Broadwater (Helena) 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: Butte
Coordinates: 46.596, -112.108

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About Broadwater (Helena) Hot Springs

Broadwater (Helena) Hot Springs is a natural hot spring in Montana.

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

Plungeworthy rates Broadwater (Helena) 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

Helena's hot water, reborn: seven pools from cold plunge to 104°F on the site of the 1889 Broadwater Natatorium — once the largest indoor pool on Earth, lost to the 1935 earthquake. Today's version is a big, modern, day-use facility open past 10pm most nights.

Getting there

Parking: On-site, 4920 W US-12, Helena
Road: Paved
Hike: 0 mi round trip (easy)
Heads up: No lodging — this one's purely a soak-and-go.

When to go

Year-round, early to late (6am weekday openings). Note the steam room has been posted closed with no date — don't plan around it.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: Day admission — call (406) 443-5777 for current rates
Hours: 6am–10:30pm weekdays, later weekends
Camping: Helena NF options out both directions

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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.