01 · Worth the drive
Chico Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Pray, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby.
- Drive
- 35 min
- Pool temperature
- 96–103°F
- Entry
- Paid
Explore / Montana / Near Gardiner
Last checked 10 Nov
Hot springs near Gardiner
16 hot springs within 126 miles of Gardiner, the closest about 5 min away by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
Boulder Hot Springs · Robstutz · CC BY-SA 3.0Mr. Bubbles · Alexander Gadin · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Closest drive
- 5 minYellowstone Hot Springs, Montana · 6 miles by road
- Free to soak
- 2Granite Falls and Bear Creek
- Hottest soak
- 106°FBozeman, pools 59–106°F
- Today
- 3 closedGranite Hot Springs Pool, Mr. Bubbles and Dunanda Falls Hot Springs. 2 more to check before you go. The other 11 have no closures reported.
Today
Conditions near Gardiner
Checked every morning against Forest Service closure notices, national wildfire perimeters and National Weather Service warnings. How we check
ClosuresClosed: Granite Hot Springs Pool, Mr. Bubbles and Dunanda Falls Hot Springs. Check before you go: Heise Hot Springs and Elkhorn Hot Springs.Checked
WildfireFire activity reported near Heise Hot Springs and Elkhorn Hot Springs.Checked
WeatherNo weather warnings in effect for these springs.Checked
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Short list
Where to start
Three picked from the 16: the closest, the hottest pool you can safely sit in, a resort or developed pool and one more worth the drive.
Typical pool temperature
60–105°F
02 · Closest to Gardiner · Resort
Yellowstone Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Gardiner, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby.
Typical pool temperature
59–106°F
03 · Hottest pool you can soak in
Bozeman Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Bozeman, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby.
Map
Where they are
Rings are straight-line distance from Gardiner at 75 and 150 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Asked often
Are there hot springs in Gardiner?
Not in Gardiner itself. The closest is Yellowstone Hot Springs, about 5 min by road (6 miles) near Gardiner.
What's the closest hot spring to Gardiner?
Yellowstone Hot Springs, about 5 min by road (6 miles) near Gardiner. Entry is paid. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
Which hot springs are within two hours of Gardiner?
5 are within about two hours by road: Yellowstone Hot Springs (5 min), Chico Hot Springs (35 min), Bozeman Hot Springs (1 hr 30 min), Spa Hot Springs (1 hr 55 min) and Norris Hot Springs (1 hr 55 min). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.
Are there free hot springs near Gardiner?
Yes. 2 of the 16 are free. The closest free one is Granite Falls Hot Spring, about 4 hr 55 min by road (213 miles) near Bondurant.
Is there a hot springs resort near Gardiner?
Yellowstone Hot Springs is the closest, about 5 min by road (6 miles) near Gardiner. There are 10 resorts in this list.
Are hot springs near Gardiner open in winter?
Some are. Yellowstone Hot Springs, Chico Hot Springs, Bozeman Hot Springs and Spa Hot Springs and 5 more stay accessible all winter, and none has a closure reported today. Mountain roads can close after storms, so check before you drive. See every Montana spring you can reach in winter
How do you know if a hot spring is open today?
We check every spring each morning against Forest Service closure notices, national wildfire perimeters and National Weather Service warnings. When nothing turns up we say "no closures reported", not "open", because a missing report isn't proof a spring is open.
All 16
Every spring, nearest first
Drive times by road from Gardiner, from Google Maps (November 2026). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you go. Water is the typical pool temperature, or the source temperature where that's all we have.
4Spa Hot SpringsWhite Sulphur Springs1 hr 55 min124 mi by road98–105°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
7Fairmont Hot Springs ResortAnaconda2 hr 40 min175 mi by road88–104°F poolResortGuests onlyNo closures reported
8Green Canyon Hot SpringsNewdale, Idaho3 hr 10 min144 mi by road111°F sourceResortPaidNo closures reported
10Astoria Hot SpringsJackson, Wyoming4 hr 20 min196 mi by road100–104°F poolDevelopedPaidNo closures reported
11Granite Falls Hot SpringBondurant, Wyoming4 hr 55 min213 mi by road112°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
12Granite Hot Springs PoolBondurant, Wyoming4 hr 55 min214 mi by road93–112°F poolDevelopedPaidClosed
16Bear Creek Hot SpringsIrwin, Idaho126 miStraight line, hike inNot on fileNaturalFreeNo closures reported
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