Bowery Hot Springs

General Description: A hot tub on the East Fork Salmon River

General Location: Central Idaho southeast of the town of Stanely.

Pool Type: Hot Tub

Pool Temps: Extremely Hot (106° - 110° F)

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Accessibility: Year round although the road is horrible when wet

Restrictions: No Camping at the Springs, and a Trailhead Parking Pass is required but seldom enforced

Elevation: 6800 feet.

Distance from road: 0.10 mile.

Book Reference: Hiking Hot Springs in the Pacific Northwest or Hot Springs and Hot Pools of the Northwest.

Map Reference: Sawtooth National Forest Map (springs not marked) or Ryan Peak ID USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle (springs not marked)

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The Hot Spring:

Bowery Hot Spring is an old hot tub with a wooden deck and changing area adjacent to the East Fork Salmon River. The deck was volunteer built for the Bowery Guard Station nearby that is still staffed in the summer. The ~120 degree F light green colored water is piped from the source in a black pvc pipe. The temperature of the hot tub is controlled by removing the hose and adding buckets of cold water from the river. Seasonally sand and gravel pool is built along the river that uses the runoff from the source. When we soaked the hot tub had recently been cleaned by the very kind staff person at the guard station who said she soaked every day. The only negative about this spring is the strong sulfur smell that stays on the skin for a long time.