Tolovana Hot Springs
If you're passing
Is it plungeworthy?
A natural thermal spring.
The details
- Soak
- Temperature unrecorded
- Area
- Livengood
- Coordinates
- 65.2667, -148.8667
About Tolovana Hot Springs
Tolovana 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 Tolovana 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 hot tubs and three cabins on a dome-flanked ridge, ten trail miles from the Elliott Highway — interior Alaska's classic earn-your-soak. Most guests come in winter by ski or snowmachine at twenty below, aurora overhead, which is exactly the point.
Getting there
- Trailhead
- Elliott Highway mile 93
- Parking
- Trailhead lot
- Road
- Half-paved, half-gravel to mile 93
- Hike
- 20.7 mi round trip, 4,724 ft of climb (hard)
- Heads up
- The trail crosses Native corporation land near the trailhead under a negotiated permit — respect it absolutely; it is not a permanent easement. Cabins book exactly three months out.
When to go
Winter is the classic season (packed, marked trail); summer runs marshy and buggy. Backcountry competence or a guide required either way.
Rules & fees
- Fee / pass
- Day use $40/person; cabins $40–255/night by season
- Dogs
- $10/visit
- Warnings
- Extreme-cold exposure risk; access depends on continued goodwill at the trailhead.
Researched from Wikipedia — Tolovana Hot Springs · Alaska Public Media — access agreement. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Tolovana Hot Springs recently? Post a conditions report below.
Where it is
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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.
Common questions
Where is Tolovana Hot Springs?
Tolovana Hot Springs is a hot spring in Alaska, at 65.2667, -148.8667.
Is Tolovana Hot Springs worth visiting?
If you're passing — Plungeworthy rates it 5.4/10.
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