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Sunbeam Hot Springs

Sunbeam Hot Springs is a hot spring with developed pools near Stanley in Custer County, Idaho. Water at the source is recorded at 169°F (76°C), hot enough to scald. Records place it on public land.

169°F76°C recorded at the source
Scalding at the source. Do not enter without a cooled, mixed pool.

Sunbeam Hot Springs flows into the Salmon River east of Stanley beside a 1937 Civilian Conservation Corps bathhouse that is now a Sawtooth National Forest interpretive site; the hot water once fed pools and tubs in the bathhouse.

Facts

Coordinates
44.2677, -114.7498 (Google Maps, OSM)
Source temperature
169°F (76°C)
Access
Public land
Type
Developed pools
Fee
Not recorded
Clothing optional
Not recorded
Nearest town
Stanley
State
Idaho
Data sources
NOAA NCEI, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Official sources (linked below). See sources

Map

Larger marker is Sunbeam Hot Springs; smaller markers are other springs within 50 miles.

Quick answers

Can you soak at Sunbeam Hot Springs?
Records place Sunbeam Hot Springs on public land. That is not a guarantee of current access: closures, fire restrictions and road conditions change, so check with the land manager before you go.
How hot is Sunbeam Hot Springs?
The hottest recorded reading at the source is 169°F (76°C). That is the outlet temperature, not a pool temperature; water cools as it flows away from the source. Water this hot can cause serious burns, so test any pool by hand first.
Where is Sunbeam Hot Springs?
Sunbeam Hot Springs is near Stanley in Custer County, Idaho, at coordinates 44.2677, -114.7498.
What other hot springs are near Sunbeam Hot Springs?
The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are Basin Creek Hot Spring, 3 mi; Robinson Bar Hot Springs, 4 mi; and Mormon Bend Hot Spring, 4 mi.

Before you go

  • Temperatures are measured at the source and can be far hotter than any soaking pool. Test with a hand before stepping in.
  • Access, fees, and road conditions change. Verify with the land manager or owner; "public" here reflects survey records, not a current right of entry.
  • Water in natural springs is untreated. Keep your head above water and avoid soaking with open wounds. Some springs carry Naegleria fowleri risk.
  • Pack out everything, including soap residue. Many springs have been closed because of trash and overcrowding.

Sources

Dataset last rebuilt October 11, 2026. Not yet checked on site by a person. Access, fee, clothing and closure details appear only when a source below states them. How this data is built.

Checked against

  1. USDA Forest Servicefs.usda.gov/r04/sawtooth/recreation/sunbeam-ccc-hotspringsb…

Merged from

  1. NOAA NCEI Thermal Springs List (archived 2025): survey location and source temperature, public domain
  2. OpenStreetMap: mapped feature and its tags, ODbL
  3. Wikidata: name, county and website, CC0