This was the first and best
HotSpring of a few dozen!
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Located on a small island north of Tofino,
British Columbia, the only way in is by mailboat or floatplane. Very hot
mineral water (~108 degrees F.) flows out of the ground, down a slope,
and over a small waterfall. It flows through a short chasm containing a
series of about six pools, each one slightly cooler than the one above
it. The lowest two are level with the ocean, and when the tide is rising
the incoming waves flush blasts of freezing cold water up and into those
lowest pools! The resulting whirlpool effect is wonderful! For the
few that can stand the intense heat, a natural shower underneath the waterfalls
is simply awesome!
Camping is (or was) allowed in the surrounding
forest and shores. I camped one night there with Cathy,
a very cool woman from England who was also
blown away by the beauty of the place. A week later I met a German girl
(Anna), and after backing much of the West Coast Trail we spent three more
nights camped at Hot Springs Cove. This place is absolutely incredible!
Hotsprings in Panama
near Boquette
Tim and Ricky at Trail Creek Hotsprings
in Idaho
Idaho Hiking and Hot Springs (Great site; go here first!)
Complete list of US HotSprings
California's
Natural Hot Springs
Dude Ranch Vacation, Waunita Hot Springs Ranch
Soak.Net
(big site of springs)
Charles Daney's Naturism and Hot Springs Links
S. Karls's list of Hot Spring WebSites
Page created November 1998, (ud 1/00) and maintained by Tim