Geyser Springs Group
Geyser Springs Group is a cluster of scalding thermal springs in Yellowstone National Park, Gallatin County, Wyoming. West Yellowstone is the nearest town on the record, about a mile and a half out. The water sits near boiling and tests acidic. A short walk from the road brings you to it. The Park Service holds the ground and the public is welcome, but nobody is soaking here.
The walk is about seven tenths of a mile, and the record does not say which road you start from. Elevation is around 7,400 feet on National Park Service land inside Yellowstone. The climate on file is cold, with snow near a hundred and twenty-three inches a year and about twenty-six inches of precipitation.
The best months here run December through February, deep winter at this snow total, so confirm what is open before you rely on it. A short walk, with public access. Thirteen and a half miles away, Indian Creek Campground is the closest place to pitch a tent. Scalding and acidic water. Give it room.
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 Geyser Springs Group.
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 west.
- Highest ground nearby
- 359 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the west
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 80% 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 Geyser Springs Group is acidic (pH 5.4). It is notably rich in chloride (natural antiseptic with skin health benefits).
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Overview Located about eight miles (13 km) south of Mammoth Hot Springs on the road to Norris, Indian Creek Campground—elevation 7,300 feet (2225 m)—sits near the base of the Gallatin Mountains and offers breathtaking views of Electric Peak. The area offers easy access to fishing and hiking. The campground is away from the main road and provides a quieter, more primitive, experience than many other locations. For reservations at the campgrounds managed by Yellowstone National Park Lodges (Fi...
Geyser Springs Group sits at 7,400 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 30% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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Geyser Springs Group is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water is dangerously hot, so bring water shoes and test pools carefully. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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