Bully Creek Hot Springs
99°F
Pool temperatures
Short walk
Easy access
Free
No fee reported
Bully Creek Spring is a warm spring of about 99°F (DOGAMI lists 98.6°F, with a flow of about 75 L/min) in Malheur County, Oregon, west of Vale. A recent guide describes a small concrete pool beside Bully Creek that people can soak in for free. Land ownership, exact access and rules were not confirmed.
01 · Before you go
Plan your visit
What to expect on the ground: rules, facilities and when to go.
- Camping nearbyBully Creek Park, a campground near Vale, is at about 44.025 N, 117.399 W. It is several miles east of the spring.
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- Free to soakHotspringsguides.com describes it as free. No official fee information was found.
02 · Live
Conditions
Access status, weather and hazards. Closure feeds are checked automatically every morning.
Access
No closures reported
No closure, fire or weather warning found in Forest Service, wildfire (NIFC) or National Weather Service feeds. That isn't confirmation it's open.
Checked 14 Oct · updated daily
Listed as accessible with no closures noted. Land status around the pool is unclear and may be private, so respect any posted signs and do not block ranch access. Roads can be muddy or rutted in wet weather.
Unverified. Bully Creek Reservoir has had cyanobacteria advisories, but that is the reservoir and not the spring. Nearby geothermal wells and private land are also a concern. Some private hot spring land on the reservoir is advertised for sale, so respect property boundaries.
03 · Route
Getting there
Nearest town: Vale.
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The spring is about 10 miles west of Vale, Oregon, beside Bully Creek, in the Bully Creek and Neal Hot Springs area of Malheur County.
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Reaching it means driving from Vale along the Bully Creek road corridor.
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Exact road numbers, parking and the final approach were not verified.
44.0330, −117.4490 · nearest town Vale, OR
04 · Where to stay
Stay nearby
Start early and stay close. Places to stay near Vale, from campgrounds to cabins.
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