Hot Springs, Waterfalls and Swimming Holes in Alaska

Alaska has 6 hot springs and 2 waterfalls on record. 1 is free to visit. 2 are closed to swimming or soaking, listed below; each place page has any warning on file.

Where you can't swim or soak

  • Brooks Falls waterfall No swimming
  • Nugget Falls waterfall No swimming
  • Tolovana Hot Springs hot spring Seasonal closure: Milepost 93 trailhead access disputed/blocked per operator notice (Oct 2020); winter-only alternate sled-road routes exist-confirm with operator.

Alaska hot springs

All 6 hot springs in Alaska

Alaska waterfalls

All 2 waterfalls in Alaska

Every place, on the map

  • No closure on file
  • Closed, or no soaking or swimming
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Showing 8 of 8 places

Name Kind Access Fee Status
Baranof Warm Springs Sitka City and Borough
Development Hot spring Access – Fee – Status Closure or warning on file
Brooks Falls Lake and Peninsula Borough
Development Waterfall Access 1.2 mi hike Fee Katmai entrance fee / Brooks Camp commercial transport costs apply Status Closure or warning on file
Chena Hot Springs Fairbanks North Star Borough
Development Hot spring Access paved road Fee Pool House day pass: adults 18-59 $20; seniors 60+ $18; children 6-17 $17; ages 5 and under free; towel rental $5 Status Closure or warning on file
Goddard Hot Springs Sitka City and Borough
Development Hot spring Access – Fee Free public site; no admission charge to use the City of Sitka bathhouses. Status Closure or warning on file
Manley Hot Springs Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Development Hot spring Access paved road Fee Public soak $30 per person per hour (up to 5 people); availability limited when cabins are booked Status No closure on file
Nugget Falls Juneau City and Borough
Development Waterfall Access 1 mi hike, paved road Fee Nugget Falls Trail is exempt from the Mendenhall day-use pass; Visitor Center / Photo Point / Steep Creek require $5. Status Closure or warning on file
Serpentine Hot Springs Nome Census Area
Development Hot spring Access – Fee No entrance fee; bathhouse and bunkhouse free, first-come first-served Status Closure or warning on file
Tolovana Hot Springs Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area
Development Hot spring Access 10.1 mi hike Fee Use by reservation with advance fee payment; public rate sheet not verified while operator site was down. Status Closure or warning on file
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