Hot Springs
Five miles of backcountry off Firehole Lake Drive, the record places a thermal point it names only Hot Springs. Hot, says the record, with no temperature attached. Gallatin County, Yellowstone National Park. Access open. West Yellowstone sits roughly ten miles away and is the closest town on file.
Firehole Lake Drive is the road the record names, five miles from the spring, so this counts as backcountry. Elevation comes in around seventy-five hundred feet. Mean temperature for the year is thirty-five. Expect twelve feet of snow in a normal year; precipitation is moderate. The National Park Service owns the land.
Nothing on file names a best season, so let the snow decide and ask the park about access. Indian Creek Campground, about twenty-two miles off, is as close as camping gets on the record. With no measured temperature, treat the water as a possible scald. Stay on solid ground. There is no fee on record.
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Overview Located about eight miles (13 km) south of Mammoth Hot Springs on the road to Norris, Indian Creek Campground—elevation 7,300 feet (2225 m)—sits near the base of the Gallatin Mountains and offers breathtaking views of Electric Peak. The area offers easy access to fishing and hiking. The campground is away from the main road and provides a quieter, more primitive, experience than many other locations. For reservations at the campgrounds managed by Yellowstone National Park Lodges (Fi...
Hot Springs sits at 7,535 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 30% stronger than at sea level, so bring sunscreen and drink more water than you normally would.
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Hot Springs requires a hike to reach, so pack light but prepared. Cold air temperatures make a changing robe or warm layers essential.
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