White Sulphur Springs

Worth a detour

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43ft elevation

A named spring in Sitka County.

The details

Area: Sitka County
Coordinates: 57.80611, -136.33917

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About White Sulphur Springs

White Sulphur Springs is a mapped spring in Sitka County, Alaska, at roughly 43 feet of elevation.

Plungeworthy rates White Sulphur Springs 6.2/10 — worth a detour. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

A rentable cabin with its own bathhouse on the outer Chichagof coast, where a warm spring pool looks straight onto open Pacific — sunset soaks with surf audible through the wall. Sixty-five boat miles from Sitka, then a mile of trail from Mirror Harbor.

Getting there

Trailhead: 0.9-mile trail from the Mirror Harbor anchorage
Road: None — boat with local-knowledge navigation, or skiff drop
Hike: 1.8 mi round trip (moderate)
Heads up: The cabin ($60/night, recreation.gov) gates overnight use; the bathhouse was stabilized recently — a temporary fix, so verify status.

When to go

May–September weather window; maintenance closures dot the summer calendar.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: Cabin reservation for overnights
Camping: Only with the cabin booking
Warnings: This is wilderness-coast logistics — plan like it.

Researched from USFS — White Sulphur Springs cabin. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to White Sulphur 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.