Saratoga Hot Springs
Saratoga Hot Springs is the town's own hot spring, in Carbon County, Wyoming, less than half a mile from the center of Saratoga. The land record lists the city as owner and the parcel as Pool and Hot Springs. Water on record is hot, well above soaking temperature at the source. Public, open, and steps from the road.
This one is in town. The record puts it under two hundred feet from a road, though it does not say which. Elevation just under 6,800 feet, high plains country. Dry by the precipitation total on file, with a snow season around five and a half feet and an annual average in the low forties, mild for Wyoming. City-owned, with an LREC designation attached.
The source temperature on record is hot enough to burn, so look for where the water has cooled before getting in. The record favors December through February, and with modest snowfall that is workable. Access is roadside, in town. The nearest camp on record is the Brush Creek Work Center barrack site, about seventeen miles out. No fee on file, and no bath type listed, so confirm what facilities exist.
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 Saratoga 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
- Open ground
- Flat, open ground all around.
- Highest ground nearby
- 49 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the southwest
A slice through the ground from south to north, 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 26% 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 The cabin offers an ideal winter playground, with a snowy landscape perfect for recreation. Snowmobiling, skiing and snowshoeing are popular activities. The Brush Creek Cross-Country Ski Trails are made up of loop trails winding through aspen, lodgepole pine stands and reclaimed clear-cuts. The frequency of trail grooming depends on weather conditions and equipment.Recreation After the Wyoming Highway Department closes their gate for the winter the highway becomes a popular snowmobil...
Saratoga Hot Springs sits at 6,799 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 27% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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Saratoga Hot Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water runs hot, so extra hydration is key. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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