Riggins Hot Springs
Riggins Hot Springs sits low, under two thousand feet, in Valley County about thirty-five miles from McCall. The water runs a bit warmer than body heat, comfortable for a long soak. It is a brief walk in from the road. Neither land ownership nor public access is in the record, and the road it is reached from is not named.
Low and mild by Idaho standards, with an average yearly temperature in the low fifties and a fairly wet climate. Snow still arrives, around eight feet across a winter. Spring Bar Campground is under two miles away. No road name and no land owner are on file, and the surroundings are not described in the record.
The best-months entry says winter, and at this temperature the water will feel good in cold air. Spring Bar Campground is the obvious camping. There is no fee listed. Before going, find out whose land this is. The record has no access entry, and the water chemistry dates to 1980.
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 Riggins 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 south.
- Highest ground nearby
- 831 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the south
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 about 1½ times the US average of 65. It's higher than at 21% 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.
The water at Riggins Hot Springs is alkaline (pH 9.4). It is notably rich in sulfate (traditionally used for skin conditions and inflammation).
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A popular take-out point for floaters of the Salmon River, the Spring Bar Campground offers a boat launching ramp and 18 tent campsites. A table and fire ring are provided at all but two of the sites. Spring Bar is situated next to a relatively flat part of the Salmon River with the south end nestled in the shade of various fruit bearing trees. The surrounding area also provides for fishing, swimming, berry picking, and exploring. Wheelchair accessible picnic facilities are available at Allis...
Riggins Hot Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear.
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