How the 2026 fire season hit western hot springs

We checked every hot spring on this site against the National Interagency Fire Center's 2026 wildfire perimeters: 708 fires of 100 acres or more across the western states, as of 19 Oct 2026. A fire nearby doesn't always mean a spring closed, but it often means closed roads and trails, smoke, and burned ground for years after. Here is what the season looked like.

Inside a burn area (6)

These springs sit inside a 2026 fire perimeter. Some resorts here are open as normal, but burned ground can bring closures, hazard trees and debris flows after heavy rain, so check with the land manager or the resort before you go.

• Sykes Hot Springs, CaliforniaTimber Fire, 25,350 acres, started in August
• Elkhorn Hot Springs, MontanaSand Creek Fire, 35,520 acres, started in August
• Heise Hot Springs, IdahoBig Rock Fire, 2,142 acres, started in July
• Three Forks Hot Springs, OregonBig Grass Fire, 575,163 acres, started in July
• Twelve Mile Hot Springs, NevadaOxley Fire, 11,385 acres, started in August
• Bingham Springs, OregonHagen Fire, 61,380 acres, started in July

Within 6 miles of a fire (26)

• Juntura Hot Springs, OregonUnder a mile from the Coleman Creek Fire, 308,864 acres, started in July
• Ouray Hot Springs Pool, ColoradoAbout 1 mile from the Gold Mountain Fire, 39,747 acres, started in June
• Wiesbaden Hot Springs Spa & Lodgings, ColoradoAbout 1 mile from the Gold Mountain Fire, 39,747 acres, started in June
• Orvis Hot Springs, ColoradoAbout 2 miles from the Gold Mountain Fire, 39,747 acres, started in June
• Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs, ColoradoAbout 2 miles from the Gold Mountain Fire, 39,747 acres, started in June
• Hand-Me-Down Hot Springs, NevadaAbout 2 miles from the Little Cottonwood Fire, 1,088 acres, started in July
• Stinking Hot Springs, UtahAbout 2 miles from the Little Mountain Fire, 400 acres, started in August
• Saratoga Hot Springs, UtahAbout 2 miles from the Glambert Lane Fire, 167 acres, started in June
• Ninemeyer Hot Springs, IdahoAbout 3 miles from the Crooked Fire, 10,081 acres, started in August
• Steamboat Hot Springs, NevadaAbout 3 miles from the Diablo Fire, 185 acres, started in August
• Brown Creek Hot Spring, IdahoAbout 3 miles from the Crooked Fire, 10,081 acres, started in August
• Elsinore Hot Springs & Lodge, CaliforniaAbout 3 miles from the Vista Fire, 182 acres, started in April
• Pete Creek Hot Springs, IdahoAbout 4 miles from the Crooked Fire, 10,081 acres, started in August
• Baumgartner Hot Spring, IdahoAbout 4 miles from the Buckhorn Fire, 154 acres, started in September
• Gamma Hot Springs, WashingtonAbout 4 miles from the Miners Fire, 150 acres, started in August
• Loftus Hot Spring, IdahoAbout 5 miles from the Crooked Fire, 10,081 acres, started in August
• Belmont Hot Springs, UtahAbout 5 miles from the Johnson Canyon Fire, 6,890 acres, started in August
• Goldmyer Hot Springs, WashingtonAbout 5 miles from the King Fire, 3,465 acres, started in August
• Smith Cabin Hot Springs, IdahoAbout 5 miles from the Crooked Fire, 10,081 acres, started in August
• Sulphur Creek Hot Springs, WashingtonAbout 5 miles from the Miners Fire, 150 acres, started in August
• Dutch Frank Hot Spring, IdahoAbout 5 miles from the Crooked Fire, 10,081 acres, started in August
• Secesh Hot Springs, IdahoAbout 5 miles from the Lake Fire, 161 acres, started in August
• Meadow Hot Springs, UtahAbout 6 miles from the Widemouth 2 Fire, 129,742 acres, started in July
• Esalen Institute Hot Springs, CaliforniaAbout 6 miles from the Timber Fire, 25,350 acres, started in August
• Roystone Hot Springs, IdahoAbout 6 miles from the RA 7 (Gem County) Fire, 1,798 acres, started in July
• Willow Creek Hot Spring, IdahoAbout 6 miles from the Buckhorn Fire, 154 acres, started in September

The fires that reached the most springs

• Crooked Fire, 10,081 acres, started in August11 springs within 15 miles: Kirkham Hot Springs, Loftus Hot Spring, Pine Flats Hot Springs, Brown Creek Hot Spring, Pete Creek Hot Springs, Sheep Creek Bridge Hot Spring, Twin Springs Resort, Dutch Frank Hot Spring, Granite Creek Hot Spring, Ninemeyer Hot Springs, Smith Cabin Hot Springs
• Gold Mountain Fire, 39,747 acres, started in June4 springs within 15 miles: Ouray Hot Springs Pool, Wiesbaden Hot Springs Spa & Lodgings, Orvis Hot Springs, Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs
• Widemouth 2 Fire, 129,742 acres, started in July3 springs within 15 miles: Meadow Hot Springs, Mystic Hot Springs, Red Hill Hot Spring
• Grotto Fire, 3,856 acres, started in July3 springs within 15 miles: Jerry Johnson Hot Springs, Stanley Hot Springs, Weir Creek Hot Springs
• Rio Blanco Fire, 1,388 acres, started in July3 springs within 15 miles: Pagosa Hot Springs, Healing Waters Resort & Spa, Overlook Hot Springs Spa
• Coleman Creek Fire, 308,864 acres, started in July2 springs within 15 miles: Crane Hot Springs, Juntura Hot Springs
• Aspen Acres Fire, 102,003 acres, started in June2 springs within 15 miles: Dakota Hot Springs, Desert Reef Hot Springs
• Sand Creek Fire, 35,520 acres, started in August2 springs within 15 miles: Elkhorn Hot Springs, Jackson Hot Springs

State by state

Springs with a 2026 wildfire within 15 miles.

Before your next trip

Fire season is winding down, but burned areas stay closed or risky well into next year. Every spring page on this site runs a check each morning against active fires, this year's burn areas, Forest Service closures and weather warnings. The closures list shows every spring that's flagged today, and the winter guide covers which springs you can still reach once the snow comes.

How we worked this out

For each spring we measured the distance to every 2026 fire perimeter of 100 acres or more in NIFC's year-to-date dataset, excluding prescribed burns. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of the perimeter. "Inside a burn area" means the spring's location falls within a perimeter. Fire sizes are mapped perimeter acres. How our daily check works.

The full spring list is in our free open dataset (CC BY 4.0). Journalists and bloggers are welcome to use these figures with a link to this page. Questions: hello@hotspringswest.com.