Safe Soaking @ Slate Creek – No backpacking though…

After being turned-away from two attempted pack trips to Bear Valley Hot Springs and the Upper Loon Hot Springs due to wildfires, our troupe ended up at one of the only nearby areas not hampered by wildfire... Slate Creek.The soaking and camping were excellent, and the hot springs featured a nifty valve addition to the …

Sunbeam Hot Springs near Stanely, Idaho

Riverside, rock walled, user-built pools that vary in size and temperature with rock, gravel and sand bottoms.Located just off HWY 75 near Sunbeam. Pools are below the historic Sunbeam bathhouse, next to the river, which does not possess any soaking opportunities. However, this is one of the rare public, non-commercial hot springs that actually has …

Idaho Hot Springs Fire Access Update

There are currently many fires raging in Idaho that are effecting access to hot springs.The South Fork Complex Fire in the Payette National Forest has closed down the South Fork Salmon River road which grants access to Yellow Pine and the Mule Hill Trailhead to Kwis Kwis. This road closure will also bar access to …