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2026 Hot Springs in Washington
We’ve cataloged 3 hot springs in Washington, from 0 free & primitive pools to 1 resort experiences across the Cascadia & Columbia Plateau.
Washington has three cataloged hot springs, all set deep in old-growth Cascade and Olympic forest. Olympic Hot Springs is the famous free wild soak inside Olympic National Park (currently informal — the developed resort is gone but the riverside pools remain accessible by an 8-mile round trip). Sol Duc is the developed counterpart inside the same national park, with a hotel, three pools, and full amenities for $20 day passes. Carson Hot Springs Resort is the historic Columbia River Gorge bathhouse experience. Year-round access at Sol Duc and Carson; Olympic varies seasonally with park road conditions.
If you only have a weekend in the Columbia River Gorge, the Carson Hot Springs day-use bathhouse is the easiest way to experience Washington's mineral water without a backcountry trip.
Spring runoff can bury riverside pools—late summer has the clearest water.
Editor’s picks
Editor's picks across Washington's three soaks, in order of repeat-visit value:
- Carson Hot Springs day use — the historic 1923 St. Martin's bathhouse in the Columbia River Gorge — $40 mineral bath and wrap, hour east of Vancouver.
- Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort — the developed Olympic National Park option — three pools, hotel rooms, $20 day passes.
- Goldmyer Hot Springs — the permit-only Cascades wild soak above the Middle Fork Snoqualmie — 4.5-mile approach, advance reservations only.
All Washington springs
Spring type
Access
Cost
Deal-breakers
Carson Hot Springs Resort
Carson, WA
Historic 1930s bathhouse overlooking the Columbia River Gorge with mineral clawfoot tubs, massage rooms, and the Elk Ridge golf course.
Goldmyer Hot Springs
North Bend, WA
A crystal-clear cave spring cascades into soaking pools deep in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, reached via 15 miles of rugged Forest Service road plus a 4.5-mile hike.
Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort
Port Angeles, WA
Inside Olympic National Park, Sol Duc pairs rainforest cabins and hikes to the namesake falls with family-friendly soaking decks.
Editor picks
See ranked list →Goldmyer Hot Springs
North Bend, WA
A crystal-clear cave spring cascades into soaking pools deep in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, reached via 15 miles of rugged Forest Service road plus a 4.5-mile hike.
Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort
Port Angeles, WA
Inside Olympic National Park, Sol Duc pairs rainforest cabins and hikes to the namesake falls with family-friendly soaking decks.
Carson Hot Springs Resort
Carson, WA
Historic 1930s bathhouse overlooking the Columbia River Gorge with mineral clawfoot tubs, massage rooms, and the Elk Ridge golf course.
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