Kirkham Hot Springs is a popular Forest Service hot springs on the South Fork of the Payette River near Lowman, Idaho, known for its shallow rock pools and hot waterfalls. Day use is free; the site is open 7 AM–9 PM with no overnight camping.
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A listing of natural hot springs in Idaho located on public land. Typically BLM or National Forest.
Rocky Canyon Hot Springs
Rocky Canyon Hot Springs is a series of tiered, user-built pools on the far bank of the Middle Fork of the Payette River, north of Crouch, Idaho. Reaching them requires a cold ford of the river; the pools are best after spring runoff.
Pine Flats Hot Springs
Pine Flats Hot Springs is a string of natural hot pools beside the South Fork of the Payette River near Lowman, Idaho, reached by a 0.25 to 0.75-mile hike from Pine Flats Campground. The pools are usable all winter.
Campground Hot Springs
Campground Hot Springs is a roadside soak on the South Fork of the Payette River, across the Banks-Lowman Highway from Hot Springs Campground east of Garden Valley, Idaho. Its main rock-lined pool runs about 110°F, reached by a staircase from the road.
Little Anderson Hot Springs
Little Anderson Hot Springs, near Garden Valley, Idaho, was once a stellar, locally kept soak in the Boise National Forest. Today the pool and primitive sites are heavily damaged by ATV use and trash; visit with low expectations.