Summer Lake Hot Spring
Summer Lake Hot Spring sits at the south end of Summer Lake in Lake County, about forty miles from Lakeview. The water comes up at soaking temperature, hot bath range, with no cooling needed. Wikipedia describes artesian mineral springs with four surface sources and complex chemistry. The record does not settle ownership or public access, so plan on confirming both.
The spring is roadside, about sixty yards off a road with no name on file. Winters in this part of Lake County pile up more than four feet of snow, and precipitation for the year is moderate. Elevation is not given on file. For a place to stay the record points to Bald Butte Lookout in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, around eleven miles away.
Midwinter ranks highest on file, snow included. Roadside access. As measured, the water is comfortable for a long soak. No fee is listed and no public access status appears, so check before you visit. Bald Butte Lookout is the camping on record.
Wikipedia calls these natural hot springs at the south end of Summer Lake, artesian, with four separate surface sources and a complex mineral chemistry.
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Overview Bald Butte Lookout is perched atop the windy summit of Bald Butte in the Fremont-Winema National Forest in south-central Oregon. It is surrounded by forested hillsides and expansive views. The lookout was built in 1931 and served as a Forest Service fire detection site for over 50 years. It was constructed from an Aladdin L4 ground-mounted lookout kit in which all of the pieces were pre-cut in six-foot lengths or less so the entire kit could be packed by horses into the remote site....
Summer Lake Hot Spring is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear.
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