Miette Hot Springs Alberta

Miette Hot Springs sits at the end of a winding valley road deep within Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies, making it the most remote and arguably the most spectacular developed hot spring in the national park system. Flanked by the Fiddle River valley and ringed by limestone peaks that rise abruptly from the forest, the setting is quintessentially alpine Canadian.

The calcium-rich spring waters flow at 41 °C into a pair of modern outdoor pools, producing a sustainably warm immersion even when air temperatures dip sharply as they often do at Miette's elevation. The slightly acidic pH of 6.0 gives the water a clean mineral clarity. The surrounding wilderness—grizzly bear habitat, elk meadows, and the endless expanse of Jasper's backcountry—lends the experience a scale and wildness that few thermal resorts anywhere in the world can match.