Scenic 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.
Can you soak at Scenic Hot Springs?
Yes. Scenic Hot Springs has natural, undeveloped pools that run from 111 to 122°F. A day pass costs $30 as of October 2026. It's a short walk from the road.
Scenic Hot Springs is a hot spring in the Snoqualmie National Forest in Chelan County, Washington, about twenty-four miles from Leavenworth. The water is hot, well above soaking temperature straight from the source. Forest Service land, access listed as open.
Forest Road 840 passes within about five hundred feet, so the walk is short. The site sits at a modest mountain elevation in wet country, with heavy rain and winter snow that piles to the hundreds of inches. Beckler River Campground is a little over eight miles away.
December through February rank best on the record. The temperature on file is hot enough to burn, so cool it or find the cooler edge before getting in. No fee on record. Water chemistry has not been sampled.
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 Scenic Hot Springs.
- Setting
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the southeast.
- Highest ground nearby
- 683 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.
That's about 1½ times the US average of 65. It's higher than at 41% 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 Situated along at the banks of the tranquil Beckler River in Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, this campground offers some of the most stunning scenery in the Northern Cascade Range of Washington. The spacious campsites are nestled in a dense old-growth forest of Douglas fir, cedar and western hemlock, and are within walking distance to the river. Campers will find a wide variety of recreational activities in the North Fork Skykomish, Beckler River and West Fork Foss River ar...
Springs Near Scenic Hot Springs
More Springs Around 122°F
Hike 6 waterfalls near Scenic Hot Springs
Looking for more outdoor adventures? Explore waterfall hikes near Scenic Hot Springs, Washington.