About Olympic Hot Springs.
Unmaintained hot-water seeps lie in the Elwha Valley wilderness. Reaching them is a backcountry outing rather than a drive-up resort visit.
Bathing formats listed here
- The official trailhead page lists an 8-mile road approach and 2.5-mile trail; the hot-springs overview lists 9 miles plus 1.5 miles. Both describe a substantially extended route after the washout.
NPS closes Olympic Hot Springs Road to vehicles beyond Madison Falls after flood damage; bicycle/pedestrian access uses the road and bypass. There are no visitor facilities beyond the gate. Natural pools are untreated and untested; obtain current park route advice.
Reviewed 22 October 2026. Check the linked operator for changes.Admission and reservations.
Published admission rates
Park entrance tariff; not an operated-pool admission fee.
Olympic National Park entrance: USD 30 per private vehicle or USD 15 per pedestrian/cyclist age 16+, valid seven days. An eligible park pass can cover entrance. No separate bathing tariff is published on the reviewed hot-springs page.
Official admission source ↗ · Checked
Published prices and booking conditions can change. This is not a live quote.- Overnight wilderness permits have separate charges. Entry payment does not establish that an access route or the springs are open.
What makes this visit different?
- The park does not test or treat the pools.
- Bicycles are not permitted on the final wilderness trail.
Location and arrival.
Vehicles stop at Madison Falls after road washout. NPS trail conditions add about eight miles to Boulder Creek trailhead, followed by 2.4 miles on foot to the springs; bicycles are prohibited beyond the trailhead. Obtain current NPS route advice.
Identity-matched public-map venue overview; entrance/pool access not independently surveyed. Use the operator’s arrival instructions for the final approach.
Photon/OpenStreetMap feature N150954971: Olympic Hot Springs; Olympic Hot Springs Trail, Washington. Matched against the official venue identity and locality. Query/evidence: https://photon.komoot.io/api/?q=Olympic+Hot+Springs+Washington+United+States&limit=4
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.
- No bicycles or pets on the final wilderness trail. Water is untested and untreated.
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.
- NPS — Olympic Hot Springs access and water conditions ↗Reviewed
- NPS — Olympic Hot Springs trailhead route ↗Reviewed
- Olympic Hot Springs — official admission and visit conditions ↗Reviewed
- Olympic Hot Springs — current operator/authority planning notice ↗Reviewed
- NPS — current trail access and route distances ↗Reviewed
- Location and map precision evidence ↗Reviewed
