CAUTION: Some of the water is very hot and will burn! Watch children and dogs! NUDE BATHING AND SOAP ARE PROHIBITED. Elevation: 4,700 feet. Parking fees at Campgrounds!

PINE FLATS HOT SPRING:
On the South Fork of the Payette River six miles west of the Lowman Ranger Station on the Garden Valley/Lowman Hwy. 17. Trajlhead takes off from the campground and follows the river for approx. 1/4 mile. Hot springs sits 30 feet above the river bed. Parking Fee!

KIRKHAM HOT SPRINGS:
Located along the South Fork of the Payette River three miles east of the Lowman Ranger Station on Highway 21. Trailhead located in campground. Hot springs sit on the rivers edge. Parking Fee!

KIRKHAM HOT SPRINGS

BONNEVILLE HOT SPRINGS:
Located on Warm Springs Creek, 18 miles east of the Lowman Ranger Station on Highway 21. Trailhead is located in the campground.. hot springs are a quarter-mile hike away. Site includes one small bathhouse with an individual tub. Parking Fee!

SACAJAWEA HOT SPRINGS:
Located on the South Fork of the Payette River near the Grandjean, Forest Service Campground and Sawtooth Lodge. Drive 22 miles east of the Lowman Ranger Station on Highway 21, turn off to the right on a gravel road, #524 Grandjean Road. Travel approximately 4.6 miles to the Wapiti Creek junction and continue .6 miles beyond. Hotsprings are on the right hand side of the road. Park wherever you can find space, careful not to block traffic, and climb down to the pools. The hot springs are flooded during spring runoff. Plan your visit at periods of lower water.

BEAR VALLEY HOT SPRINGS:
Located in the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness northeast of Lowman. Drive 35 miles northeast of the Lowman Ranger Station. Turn west on Forest Road 082/579 (signed for Boundary Creek, Bruce Meadows, Cascade). After traveling approximately 8 miles a small sign marks the turnoff to Marsh Creek Trail and Fir Creek Campground. Park at the Fir Creek Pack Bridge, the trailhead for Bear Valley Hot Springs is a right across the bridge on the way to Marsh Creek Trail (#12). First 1.5 miles is easy, then trail crosses large meadow and disappears into woods. At this point you must cross Bear Valley Creek. In the spring during snow melt and during the summer after intense thunderstorms, this crossing is potentially hazardous. Use extreme caution! In another 3.5 mi1es watch for a tree on the left with "H S" blazed on it. Take path winding down the slope, all the way down to the chain of five pools dropping to the creek edge. Total hike 7 miles round trip.