Hot Springs On Bog Creek
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
Bog Creek runs through the Yellowstone backcountry in Gallatin County, and the springs on it come out close to boiling. Park land, access open. A long hike from the road. The town listed nearest is West Yellowstone, about eighteen miles away. Nothing about this is a soak; it is a remote thermal spot for people who want to see one.
The hike in begins at the Grand Loop Road. Count on a bit over four miles. Elevation is above eighty-two hundred feet. The climate on file runs to a yearly average at freezing and about eleven feet of snow; precipitation moderate. National park backcountry with no facilities listed.
December to February is what the calendar favors, and that puts you in the Yellowstone high country in winter, so park access rules are the first phone call. Tower Fall Campground, about fourteen miles away, is the camping listed. The water is hot enough to cause serious burns, so stay back and keep to firm ground. Public access. No fee recorded.
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 Hot Springs On Bog Creek.
- Setting
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the southeast.
- Highest ground nearby
- 227 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the southeast
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.
Landsat's thermal camera passed over on a clear winter day, February 21, 2020. This spring's heat shows up from about 440 miles up. The brightest yellow marks the warmest ground, roughly 24°F warmer than the land around it.
Drag to compare. The view is about 2½ miles across, and each thermal pixel covers roughly 300 feet of ground, so individual pools blur into one warm patch.
Thermal: Landsat 8/9 surface temperature, USGS (public domain), via Microsoft Planetary Computer. Aerial: USGS The National Map. More springs seen from space.
That's about twice the US average of 65. It's higher than at 83% 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.
Overview Tower Fall Campground—elevation 6,600 feet (2012 m)—is on the north side of the steep, winding, road to Dunraven Pass. The campground is near the Tower General Store and Tower Fall. The Lamar Valley, with spectacular wildlife viewing opportunities, is nearby as are several Day Hikes in the Tower and Northeast Area. Roosevelt Lodge, a short drive from the campground, offers dining and horseback riding. For reservations at the campgrounds managed by Yellowstone National Park Lodges (F...
At 8,271 feet, Hot Springs On Bog Creek is in high-altitude territory where the air is noticeably thinner. Soaking in hot water accelerates dehydration and can amplify altitude effects like headache and fatigue. UV radiation is roughly 33% stronger here. Wear sunscreen even on overcast days and take breaks from the water to rehydrate.
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