Jerry Johnson Hot Springs
Jerry Johnson Hot Springs is in Mineral County, Clearwater National Forest ground, and Superior is the nearest town at about three miles. OpenStreetMap tags a feature here called the Big Pool, the closest thing on record to a description of what you will find. The water is hot, hotter than a bath, and access is open.
Close to a mile of walking from a road we cannot name. The elevation is low, a bit over three thousand feet, but this is wet country: over forty inches of precipitation and very heavy snow, sixteen feet or more in an average year. Whitehouse Campground, roughly six miles off, is the nearest camping listed.
The climate data names midwinter as best, but with this much snow expect the approach to be under deep snow in those months. Hotter than a bath, so let it cool and check before you get in. There is a pool here per OpenStreetMap. No fee is listed. Chemistry is from a 1982 survey.
OpenStreetMap records a soaking pool at this site, tagged as the Big Pool, and classes it as a hot spring bath. The USGS sampled the water in July 1982.
The water at Jerry Johnson Hot Springs is alkaline (pH 9.5).
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Approximately an hour west of Lolo, MT at mile post 158.5 of the famous Northwest Passage Scenic Byway and All American Road (US Highway 12), directly across from the Lochsa Wild and Scenic River, rests the Whitehouse Campground. This riverside campground has 13 sites and due to its close proximity to the Lewis and Clark Trail, has much more to offer than just camping. It's an ideal location for fishing, hiking, back packing, nature viewing or as a place to stop and have a picnic while enjo...
Jerry Johnson Hot Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water runs hot, so extra hydration is key.
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