The Guides section is the how-to heart of Idaho Hot Springs: practical articles that help you find a soak and enjoy it safely. Start with the guides to backcountry and roadside hot springs for the two main ways to explore, then read up on water quality and the infamous red spider mites before you go. You will also find soaking etiquette, an Idaho road trip itinerary, a short history of the state’s geothermal waters, and the complete visitor guide to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho’s most famous hot springs town.
Our statewide map just had its biggest week since the site relaunched. Six new listings are live, and the map now carries 111 full listings, with 36 more springs named and waiting for their own pages. That is 146 Idaho hot springs documented in one place, and the number keeps growing because this state simply…
If you’ve been using IdahoHotSprings.com for a while, things are going to look different on this visit. On Friday, October 23, we retired the old hand-built site, the one that had been guiding soakers to Idaho’s hot springs for years, and replaced it with a completely rebuilt IdahoHotSprings.com. Same guide. Same springs. A much better…
Daniel Claar’s spring break road trip from Boise to Stanley, Idaho: soaking at Kirkham, Bonneville, Sunbeam, and the Boat Box in the depths of winter.
Daniel Claar on Idaho hot springs: soaking au naturel, hot spring care and etiquette, and why protecting these pools from abuse matters.
Plan a backpacking trip to Idaho backcountry hot springs: pack lists, area and seasonal research, Leave No Trace, campsite and soaking etiquette, and safety warnings.
Red spider mites at Northwest hot springs: how RSM bites affect soakers, precautions and treatment, plus a listing of Idaho springs with reported mites.
How safe is an Idaho hot springs soak? Check pH, flow, red spider mites, and wildlife signs to judge geothermal water quality before you get in.
A beginner’s guide to roadside hot springs in Idaho: what to bring, how to prepare, and a simple checklist for a safe, relaxing soak.
Lava Hot Springs — the complete visitor guide: World Hot Springs pool temperatures and hours, where to stay, what to do, and the town’s geothermal history.
Why are Idaho’s hot springs hot? A plain-language Idaho geothermal history: the Yellowstone hotspot track, the Idaho Batholith and Basin and Range faulting behind the state’s 340 hot springs.
