About Lava Hot Springs World Famous Hot Pools.
Mineral soaking pools sit in the Portneuf River valley at Lava Hot Springs. This developed complex offers rentals and changing facilities for a town-based visit.
Bathing formats listed here
The tourism listing retains an October–November 2025 closure notice; do not treat it as a current closure. Confirm the present pool schedule and ticket inclusions.
Reviewed 22 October 2026. Check the linked operator for changes.Admission and reservations.
Published admission rates
Published operator admission information reviewed on 16 October 2026
One entry: USD 8 ages 12–59 Monday–Thursday; USD 12 Friday–Sunday/holidays. Ages 3–11 and 60+ cost USD 7.50 / 10; ages 0–2 USD 3.
Official admission source ↗ · Checked
Published prices and booking conditions can change. This is not a live quote.- Revised May 12, 2026. Hot-pool passes are one-time entry; the separate swimming complex has different admission.
- Advance purchase is optional; Thanksgiving and Christmas Day are closed.
What makes this visit different?
- Towels, swimsuits and lockers are listed for rent.
- Alcohol and glass are prohibited at the hot pools.
Location and arrival.
Venue address: 430 East Main Street, Lava Hot Springs, ID 83246
Travel to the town of Lava Hot Springs in the Portneuf River valley; follow the Foundation’s instructions for the hot pools entrance.
Identity-matched OpenStreetMap feature overview; not a surveyed entrance or verified pool-access point. Use the operator’s arrival instructions for the final approach.
Operator identifies World Famous Hot Pools at 430 E Main Street, four blocks east of its separate Olympic complex, with Sunken Gardens above the hot pools. The mapped spa feature Lava Hot Spring and adjoining named Sunken Gardens identify this facility. Village, KOA lodge and Olympic-pool points are excluded.
Location evidence ↗ · Checked
Compare mapped places within 50 miles /80km →Distance is measured in a straight line from this venue overview point, not a driving route.
Bathing rules to know.
- Appropriate swimwear required; thongs and g-strings are not permitted.
- Children 11 and under must remain with an adult. Under-three guests require swim diapers.
Still to confirm with the venue
Step-free route and entry into the water.
These details are not established by the sources reviewed here. Ask about the particular bath, ticket or room you plan to use.
Official sources for this guide.
We use operator, park authority and official tourism information. A source review is a dated information check; it does not mean we personally visited or that opening status is live.
- Lava Hot Springs World Famous Hot Pools visitor information ↗Reviewed
- Lava Hot Springs World Famous Hot Pools — official location and identity review ↗Reviewed
- Lava Hot Springs World Famous Hot Pools — identity-matched map feature ↗Reviewed
