Hart Mountain (Antelope) Hot Springs

Plush · Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge

Primitivedrive-up (gravel Hot Springs Road from refuge headquarters; open until weather closes it)no fee

°F scale 60–120

Waternot published

FeeFree to soak

Seasonyear-round subject to weather and road conditions

LandUSFWS (National Wildlife Refuge)

WherePlush, Oregon

DriveBend ≈ 3 h 30, Portland ≈ 6 h 30

This is a soak in antelope country: a natural hot spring inside the Hot Springs Campground on the Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, at the eastern base of Warner Peak. It's free, and so is the first-come camping. The refuge doesn't describe the pool or publish a water temperature, so arrive curious. After the 2024 Warner Peak Fire, new campsites went in behind buck-and-rail fencing to let the streamside recover; please keep to them. There are vault toilets and no water, so bring everything you'll drink. Trailers over 24 feet won't fit, and weather can close the road.

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From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge, last checked 19 September 2026. A few details here came secondhand, so it's worth a call before you go.

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Last checked 19 September 2026. Map coordinates 42.5, -119.69. Something changed? Tell us through the contact page, with a link to the operator's page.