Packwood Hot Spring
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
Packwood Hot Spring is a spring at about body temperature in Lewis County, Washington, twenty-seven miles from Morton on the record, with no landowner or access status recorded. That blank matters more than the temperature. The water on file is soaking warm, no scald risk. Baker Road is the closest road, a short walk from the spring.
Baker Road gets you close. Low, about a thousand feet, with the climate record showing over eighty inches of precipitation and sizeable snowfall for ground this low. Nothing in the record says who owns the ground or what it is designated as, and the only nearby camping listed is La Wis Wis Campground, not quite nine miles away.
La Wis Wis Campground is the place to camp if you come. The record calls winter the best time. Before going, find out who owns the land and if they allow visitors; the record has nothing on either, and that gap is the main thing standing between you and a soak. Temperature-wise it is comfortable and safe.
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 Packwood Hot Spring.
- Setting
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the northwest.
- Highest ground nearby
- 713 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the northwest
A slice through the ground from northwest to southeast, 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 47% 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.
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Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.
Overview Situated at the confluence of three waterways near Mount Rainier, La Wis Wis is nestled under a canopy of towering Douglas firs and red cedars. The handful of sites that dot the riverbank enjoy the most sunshine. With an abundance of activities nearby, La Wis Wis is a popular destination for long-stay camping. Its proximity to Mount Rainier National Park makes it an excellent base for exploring all of the area's natural wonders. Recreation Hikers can easily access the Blue Hole Tr...
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