Barry Ranch Hot Springs
Two and a half miles outside Lakeview, in Lake County, Oregon, Barry Ranch Hot Springs runs at 190 degrees. That is scalding water, close to boiling. The record has a photograph but no landowner and no statement on public access, and with Ranch in the name that gap deserves attention before anyone plans a stop.
US Highway 395 passes within about a hundred feet of the springs, so this is roadside in the literal sense. The elevation is around forty seven hundred feet. Close to six feet of snow lands here between autumn and spring, while yearly moisture runs higher than most of southeastern Oregon. The nearest overnight spot on record is Aspen Cabin, about twelve miles off, a Fremont-Winema National Forest site.
December through February are the ranked months. The water will scald on contact. Stay out of anything that has not been cooled and do not let children near the source. Because ownership and access are unrecorded, assume the ground may be private until you learn otherwise. Aspen Cabin is the camping option.
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 Barry Ranch 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
- 342 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the east
A slice through the ground from west to east, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
That's about twice the US average of 65. It's higher than at 76% 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 Historic Aspen Cabin is nestled in a forest of fir, pine, and aspen, and provides an ideal setting for guests seeking relaxation and recreation in the Fremont-Winema National Forest. It was built in 1930 and originally used as an administrative cabin and fire guard station by U.S. Forest Service employees. It also served as a warming shelter for snowmobilers and cross-country skiers during the 1990s. Today, the cabin offers guests a secluded getaway in a landscape abundant with wil...
Barry Ranch Hot Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water is dangerously hot, so bring water shoes and test pools carefully.
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