Can you soak at Surprise Pool?

No. Surprise Pool is documented as closed to soaking or off-limits to bathing. It is listed for reference only; see the sources on this page.

Where is Surprise Pool?

Surprise Pool is in Teton County, Wyoming, at coordinates 44.5358, -110.8004.

What other hot springs are near Surprise Pool?

The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are Great Fountain, under 1 mi; Firehole Spring, under 1 mi; and White Dome Geyser, Surprise Pool, under 1 mi.

Surprise Pool

Surprise Pool is a geothermal spring in Teton County, Wyoming. It is documented as closed to soaking and is listed for reference only.

Surprise Pool is a hot spring pool in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is located near Great Fountain Geyser and A-0 Geyser.

Facts

Coordinates: 44.5358, -110.8004 (Google Maps, OSM)
Source temperature: Not recorded
Access: Public land
Type: Unknown
Fee: Not recorded
Clothing optional: Not recorded
Nearest town: Not recorded
State: Wyoming
Data sources: Wikipedia, Wikidata, Official sources (linked below). See sources

Map

Larger marker is Surprise Pool; smaller markers are other springs within 50 miles.

Quick answers

Can you soak at Surprise Pool?: No. Surprise Pool is documented as closed to soaking or off-limits to bathing. It is listed for reference only; see the sources on this page.
Where is Surprise Pool?: Surprise Pool is in Teton County, Wyoming, at coordinates 44.5358, -110.8004.
What other hot springs are near Surprise Pool?: The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are Great Fountain, under 1 mi; Firehole Spring, under 1 mi; and White Dome Geyser, Surprise Pool, under 1 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

National Park Servicenps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/safety.htm
National Park Servicenps.gov/yell/learn/management/lawsandpolicies.htm

Merged from

Wikipedia: short description, CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata: name, county and website, CC0

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