01 · Best free soak
Verde Hot Springs
Free natural pools on Prescott National Forest land near Camp Verde, about a 1 mile hike in. Camping nearby, clothing optional is common.
- Drive
- 3 hr 45 min
- Pool temperature
- 98–104°F
- Entry
- Free
Explore / Arizona / Near Grand Canyon
Last checked 10 Nov
Hot springs near Grand Canyon
There are no hot springs within an hour's drive of Grand Canyon. The closest is Kaiser Hot Spring in Arizona, about 3 hr 5 min by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
Arizona Hot Springs · Andy Blackledge from Scottsdale, AZ, USA · CC BY 2.0
- Closest drive
- 3 hr 5 minKaiser Hot Spring, Arizona · 195 miles by road
- Free to soak
- 2Kaiser and Verde
- Hottest soak
- 110°FGold Strike, pools 98–110°F
- Today
- No closuresAll 9 checked, none reported closed.
Today
Conditions near Grand Canyon
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 9.Checked
WildfireNo active fire perimeters near any of the 9.Checked
WeatherNo weather warnings in effect for these springs.Checked
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Short list
Where to start
Five picked from the 9: the closest, the best free soak, the hottest pool you can safely sit in, a resort or developed pool and one more worth the drive.
02 · Worth the drive
Rogers Spring
Developed pools on Lake Mead National Recreation Area land near Overton, a short walk from parking. Entry is paid.
- Drive
- 4 hr 50 min
- Pool temperature
- 82°F
- Entry
- Paid
Typical pool temperature
99–100°F
03 · Closest to Grand Canyon
Kaiser Hot Spring
Free natural pools on BLM land near Wikieup, about a 1.4 mile hike in. Camping nearby, clothing optional is common, dogs allowed.
Typical pool temperature
98–110°F
04 · Hottest pool you can soak in
Gold Strike Hot Springs
Natural pools on Lake Mead National Recreation Area land near Boulder City, about a 2.5 mile hike in. Entry is paid. Clothing optional is common.
Source water, not the pool
115°F
05 · Resort
Castle Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Morristown, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.
Map
Where they are
Rings are straight-line distance from Grand Canyon at 75 and 150 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Asked often
Are there hot springs in Grand Canyon?
Not in Grand Canyon itself. The closest is Kaiser Hot Spring, about 3 hr 5 min by road (195 miles) near Wikieup.
What's the closest hot spring to Grand Canyon?
Kaiser Hot Spring, about 3 hr 5 min by road (195 miles) near Wikieup. It's free, with about a 1.4 mile hike in. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
Which hot springs are within two hours of Grand Canyon?
None are within two hours by road. The closest is Kaiser Hot Spring, about 3 hr 5 min by road (195 miles) near Wikieup.
Are there free hot springs near Grand Canyon?
Yes. 2 of the 9 are free. The closest free one is Kaiser Hot Spring, about 3 hr 5 min by road (195 miles) near Wikieup.
Is there a hot springs resort near Grand Canyon?
Castle Hot Springs is the closest, about 3 hr 40 min by road (222 miles) near Morristown. There are 3 resorts in this list.
Are hot springs near Grand Canyon open in winter?
Some are. Kaiser Hot Spring, Gold Strike Hot Springs, Zion Canyon Hot Springs and Blue Point Spring and 2 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 Arizona 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 9
Every spring, nearest first
Drive times by road from Grand Canyon, 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.
4Gold Strike Hot SpringsBoulder City, Nevada3 hr 55 min247 mi by road98–110°F poolNaturalPaidNo closures reported
5Zion Canyon Hot SpringsLa Verkin, Utah4 hr 25 min254 mi by road88–104°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
6Blue Point SpringOverton, Nevada4 hr 50 min299 mi by road90–95°F poolNaturalPaidNo closures reported
9Arizona Hot SpringsBoulder City, NV145 miStraight line, hike in95–111°F poolNaturalPaidNo closures reported
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