Burgdorf Hot Springs
Burgdorf Hot Springs lies in Valley County, 27 miles out of McCall, at over six thousand feet. The water comes out at 113, hot but at the lower edge of hot, the kind of temperature a body can take for a while. The record does not list a land owner or say if the public is welcome. Upper Payette Lake Campground is about twelve miles away.
High country, and cold. The annual average temperature is below 40 and the snow piles up to something like fourteen feet over a winter. The spring sits practically on the road, about fifty feet off, though the road itself goes unnamed on file. Precipitation is high and the winters run long.
December through February are listed as the best months, and at this elevation with this much snow you should find out whether the road is plowed before believing it. No water chemistry is on file, which means the temperature reading is the only measurement you have, and no sample date comes with it. Access status is blank, so confirm it. There is a picture on record.
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 Burgdorf Hot Springs.
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
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the east.
- Highest ground nearby
- 241 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the east
A slice through the ground from southwest to northeast, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
That's close to the US average of 65. It's higher than at 15% 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.
See every spring on the geothermal heat map →
Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.
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Overview Upper Payette Lake Campground is located 16 miles from McCall, Idaho, on the shores of beautiful Upper Payette Lake. Visitors enjoy fishing, canoeing and exploring local trails. Once on-site, you may be able to pay for your campsite(s) by scanning a QR code using the Recreation.gov mobile app, and the Scan and Pay feature. If this option is available, you will need to first download the free Recreation.gov mobile app https://www.recreation.gov/mobile-app prior to your arrival as so...
Burgdorf Hot Springs sits at 6,150 feet above sea level, way above the mile-high mark. You may not feel the altitude strongly, but hot water still dehydrates you faster at elevation. UV is about 25% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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Burgdorf Hot Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water runs hot, so extra hydration is key. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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