Public hot springs with a page
Places on public land with checked access facts, by straight-line distance from Bend. Road distance is longer, often much longer in the mountains.
- Terwilliger (Cougar) Hot Springs46 mi west · USFS · 0.25 mi trail111°F
- McCredie Hot Springs55 mi southwest · USFS163°F
- Bagby Hot Springs74 mi northwest · USFS · 1.4 mi trail136°F
- Umpqua Hot Springs74 mi southwest · USFS · 0.3 mi trail117°F
- Hart Mountain Hot Springs (Antelope Hot Springs)135 mi southeast · USFWS104°F
Bend lies on the dry east side of the Cascade Range, between the Deschutes National Forest to the west and south and the Bureau of Land Management's Prineville District to the east. Thermal springs nearby are tied to the Cascade volcanoes. South of town, U.S. 97 leads to Paulina Lake Road and the caldera of Newberry Volcano, part of Newberry National Volcanic Monument, where hot springs emerge on the shore of Paulina Lake. To the west, U.S. 20 and Oregon 126 cross Santiam Pass into the McKenzie River valley on the Willamette National Forest, Oregon 242 crosses McKenzie Pass, and Oregon 58 crosses Willamette Pass to the west slope.
Several of these routes close for winter. The Oregon Department of Transportation closes Oregon 242 over McKenzie Pass from November to mid-June, with the third Monday in June as the earliest opening date. Deschutes County closes Paulina Lake Road and the Cascade Lakes Highway west of Mount Bachelor each winter and aims to reopen them before Memorial Day. Santiam Pass and Willamette Pass stay open, and in storms ODOT posts signs requiring drivers to carry or use chains or traction tires.
In the NOAA Thermal Springs List, the closest entry to Bend is Paulina Springs, about 23 miles south, with a source temperature of 70°F. The hottest within 150 miles is Hunters Hot Springs at 205°F, 135 miles south. The springs in range are in Oregon and California and Washington. Most entries in the list are undeveloped or on private land, so a name in the table below is not an invitation to visit.
All 84 springs within 150 miles
| Spring (NOAA name) | Distance | Direction | Source temp | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulina Springs | 23 mi | south | 70°F | OR |
| East Lake Hot Springs | 24 mi | south | 144°F | OR |
| Belknap Springs | 38 mi | west | 160°F | OR |
| Bigelow Hot Springs | 39 mi | west | 142°F | OR |
| Foley Springs | 40 mi | west | 178°F | OR |
| Cougar Reservoir Hot Springs | 46 mi | west | 111°F | OR |
| Wall Creek Warm Springs | 53 mi | west | 106°F | OR |
| McCredie Springs | 54 mi | southwest | 163°F | OR |
| Kahneeta Hot Springs | 56 mi | north | 126°F | OR |
| Springs | 56 mi | north | 125°F | OR |
| Kitson Hot Springs | 59 mi | southwest | 109°F | OR |
| Breitenbush Hot Springs | 60 mi | northwest | 198°F | OR |
| Bagby Hot Springs | 74 mi | northwest | 136°F | OR |
| Umpqua Hot Springs | 75 mi | southwest | 117°F | OR |
| Austin Hot Springs | 75 mi | northwest | 186°F | OR |
| Buckhorn Creek Springs | 79 mi | south | 68°F | OR |
| Springs at Tecolote Tunnel | 80 mi | southeast | 93°F | CA |
| Pardon Warm Spring | 82 mi | south | 76°F | OR |
| Weberg Hot Spring | 83 mi | east | 115°F | OR |
| Warm Springs | 84 mi | east | 84°F | OR |
| Lost Cabin Spring | 85 mi | southeast | 68°F | OR |
| Swim Warm Springs | 88 mi | north | 79°F | OR |
| Annie Spring | 92 mi | southwest | 77°F | OR |
| Mount Hood Fumaroles | 93 mi | north | 194°F | OR |
| Brisbois Ranch Springs | 93 mi | east | 72°F | OR |
| Summer Lake Hot Spring | 98 mi | south | 109°F | OR |
| Unnamed spring | 106 mi | southeast | 68°F | OR |
| Double O Spring | 112 mi | southeast | 74°F | OR |
| Mount Vernon Hot Springs | 112 mi | east | 121°F | OR |
| Double O Barnyard Spring | 113 mi | southeast | 72°F | OR |
| Basque Spring | 114 mi | southeast | 74°F | OR |
| Moffetts (Bonneville) Hot Springs | 115 mi | north | 97°F | WA |
| Johnson Spring | 115 mi | southeast | 72°F | OR |
| Collins Hot Springs | 115 mi | north | 122°F | WA |
| Hughet Spring | 117 mi | southeast | 68°F | OR |
| Millpond Hot Spring | 117 mi | east | 79°F | OR |
| Goodman Spring | 117 mi | east | 72°F | OR |
| Eagle Point Spring | 117 mi | south | 95°F | OR |
| Roadland Spring | 117 mi | east | 72°F | OR |
| Joaquin Miller Hot Springs | 118 mi | east | 104°F | OR |
| St Martins Hot Springs | 118 mi | north | 120°F | WA |
| Baker Spring | 118 mi | east | 70°F | OR |
| Rock Creek Hot Springs | 119 mi | north | n/a | WA |
| Ritter Hot Springs | 121 mi | northeast | 106°F | OR |
| Klickitat Mineral Springs | 122 mi | north | 81°F | WA |
| Unnamed spring | 123 mi | southeast | 104°F | OR |
| Unnamed spring | 124 mi | southeast | 108°F | OR |
| Unnamed spring | 126 mi | southeast | 70°F | OR |
| Bean Hot Spring | 126 mi | southeast | 69°F | OR |
| Unnamed spring | 127 mi | southeast | 92°F | OR |
| Dunn Spring | 127 mi | southeast | 70°F | OR |
| Unnamed spring | 128 mi | southeast | 154°F | OR |
| Limekiln Hot Spring | 129 mi | east | 70°F | OR |
| White Rock Ranch Hot Spring | 129 mi | southeast | 71°F | OR |
| Unnamed spring | 131 mi | east | 72°F | OR |
| Olene Gap Hot Springs | 131 mi | south | 165°F | OR |
| Crystal Spring | 132 mi | south | 78°F | OR |
| Hardboard Spring | 132 mi | south | 70°F | OR |
| Howard Holiday | 133 mi | south | 77°F | OR |
| Wilkersons Hot Spring | 133 mi | south | 76°F | OR |
| Oregon Hot Springs (Big Hot Spring) | 134 mi | south | 142°F | OR |
| Well Spring | 134 mi | northeast | 80°F | OR |
| Antelope Hot Springs | 135 mi | southeast | 104°F | OR |
| Hunters Hot Springs | 135 mi | south | 205°F | OR |
| Blue Mountain Hot Springs | 137 mi | east | 136°F | OR |
| Fish Hatchery Warm Spring | 137 mi | north | 75°F | WA |
| Unnamed spring | 138 mi | east | 165°F | OR |
| Leithead Hot Spring | 140 mi | south | 162°F | OR |
| Crane Hot Springs | 140 mi | east | 172°F | OR |
| Barry Ranch Hot Springs | 140 mi | south | 190°F | OR |
| Warm Spring | 141 mi | south | 92°F | OR |
| Moss Ranch Spring | 141 mi | southeast | 72°F | OR |
| Moss Ranch Springs | 142 mi | southeast | 83°F | OR |
| Sitz Warm Spring | 142 mi | east | n/a | OR |
| Fisher Hot Springs | 144 mi | southeast | 154°F | OR |
| Fivemile Spring (Hoghouse Hot Springs) | 145 mi | southeast | 80°F | OR |
| Crump Geyser (Crump Spring) | 146 mi | southeast | 172°F | OR |
| Jackson Hot Springs | 146 mi | southwest | 95°F | OR |
| Warner Valley Ranch | 146 mi | southeast | 198°F | OR |
| Warm Spring | 146 mi | south | n/a | CA |
| Hidaway Springs | 147 mi | northeast | 100°F | OR |
| Warm Springs | 148 mi | southeast | 89°F | OR |
| Mount Adams Fumaroles | 148 mi | north | 150°F | WA |
| Unnamed spring | 149 mi | southeast | 83°F | OR |
Hub pages: Oregon hot springs, California hot springs, Washington hot springs.
Other city pages within 250 miles: hot springs near Portland.
Sources: NOAA NCEI, Thermal Springs List for the United States (about 1980, CC0); city center from the U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; access facts from the agencies on each place page. Distances are straight-line, computed by outdoorstime. Roads and setting: oregon.gov, deschutescounty.gov, usgs.gov, washingtoncountyor.gov.
Data guide for trip planning. Roads, closures and rules change; check with the managing agency before you go.