Antelope 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: Adel
Coordinates: 42.501, -119.693

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About Antelope Hot Springs

Antelope Hot Springs is a natural hot spring in Oregon.

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

Plungeworthy rates Antelope 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

A rock-walled pool about nine by twelve feet and five feet deep, holding steady near 104°F at the base of Warner Peak inside Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge. Free, remote, and quiet in a way no drive-up spring can be — pronghorn on the drive in, no cell service, and a warmer undeveloped spring a short walk beyond.

Getting there

Trailhead: Hot Springs Campground, deep in the refuge
Parking: Small gravel campground area
Road: All refuge roads are gravel; high clearance recommended, and weather flips conditions fast
Hike: 0.1 mi round trip (easy)
Heads up: The pool is a hundred yards from the campground.

When to go

Late spring through fall. Winter reaches the refuge hard — roads drift shut without notice. Even in August you may soak alone.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: None — free federal refuge
Hours: None posted
Camping: On-site at Hot Springs Campground — free, first-come, vault toilet, no potable water
Warnings: Genuinely remote: bring all water, fuel, and margin. The secondary spring runs hotter than the walled pool — test first.

Researched from USFWS — Hart Mountain camping · USFWS — Hart Mountain refuge. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Antelope 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.