Manley Hot Springs

If you're passing

Is it plungeworthy?

—temperature

A natural thermal spring.

Scale30/60

Documentation14/20

Character10/20

The details

Soak: Temperature unrecorded
Area: Tanana
Coordinates: 65.006, -150.633

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About Manley Hot Springs

Manley Hot Springs is a natural hot spring in Alaska.

At that temperature it's temperature unrecorded — check current conditions and always test the water before getting in.

Plungeworthy rates Manley Hot Springs 5.4/10 — if you're passing. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

Three concrete tubs inside a private greenhouse jungle — grapes and hibiscus overhead, 100–108°F water below — in a village of 169 at the end of the Elliott Highway. You book the whole solarium by the hour, and it may be Alaska's most intimate soak.

Getting there

Parking: At the resort in the village
Road: Elliott Highway — paved then good gravel, plowed year-round, ~160 miles from Fairbanks
Hike: 0 mi round trip (easy)
Heads up: Reservation-only, no walk-ups: (907) 385-8660.

When to go

Year-round by booking; winter drives demand real cold-weather readiness.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: $30/person/hour private session (max 5); cabin guests soak free
Hours: By reservation
Warnings: Book before you drive four hours.

Researched from Manley Hot Springs Resort. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Manley Hot Springs recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

Before you go

The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.