Hot Springs in Alaska

Alaska's hot spring geography is vast and mostly inaccessible. Chena Hot Springs north of Fairbanks is the state's most accessible — a year-round resort with outdoor soaking pools and an ice museum, reachable by paved road from Fairbanks. Circle Hot Springs, also north of Fairbanks, has been closed for years. Manley Hot Springs village has a small resort. Most of Alaska's hundreds of thermal spring sites require floatplane access or extreme overland travel. The Warm Springs Bay on Baranof Island (Sitka area) has several developed pools accessible by ferry or floatplane only. Undeveloped springs dot the Wrangell-St. Elias and Alaska Range terrain.

Always test water temperature before soaking. Some natural hot springs exceed 150°F and are dangerous. Never soak alone in remote sites. Explore all hot springs on the Trek4Free map →