Revisiting one of the first hot springs ever soaked. Features a short hike to secluded pools along the Payette River in the Boise National Forest. View additional pictures, video clips and trip reports for Pine Flats Hot Springs in Idaho [where: Lowman, ID]

05.14.08 Trip Report Not much new to report here… all of the pools were too cool for a soak. The hottest clocked in at 98 degrees. *sigh* I miss the days when Pine Flats was a 5 star soak. I was unable to reach the pool around the bend due to runoff conditions. However, shortly …read more.

Here’s a pic from yesterday’s excursion to Pine Flats Hot Springs in Idaho… trip report to follow. Not bad for a cellcam pic (my camera battery died).

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Video 1 (of 2): Round-the-bend pool and Payette River Pine Flats Hot Springs is located in the Boise National Forest, and is a short hike from the campground of the same name near Lowman, Idaho. Video 2 (of 2): Unique ice formations on the hot springs source View the complete listing for Pine Flats Hot …read more.

01.01.06Good ol Piney just isn’t the same. The 1st pool you come to (slightly) above the river was too cool for soaking. Too cool for prolonged soaking The long, skinny pool further up on the mountain side needed some TLC as it was in disrepair and lacked hot soaking temperatures. Long, skinny, shallow & kinda …read more.