Resources

Resources for Soak Seekers

HSG Resources

• Guide to Idaho’s Best Clothing-Optional Hot Springs – On Matador
• Guide to Idaho Hot Springs + Cross-Country Skiing + Yurt Stargazing – On Matador
• Guide to Roadside Hot Springs – For first-timers and veteran soakers
• Listing of Hot Springs Guide Books – Organized by region
• Listing of Known Hot Springs Infested by Red Spider Mites – Multiple states covered
• Natural Hot Springs Map Project – Map of soakable hot springs in multiple states
• Spring Runoff Hot Springs Guide – Listing of hot springs affected by spring runoff

Travel Resources

• Road Conditions and Reports for Idaho, Oregon and California
• USGS Stream Flows – Find out if your favorite soak is buried under spring runoff
• Wildfire Information – Determine if wildfire is restricting access to hot springs

Hot Springer Friendly Websites

• California Hot Springs – Mobile friendly guide to hot springs in the golden state featuring geolocation and ultra-slick mapping
• Ë=mÇwË¥Ëñ² – Longtime backcountry comrade and blogger friend, Idaho and canyonlands adventurer, Matt makes some of the best GoPro videos around
• Earth Tremors – Another longtime friend, backpacker, occasional HSG contributor and fellow soak seeker, Dan is a talented writer and his award-winning work can often be found in Idaho Magazine
• European Natural Soaking Society – A site dedicated to natural hot springs in Europe
• Follow Your Nose – Personal Italy travel guide for hire, David knows where the best soaks can be found
• Friends of the Clearwater – Highway 12 freedom fighters, protectors of the Clearwater NF and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness
• Hot Soaks of the Himalayas – Learn about and explore Himalayan hot springs in multiple countries
• Idaho Hot Springs – Online since the late 90s (different URL until the early 2000s),  years of photos, videos and trip reports from my own personal adventures in Idaho are here
• Montana Hot Springs – Follow Tim’s adventures to commercial and undeveloped hot springs in Montana
• My Yellowstone Wolves – An up-close look at YNP wolves, last updated in 2010
• Oregon Hot Springs – Newly designed SoakOregon.com features large maps of every hot springs in Oregon
• Ralph Maughan’s Wildlife News (old site) – I’ve been following Ralph since the 90s and have come to rely on him for unbiased, scientific-based wildlife information for years
• Scenic Hot Springs – Rick devotes much of his life to the preservation and conservation of hot springs in the northwest and has been taking great care of Scenic the last few years
• Soakers Forum – Most of the pros actively man the boards and are usually happy to help out a fellow hot potter in need
• Suniechick – Former Girl Scout Backcountry Camp Director, a longtime friend of the wilderness and key contributor for California Hot Springs
• The Big Outside – The blog of  best selling author and backcountry specialist Michael Lanza, Northwest Editor of Backpacker Magazine
• The Springs – Clean, green and pristine hot springs resort in Idaho that has befriended me
• Total Escape – Covering Cali’s backcountry for as long as I’ve been online, maybe longer
• Wilderness Vagabond – Rob and Kathleen have been inspiring me for as long as I can remember, especially with their well documented adventures into the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness
• Writerquake – Longtime blogger friend, gifted writer, desert rat and Oregon Eco-Warrior

Report Poachers

• Idaho: 1-800-632-5999
• California: 1-888-334-2258
• Oregon: 1-800-452-7888
• Montana: 1-800-847-6668
• Nevada: 1-800-992-3030
• Utah: 1-800-662-3337
• Washington: 1-800-477-6224
• Wyoming: 1-800-442-4331