01 · Worth the drive
Lolo Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Lolo, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby.
- Drive
- 3 hr 15 min
- Pool temperature
- 96–102°F
- Entry
- Paid
Explore / Montana / Near Glacier National Park
Last checked 10 Nov
Hot springs near Glacier National Park
There are no hot springs within an hour's drive of Glacier National Park. The closest is Big Medicine Hot Springs in Montana, about 1 hr 45 min by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
- Closest drive
- 1 hr 45 minBig Medicine Hot Springs, Montana · 99 miles by road
- Free to soak
- NoneAll 5 charge for entry
- Hottest soak
- 107°FBig Medicine, pools 105–107°F
- Today
- No closuresAll 5 checked, none reported closed.
Today
Conditions near Glacier National Park
Checked every morning against Forest Service closure notices, national wildfire perimeters and National Weather Service warnings. How we check
ClosuresNo closures reported for any of the 5.Checked
WildfireNo active fire perimeters near any of the 5.Checked
WeatherNo weather warnings in effect for these springs.Checked
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Short list
Where to start
Three picked from the 5: the closest, the hottest pool you can safely sit in, a resort or developed pool and one more worth the drive.
Typical pool temperature
105–107°F
02 · Closest to Glacier National Park · Hottest pool you can soak in
Big Medicine Hot Springs
Developed pools on Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes land near Hot Springs, you can drive right up to. Entry is paid. Camping nearby.
Typical pool temperature
98–106°F
03 · Resort
Wild Horse Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Hot Springs, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby.
Map
Where they are
Rings are straight-line distance from Glacier National Park at 75 and 150 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Asked often
Are there hot springs in Glacier National Park?
Not in Glacier National Park itself. The closest is Big Medicine Hot Springs, about 1 hr 45 min by road (99 miles) near Hot Springs.
What's the closest hot spring to Glacier National Park?
Big Medicine Hot Springs, about 1 hr 45 min by road (99 miles) near Hot Springs. Entry is paid. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
Which hot springs are within two hours of Glacier National Park?
3 are within about two hours by road: Big Medicine Hot Springs (1 hr 45 min), Wild Horse Hot Springs (1 hr 45 min) and Symes Hot Springs (1 hr 45 min). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.
Are there free hot springs near Glacier National Park?
None of the 5 springs on this page are free. They're resorts or pools that charge for entry.
Is there a hot springs resort near Glacier National Park?
Wild Horse Hot Springs is the closest, about 1 hr 45 min by road (97 miles) near Hot Springs. There are 4 resorts in this list.
Are hot springs near Glacier National Park open in winter?
Some are. Big Medicine Hot Springs, Wild Horse Hot Springs, Symes Hot Springs and Quinn's Hot Springs and 1 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 5
Every spring, nearest first
Drive times by road from Glacier National Park, 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.
1Big Medicine Hot SpringsHot Springs1 hr 45 min99 mi by road105–107°F poolDevelopedPaidNo closures reported
2Wild Horse Hot SpringsHot Springs1 hr 45 min97 mi by road98–106°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
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