Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest : a Guide to the Area’s Best Backcountry Hot Springs

671 Pages·2014·30.69 MB·English

by  Litton

Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific
Northwest
A Guide to the Area’s Best Backcountry Hot Springs
Fifth Edition
Evie Litton and Sally Jackson
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Contents
Title Page
Help Us Guide
Copyright
Acknowledgments
Pacific Northwest Region Map
Introduction
Map Legend
Oregon
Oregon Map
Cascades Area Map
1 Umpqua Hot Springs
Hike 1a Clearwater River Trail
Hikes 1b and 1c Toketee and Watson Falls
2 Wall Creek (Meditation Pool) Warm Springs
3 McCredie Hot Springs
Hike 3a Fuji Mountain
Hike 3b Diamond Creek Falls Loop and Vivian Lake
4 Cougar (Terwilliger) Hot Springs
5 Bigelow (Deer Creek) Hot Spring
Hike 5a McKenzie River National Recreation Trail
Hike 5b The “Blue Hole” and Tamolitch Falls
6 Bagby Hot Springs
Hike 6 To Bagby Hot Springs
7 Paulina Lake Hot Springs
Hike 7 To Paulina Lake Hot Springs
Other Trips in the Newberry Area
8 East Lake Hot Springs
B. The Eastern Desert and the Owyhee River Canyon
The Eastern Desert and the Owyhee River Canyon Map
9 Juntura (Horseshoe Bend) Hot Spring
10 Beulah Hot Springs
11 South Harney Lake Hot Springs
12 Frenchglen Warm Spring
13 Hart Mountain (Antelope) Hot Springs
14 Fisher Hot Springs
15 Virgin Valley Warm Springs
16 Bog Hot Springs
17 Borax Lake Hot Springs
18 Little Borax Hot Springs
Hike 18 To Both Hot Springs
19 Alvord Hot Springs
20 Mickey Hot Springs
21 Whitehorse (Willow Creek) Hot Spring
22 Three Forks Warm Springs
Hike 22 To Three Forks Warm Springs
23 Ryegrass Hot Spring
Hike 23 To Ryegrass Hot Spring
24 Greeley Bar Hot Spring
Hike 24 To Greeley Bar Hot Spring
25 Echo Rock Hot Spring
Hike 25a To Echo Rock Hot Spring
Hike 25b Juniper Gulch
26 Snively Hot Spring
27 Deer Butte Hot Springs
Washington
Washington Map
Washington Area Map
28 Wind River (St. Martins on the Wind) Hot Springs
Hike 28a Falls Creek Falls
Hike 28b Eagle Creek Trail
29 Goldmyer Hot Springs
Hike 29 To Goldmyer Hot Springs
30 Scenic Hot Springs
Hike 30 To Scenic Hot Springs
31 Kennedy Warm Spring
Hike 31a and 31b To Kennedy Warm Spring
32 Sulphur Warm Springs
Hike 32 To Sulphur Warm Springs
33 Gamma Hot Springs
Hike 33 To Gamma Hot Springs
34 Baker Hot Springs
Hike 34 Park Butte
35 Olympic Hot Springs
Hike 35a To Olympic Hot Springs
Hike 35b Olympic Hot Springs to Appleton Pass
British Columbia
British Columbia Map
Vancouver Island Area Map
36 Hot Springs Cove
Hike 36 To Hot Springs Cove
37 Ahousat (Flores Island) Warm Spring
Hike 37 To Ahousat Warm Spring
38 Meager Creek Hot Springs
Hike 38 To Meager Creek Hot Springs
39 Pebble (Keyhole Falls) Hot Springs
Hike 39 To Pebble (Keyhole Falls) Hot Springs
40 St. Agnes Well (T’sek Hot Spring / Skookumchuck)
Hike 40 Joffre Lakes
41 Sloquet Creek Hot Springs
42 Clear Creek Hot Springs
Hike 42 To Clear Creek Hot Springs
43 Pitt River Hot Springs
Hike 43 To Pitt River Hot Springs
B. The Kootenay Region
The West Kootenays Area Map
44 St. Leon Hot Springs
Hike 44 Saddle Mountain Lookout
45 Halfway River Hot Springs
46 Upper Halfway River Hot Springs
Hike 46 To Upper Halfway River Hot Springs
47 Dewar Creek Hot Springs
Hike 47 To Dewar Creek Hot Springs
48 Ram Creek Warm Springs
49 Lussier (Whiteswan) Hot Springs
Hike 49 Whiteswan Lake
50 Buhl Creek (Skookumchuck) Hot Springs
51 Indian Tubs Hot Springs
52 Fairmont Warm Waterfall
53 Fording Mountain (Sulphur) Warm Springs
Hike 53 To Fording Mountain Warm Springs
Idaho
Idaho Map
Idaho A-K Area Map
Kamiah Area Map
54 Stanley Hot Springs
Hike 54 To Stanley Hot Springs
55 Weir Creek Hot Springs
56 Jerry Johnson Hot Springs
Hike 56 To Jerry Johnson Hot Springs
B. Out of McCall
McCall Area Map
57 Bernard (Badley) Warm Spring