Warm Springs

Meriwether County, Georgia · Near Manchester
32.8930°N, 84.6900°W · 850 ft
88°F 70°F air · Good soaking weather 850 ft Open Roadside SDNR

Warm Springs in Meriwether County is the warm spring inside F. D. Roosevelt State Park, a few miles from Manchester. The water comes out in the high eighties, below body heat, soakable on a cool day. State park land, run by Georgia's natural resources department, with access recorded as open. It sits roadside, under a hundred feet from Golf Course Road.

Location

Eight hundred fifty feet up in the Georgia Piedmont, on state park ground. Rain comes in at close to four feet a year, snow barely at all. The approach is a roadside stop. No campground is attached to the record. No fee is recorded; check the park's own rules on that.

Winter months rank first by climate. Access is open. The park is state run, so park hours apply. Water in the high eighties is warm for sitting, short of hot. The Wikipedia link on this entry goes to the general article on hot springs, which says nothing about this place in particular.

Terrain

Aircraft with laser scanners measured this ground to within inches. The scan strips out trees and buildings, leaving the bare shape of the land around Warm Springs.

Aerial view of the ground around Warm Springs LiDAR bare-earth view of the same ground around Warm Springs
Aerial LiDAR bare earth

Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.

Setting
Gentle slope
The ground tilts gently up to the southwest.
Highest ground nearby
106 ft above the spring
Within a quarter mile, to the southwest
Cross-section through the spring

A slice through the ground from south to north, about 0.6 miles end to end.

Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.

Heat Below
56 milliwatts per square meter of heat flow

That's close to the US average of 65. It's higher than at 0% of the springs on this site.

Heat flow measures the warmth working its way up through the ground from deep inside the earth. Where it runs high, rain and snowmelt that seep down through cracks in the rock come back up hot.

Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.

Monthly Climate
46°
Jan
50°
Feb
56°
Mar
63°
Apr
71°
May
77°
Jun
79°
Jul
79°
Aug
75°
Sep
66°
Oct
55°
Nov
50°
Dec
Annual Precip: 47.3 in Annual Snow: 0.7 in
Best Time to Visit
January Air 46°F · Water 88°F · +43° contrast
February Air 50°F · Water 88°F · +38° contrast
December Air 50°F · Water 88°F · +38° contrast
January offers 34°F more contrast than July
Current Conditions
70°F
Clear 100% Good soaking weather
Today 92° Low 69° Sunny 2% precip
Wednesday 90° Low 63° Sunny
Thursday 90° Low 66° Sunny
Friday 91° Low 68° Sunny 5% precip
Saturday 91° Low 69° Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 18% precip
Where to Stay

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Temperature
88°F
Warm Hot Boiling
Water Temp 88°F (31°C)
Avg Air Temp 64°F
Above Ambient +24°F
Warm air, warm water September
Access
Open
Road Access Roadside
Nearest Road Golf Course Road
Distance to Road 91 ft
Land
Ownership State
Agency SDNR
Designation State Park
Unit F. D. Roosevelt State Park
Manager SDNR
Protection 4 - No known protection
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the water temperature at Warm Springs?
Warm Springs has a water temperature of 88°F (31°C). This is a warm thermal spring.
Where is Warm Springs located?
Warm Springs is located in Meriwether County, Georgia at 850 feet elevation, near Manchester. Coordinates: 32.8930°N, 84.6900°W.
How do I get to Warm Springs?
Warm Springs has Roadside road access, with the nearest road being Golf Course Road (91 ft from the road).
Is Warm Springs free to visit?
Warm Springs has Open access. It is managed by SDNR.
Sources: USGS NWIS, Wikipedia