Granite Falls Hot Spring
112°F
Source water (NOAA)
Short walk
Moderate access
Free
No fee reported
A small, informal rock pool on the far bank of Granite Creek by Granite Falls, fed by a hot spring cascade. People wade the creek to reach it, and it is free. It sits about half a mile downstream of the developed Granite Hot Springs pool.
01 · Before you go
Plan your visit
What to expect on the ground: rules, facilities and when to go.
- Camping nearbyGranite Creek Campground is nearby.
- Parking
- Pools1 small rock pool
- ModerateLate summer or fall when the creek is low enough to wade safely.
- SeasonReached by Granite Creek Road, which is closed to wheeled vehicles about Dec 1 to May 1; ford is hazardous at high runoff.
- Winter: possible with effortRoad closed to wheels Dec to May; ski or snowmobile. Winter guide
- Free to soakNo fee for the natural pool; the nearby developed pool charges.
Best time to go. Late summer or fall when the creek is low enough to wade safely.
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, so check with Bridger-Teton National Forest.
Checked 22 Oct · updated daily
No 2025-2026 closures found for the natural pool in guide or USFS results as of Oct 2026. The nearby developed pool had an early 2026 winter closure, and the access road follows the same seasonal closure.
Requires wading Granite Creek (knee to thigh deep); dangerous in spring runoff. The rock pool is rebuilt by the river each year and its temperature depends on how much creek water is blocked out. Rough dirt access road.
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03 · Route
Getting there
Nearest town: Bondurant.
- 1
Take Granite Creek Road about 9 miles to the Granite Falls parking area, walk to the creek at the falls and wade across to the small pool fed by a hot spring cascade on the far side.
- 2
About half a mile downstream of the developed pool.
43.3650, −110.4430 · nearest town Bondurant, WY
04 · Where to stay
Stay nearby
Start early and stay close. Places to stay near Bondurant, from campgrounds to cabins.
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Checked against 3 sources, with closures, wildfires and weather warnings re-checked daily.Show sourcesShare your photosSuggest an update
- world-of-waterfalls.com (natural pool, river crossing, free, location)
- en.wikipedia.org (primitive pool half mile downstream)
- buckrail.com (access road and seasons)
