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Hot Springs in Oregon

48 hot springs in Oregon with photography planning data — sunrise and sunset azimuths, golden hour by month, Milky Way windows and estimated sky darkness. Malheur County has the most (8). The darkest skies are at Antelope Hot Springs (Bortle 1).

Top hot springs

Summer Lake Hot SpringsHot Spring
Summer Lake Hot SpringsLake County
Bagby Hot SpringsHot Spring
Bagby Hot SpringsClackamas County
Cove Hot Springs PoolHot Spring
Cove Hot Springs PoolUnion County
Hunter's Hot SpringsHot Spring
Hunter's Hot SpringsLake County
Cougar Hot SpringsHot Spring
Cougar Hot SpringsLane County
Mickey Hot SpringsHot Spring
Mickey Hot SpringsHarney County
Hot Spring
Umpqua Hot SpringsDouglas County
Hot Spring
Alvord Hot SpringsHarney County
Hot Spring
Antelope Hot SpringsLake County
Hot Spring
Breitenbush Hot SpringsMarion County
Hot Spring
Deer Creek Hot SpringsLane County
Hot Spring
Lehman Hot SpringsUmatilla County

Hot Springs by county

All hot springs (48)

NameCountyElevationNearest townSky
Summer Lake Hot SpringsLake County1,300 mAltamont1
Bagby Hot SpringsClackamas County692 mMill City3
Cove Hot Springs PoolUnion County882 mUnion2
Hunter's Hot SpringsLake County—Lakeview1
Cougar Hot SpringsLane County—Oakridge2
Mickey Hot SpringsHarney County—Caldwell1
Umpqua Hot SpringsDouglas County806 mOakridge2
Alvord Hot SpringsHarney County1,243 mWinnemucca1
Antelope Hot SpringsLake County1,821 mAltamont1
Breitenbush Hot SpringsMarion County—Mill City3
Deer Creek Hot SpringsLane County—Sisters2
Lehman Hot SpringsUmatilla County—Pilot Rock2
Old PerpetualLake County—Lakeview1
Austin Hot SpringsClackamas County509 mMount Hood Village3
Belknap Hot SpringLane County567 mSisters2
Big Hot SpringKlamath County1,249 mAltamont3
Blue Mountain Hot SpringsGrant County1,304 mJohn Day1
Crane Hot SpringsHarney County1,259 mBurns1
Fisher Hot SpringsBaker County1,148 mBaker City2
Foley Hot SpringsLane County585 mSisters2
Gibson Hot SpringLake County1,278 mAltamont1
Hot SpringGrant County1,264 mJohn Day1
Hot SpringHarney County1,384 mWinnemucca1
Hot SpringHarney County1,264 mHines3
Hot SpringMalheur County829 mHomedale2
Hot SpringMalheur County783 mVale2
Hot SpringMalheur County695 mParma2
Hot SpringMalheur County1,367 mWinnemucca1
Hot SpringWallowa County416 mAsotin2
Hot SpringsGrant County1,183 mJohn Day1
Hot SpringsHarney County1,237 mWinnemucca1
Hot SpringsLake County1,379 mLakeview1
Hunters Hot SpringsLake County1,455 mLakeview1
Jackson Hot SpringsJackson County512 mAshland5
Kahneeta Hot SpringWasco County446 mWarm Springs2
Luce Hot SpringsMalheur County1,053 mOntario1
McCredie Hot SpringsLane County605 mOakridge2
Medical Hot SpringUnion County1,059 mUnion2
Mitchell Butte Hot SpringMalheur County694 mParma2
Mount Vernon Hot SpringsGrant County1,036 mJohn Day1
Olene Hot SpringsKlamath County1,250 mAltamont3
Powell Hot SpringsGrant County787 mJohn Day1
Radium Hot SpringsBaker County1,010 mBaker City2
Ritter Hot SpringsGrant County803 mJohn Day1
Snively Hot SpringMalheur County690 mParma2
Suplee Hot SpringGrant County1,482 mPrineville1
Terwilliger Hot SpringLane County560 mOakridge2
Vale Hot SpringsMalheur County689 mVale2

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph hot springs

Steam is most visible on cold mornings; backlight from a low sun makes rising steam glow.

  • Keep to boardwalks and marked paths — crusts around thermal features can be thin and the water dangerously hot.
  • A polarizer brings out the colors of mineral terraces and microbial mats.
  • Respect bathers' privacy: ask before including people at soaking pools.
  • Wind direction determines where steam drifts; shoot from the upwind side to see the pool.
  • Condensation forms quickly on lenses; let gear acclimate and carry a cloth.

Season: Winter gives the most dramatic steam; some primitive springs are only accessible in summer.