01 · Worth the drive
Chico Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Pray, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby.
- Drive
- 2 hr 10 min
- Pool temperature
- 96–103°F
- Entry
- Paid
Explore / Montana / Near West Yellowstone
Last checked 10 Nov
Hot springs near West Yellowstone
There are no hot springs within an hour's drive of West Yellowstone. The closest is Bozeman Hot Springs in Montana, about 1 hr 25 min by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
Mr. Bubbles · Alexander Gadin · CC BY-SA 4.0Dunanda Falls Hot Springs · Metrodyne · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Closest drive
- 1 hr 25 minBozeman Hot Springs, Montana · 81 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. 1 more to check before you go. The other 8 have no closures reported.
Today
Conditions near West Yellowstone
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.Checked
WildfireFire activity reported near Heise Hot Springs.Checked
WeatherNo weather warnings in effect for these springs.Checked
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Short list
Where to start
Two picked from the 12: the closest, the hottest pool you can safely sit in, a resort or developed pool and one more worth the drive.
Typical pool temperature
59–106°F
02 · Closest to West Yellowstone · Hottest pool you can soak in · Resort
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 West Yellowstone at 50 and 100 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Asked often
Are there hot springs in West Yellowstone?
Not in West Yellowstone itself. The closest is Bozeman Hot Springs, about 1 hr 25 min by road (81 miles) near Bozeman.
What's the closest hot spring to West Yellowstone?
Bozeman Hot Springs, about 1 hr 25 min by road (81 miles) near Bozeman. Entry is paid. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
Which hot springs are within two hours of West Yellowstone?
5 are within about two hours by road: Bozeman Hot Springs (1 hr 25 min), Norris Hot Springs (1 hr 25 min), Green Canyon Hot Springs (1 hr 40 min), Yellowstone Hot Springs (1 hr 40 min) and Heise Hot Springs (1 hr 50 min). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.
Are there free hot springs near West Yellowstone?
Yes. 2 of the 12 are free. The closest free one is Granite Falls Hot Spring, about 3 hr 20 min by road (158 miles) near Bondurant.
Is there a hot springs resort near West Yellowstone?
Bozeman Hot Springs is the closest, about 1 hr 25 min by road (81 miles) near Bozeman. There are 6 resorts in this list.
Are hot springs near West Yellowstone open in winter?
Some are. Bozeman Hot Springs, Norris Hot Springs, Green Canyon Hot Springs and Yellowstone Hot Springs and 3 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 12
Every spring, nearest first
Drive times by road from West Yellowstone, 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.
3Green Canyon Hot SpringsNewdale, Idaho1 hr 40 min88 mi by road111°F sourceResortPaidNo closures reported
7Astoria Hot SpringsJackson, Wyoming2 hr 45 min141 mi by road100–104°F poolDevelopedPaidNo closures reported
8Granite Falls Hot SpringBondurant, Wyoming3 hr 20 min158 mi by road112°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
9Granite Hot Springs PoolBondurant, Wyoming3 hr 20 min158 mi by road93–112°F poolDevelopedPaidClosed
12Bear Creek Hot SpringsIrwin, Idaho97 miStraight line, hike inNot on fileNaturalFreeNo closures reported
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