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Hot springs near Helena

11 hot springs within 119 miles of Helena, the closest about 35 min away by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.

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Lolo Hot Springs, Montana

Lolo Hot Springs · djembayz · CC0

Closest drive
35 minBoulder Hot Springs, Montana · 33 miles by road
Free to soak
NoneAll 11 charge for entry
Hottest soak
106°FBoulder, pools 96–106°F
Today
1 to checkElkhorn Hot Springs. The other 10 have no closures reported.

Today

Conditions near Helena

Checked every morning against Forest Service closure notices, national wildfire perimeters and National Weather Service warnings. How we check

ClosuresCheck before you go: Elkhorn Hot Springs.Checked
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Short list

Where to start

Two picked from the 11: the closest, the hottest pool you can safely sit in, a resort or developed pool and one more worth the drive.

Boulder Hot Springs, Montana
Photo: Robstutz · CC BY-SA 3.0

01 · Closest to Helena · Hottest pool you can soak in · Resort

Boulder Hot Springs

Privately owned resort near Boulder, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.

Drive
35 min
Pool temperature
96–106°F
Entry
Paid
No closures reported
Chico Hot Springs, Montana
Photo: Mamalodon · CC0

02 · Worth the drive

Chico Hot Springs

Privately owned resort near Pray, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby.

Drive
2 hr 25 min
Pool temperature
96–103°F
Entry
Paid
No closures reported

Map

Where they are

Rings are straight-line distance from Helena at 60 and 120 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.

MONTANAIDAHO120 MI60 MILolo Hot Springs, 119 miYellowstone Hot Springs, 118 miLost Trail Hot Springs, 108 miChico Hot Springs, 108 miJackson Hot Springs, 107 miElkhorn Hot Springs, 94 miBozeman Hot Springs, 76 miNorris Hot Springs, 72 miSpa Hot Springs, 54 miFairmont Hot Springs Resort, 53 miBoulder Hot Springs, 27 miBoulder Hot SpringsChico Hot SpringsHELENA
  1. Boulder Hot SpringsBoulder · 27 mi
  2. Fairmont Hot Springs ResortAnaconda · 53 mi
  3. Spa Hot SpringsWhite Sulphur Springs · 54 mi
  4. Norris Hot SpringsNorris · 72 mi
  5. Bozeman Hot SpringsBozeman · 76 mi
  6. Chico Hot SpringsPray · 108 mi
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Questions

Asked often

Are there hot springs in Helena?

Not in Helena itself. The closest is Boulder Hot Springs, about 35 min by road (33 miles) near Boulder.

What's the closest hot spring to Helena?

Boulder Hot Springs, about 35 min by road (33 miles) near Boulder. Entry is paid. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.

Which hot springs are within two hours of Helena?

5 are within about two hours by road: Boulder Hot Springs (35 min), Fairmont Hot Springs Resort (1 hr 20 min), Spa Hot Springs (1 hr 20 min), Norris Hot Springs (1 hr 30 min) and Bozeman Hot Springs (1 hr 40 min). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.

Are there free hot springs near Helena?

None of the 11 springs on this page are free. They're resorts or pools that charge for entry.

Is there a hot springs resort near Helena?

Boulder Hot Springs is the closest, about 35 min by road (33 miles) near Boulder. There are 11 resorts in this list.

Are hot springs near Helena open in winter?

Some are. Boulder Hot Springs, Spa Hot Springs, Norris Hot Springs and Bozeman 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 11

Every spring, nearest first

Drive times by road from Helena, 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.

1Boulder Hot SpringsBoulder35 min33 mi by road96–106°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
2Fairmont Hot Springs ResortAnaconda1 hr 20 min83 mi by road88–104°F poolResortGuests onlyNo closures reported
3Spa Hot SpringsWhite Sulphur Springs1 hr 20 min76 mi by road98–105°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
4Norris Hot SpringsNorris1 hr 30 min90 mi by road127°F sourceResortPaidNo closures reported
5Bozeman Hot SpringsBozeman1 hr 40 min96 mi by road59–106°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
6Chico Hot SpringsPray2 hr 25 min146 mi by road96–103°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
7Jackson Hot SpringsJackson2 hr 25 min146 mi by road100–106°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
8Lolo Hot SpringsLolo2 hr 30 min149 mi by road96–102°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
9Lost Trail Hot SpringsSula2 hr 40 min160 mi by road93–95°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
10Yellowstone Hot SpringsGardiner2 hr 40 min168 mi by road60–105°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
11Elkhorn Hot SpringsPolaris2 hr 45 min172 mi by road95–104°F poolResortPaidCaution

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