40 min from Massacre Rocks

Lava Hot Springs is Idaho's most beloved soak — a small Victorian-era resort town built entirely around naturally flowing geothermal springs. The South Bannock …

$8–14/adultYear-round
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Kirkham Hot Springs
106–110°F
Semi-Wild

Near Sawtooth Range

Kirkham Hot Springs

50 min from Stanley · 75 min from Boise

Kirkham is the most photogenic hot spring in Idaho, and it knows it — cascading pools of 106°F water tumble down terraced travertine ledges directly into the So…

$5/vehicle (Boise National Forest)Year-round (road open year-round)
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Boiling Springs
120°F+ (mix with river for ideal temp)
Wild

Central Idaho / Cascade

Boiling Springs

2 hrs from Stanley · 2 hrs from Boise

Boiling Springs earns its name: water erupts from the earth at 120°F and flows directly into the North Fork Payette River, where you choose your temperature by …

FreeSummer–Fall (road conditions permitting)
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Givens Hot Springs
98–102°F
Developed

Near Boise / Black Cliffs

Givens Hot Springs

45 min from Black Cliffs · 40 min from Boise

Givens has been running since 1881, when Milford and Martha Givens homesteaded the site and dug the first pools along the Snake River. Today the same springs fe…

$7/adultYear-round (closed Mondays)
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Frenchman's Ford Hot Springs
100–108°F
Wild

Boise National Forest

Frenchman's Ford Hot Springs

1.5 hrs from Boise · On the way to Sawtooth

Frenchman's Ford sits on the North Fork Payette River in the Boise National Forest — three natural pools dug into the gravel bar, fed by springs that seep throu…

FreeMay–October
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Climb hard. Soak well.
That’s the Idaho formula.

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