Hot Springs in southwest Montana

Boulder Hot Springs Inn & Spa (Between Butte and Helena)

The outdoor swimming pool features a deck for sunbathing and a heated sidewalk to the bathhouse. Indoors, there is a women’s hot plunge pool and a cool pool. A coed side has a hot pool (no cool pool). Both the coed and women’s sides offer steam rooms as well. The restaurant specializes in healthy, homecooked gourmet food featuring organic meats, fruits and vegetables whenever possible. Boulder Hot Springs Inn, Spa and Retreat Center has chosen to be an alcohol, drug and smoke-free environment. Visit www.boulderhotsprings.com.

Bozeman Hot Springs (Bozeman)

The Bozeman Hot Springs has 12 pools ranging from 57 to 106 degrees and dry and wet saunas. The four pools located outside feature amazing rock fixtures and colorful lights. For hours, please visit www.bozemanhotsprings.com

Broadwater Hot Springs & Fitness (Helena)

Helena’s only geothermal mineral hot springs, Broadwater has it all: a springs pool, hot tub and cold plunge, soaking pool, recreation pool, beautiful locker rooms, steam and sauna rooms, the Springs Taproom & Grill and a fitness center. Broadwater recently announced the installation of a brand-new filtration system; new filtration = crystal clear water. Visit www.broadwatermt.com

Chico (Paradise Valley)

Chico has two open-air natural mineral hot springs pools in addition to the historic dining room, saloon, Poolside Grille and spa services. Go for the day or choose to stay in one of their lodging options, from historic Victorian rooms and luxury cabins to glamorous camping in an authentic Conestoga wagon or a family gathering place in a hillside chalet. Visit www.chicohotsprings.com.

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort

(Located just west of Butte) Fairmont has two Olympicsized swimming pools and two mineral soaking pools (one indoors and one outdoors). There is a bar and restaurant on-site, ample poolside lounging and a 350-foot enclosed waterslide. If you have golfers in the family, the Fairmont Golf Course is one of Montana’s most challenging. Visit www.fairmontmontana.com

Norris Hot Springs (Norris)

This is one of the smaller ones…but it’s really fun. With just one pool, Norris keeps people happy with local draft beer on tap and good eats from their 50 Mile Grill and Café where the offerings are made with organic, sustainable products mostly grown on-site. Open Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. for public soaking and Mondays and Wednesdays for private soaking (reservations required). Visit www.norrishotsprings.com

Pipestone (Whitehall)

Pipestone Village is surrounded by hundreds of miles of off-roading trails for mountain bikes, ATVs, hikers, hunters and more. Pipestone is just 18 miles from the Lewis & Clark Caverns. Also nearby are the Ringing Rocks, a unique geological formation and ancient Megalith site. After exploring, spend the night in one of five cabin sites with your own private hot springspowered hot tub or at one of the two dome sites featuring two outdoor bathtubs or a jacuzzi hot tub. Visit www.pipestonehotsprings.com.

Potosi Hot Springs (Pony)

Potosi plans to announce multiple public soaking days throughout 2024 on their Facebook page. Otherwise, all facilities and cabins will be closed throughout 2024 for renovations. Camp nearby and enjoy endless hiking trails surrounded by national forest. During the public days you can enjoy the wood-burning sauna, a large pool that settles in at around 93 degrees, or head up the trail to the indoor tub that stays around 102 degrees. Visit www.facebook.com/potosihotsprings.

White Sulphur Springs

White Sulphur Springs is open 365 days a year from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. All three pools are drained and cleaned every single night, then refilled with the finest natural hot mineral water to be found anywhere in the world. No chemicals of any kind are added to what is already the best water nature has to offer.

Pumped up from a 35-foot-deep well, the 130-degree water circulates throughout the hotel complex, losing about 8 to 10 degrees in the process. After its circuitous route, the water is pumped into the 30- by 35-foot outdoor pool and the smaller, hotter indoor pool. The outdoor pool is usually cooled to 98 degrees, while the 10-by-15-foot indoor plunge is kept around 105 degrees. The new outdoor pool is kept around 103 degrees. Visit www.spahotsprings.com

Yellowstone Hot Springs (Gardiner)

Yellowstone Hot Springs is located just 10 minutes north of Yellowstone National Park and surrounded by wild Montana countryside in a picturesque setting, nestled along the banks of the Yellowstone River. They boast 4,000 square feet of mineral hot springs in an alcoholfree environment. RV and tent camping is available in addition to cabin rentals. Visit www. yellowstonehotspringsmt.com