Hot Springs Boiling River Yellowstone Park

The hotspot is closed during the springtime when the river rises and becomes dangerous.

Hot springs boiling river yellowstone park. Boiling river trail is located in the mammoth hot springs area near the north entrance of yellowstone national park an underground discharge of water from a mysterious source beneath nearby hydrothermal terraces flows out of the ground at over 100 degrees. From a parking lot along the road between the north entrance and mammoth hot springs a half mile walk along the gardner river leads to a designated soaking swimming area where the waters from these two rivers mix. In 2015 the water was hotter than ever and soakers were moving farther out into the river to keep from being boiled alive. As one of the few places in yellowstone where you can actually enjoy a swim in the warm water the boiling river is ideal for an afternoon soak.

The boiling river is about 140 degrees f at its source. What can i do and see at the boiling river. As with all the hot springs in the park the boiling river hot springs are dynamic and the temperature changes regularly. Hot springs state park bath house hot springs in the u s.

Open from autumn through winter the boiling river is in northern yellowstone between mammoth hot springs and the north entrance. The boiling river flows into the gardner river near mammoth hot springs. Thee hot tub of all hot tubs in the world boiling river. In yellowstone national park it impossible to find a spa facility where uses the mineral water.

The boiling river in yellowstone is just south of the montana wyoming border located in the northern part of yellowstone national park. Boiling river hot springs near north entrance yellowstone national park 61 n entrance rd yellowstone national park wy 82190 usa north entrance wyoming 44 992479 110 691432. The natural hot tub makes a great place to stop and relax while soaking in the warm water and soaking up the natural beauty of yellowstone. Go during the day.

Boiling river yellowstone temperature. The boiling river is created where a large hot spring enters the gardner river allowing the hot and cool waters to mix into a temperature comfortable enough to bathe in. Yellowstone park entering the north entrance of yellowstone national park montana at gardiner montana close to chico hot springs day spa resort and the sage resort you travel just south on hwy 89 to just past the 45th parallel halfway between the north pole and the equator. However in a nearby town there is a publicly owned bathhouse at no fee.

The boiling river is closed once dark hits.