Gold Fork Hot Springs
- Location
- Donnelly, Idaho, United States
- Water type
- thermal
- Temperature
- 40 °C
- pH
- 7.9
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Rich in trace elements — gentle on the skin.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Gold Fork Hot Springs is a series of natural thermal pools tucked into a forested canyon near Donnelly in Valley County, Idaho, where oligomineral geothermal waters emerge from the volcanic geology of the West Central Mountains at a variety of temperatures. The rustic rock-and-concrete pools descend the hillside in steps, allowing bathers to choose their preferred soaking temperature from scalding near the source to pleasantly warm in the lower pools. Located in a remote forest setting near the shores of Lake Cascade and the Payette National Forest, Gold Fork offers an unpretentious and immersive natural hot spring experience far from commercial development.