Forest Springs
Forest Springs is a thermal spring in Yellowstone National Park, Gallatin County, Wyoming, that the record lists as hot without a measured temperature. The nearest town on file is West Yellowstone, roughly fourteen miles. Getting there involves a hike from South Rim Drive. It is on National Park Service land and open to the public. There is no photograph on record and no water chemistry.
South Rim Drive is the closest road and the walk from it runs a bit over a mile. This is high ground, close to 7,750 feet. The climate on file is cold and snowy, with an average temperature in the low thirties and about a hundred and thirty-five inches of snow a year. Land is National Park Service.
There are no best months on record, so let the climate decide: winters are deeply snowed in and the season is whatever the park allows on South Rim Drive. It is a hike in, on public land. For camping, Tower Fall Campground is the closest listed, roughly thirteen miles off. The temperature has never been taken, so treat the water as unknown and stay away from it until you know more.
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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...
Forest Springs sits at 7,740 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 31% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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Forest Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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