Granite Hot Springs

Granite Hot Springs is a developed concrete hot spring pool at the end of Granite Creek Road in Teton County, Wyoming. It is part of the Bridger-Teton National Forest and is administered by the Jackson Ranger District. The pool sits beside Granite Creek, a designated Wild and Scenic river, in spruce, fir and pine forest just above Granite Creek Falls, close to the Gros Ventre Wilderness. The site has a vault toilet, picnic tables and information kiosks. There is no drinking water and no cell service, and alcohol is prohibited at the springs.

From Jackson, U.S. 189 runs about 13 miles to the roundabout at Hoback Junction, and U.S. 189/191 continues 11 miles to Granite Creek Road. The pool is about 9 miles up that gravel road, roughly 34 miles from Jackson. The Forest Service describes the road as rough after rain, passable without four-wheel drive but better with it in spring and fall. The summer season usually runs from late May through October 31, with hours of 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., or 6 p.m. after Labor Day. The winter season runs from early December through March 17, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., when the road is closed to cars and access is by snowmobile, dog sled, skis or fat bike. Entry costs $12 per person age 12 and older and $7 for younger children, cash only. The parking lot is gated at night.

Civilian Conservation Corps crews built the deck, changing room and campground around the springs in 1933. Granite Creek Campground, on the same road, has 51 first-come sites at $20 per night and closes September 15 each year. A lower trailhead near Granite Falls serves a small natural hot spring, and Granite Creek Trail 4018 leads from the pool area into the Gros Ventre Wilderness toward Turquoise Lake. Hoback Junction is the nearest community.