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Snively Hot Springs Recreation Site

Snively Hot Springs Recreation Site

Adrian (Owyhee Canyon) · Lower Owyhee River, BLM Vale District

Primitivedrive-upno fee
6080100120
190 °F · body temp marked
Water190 °F
FeeFree to soak
Seasonyear-round day use
LandBLM
WhereAdrian (Owyhee Canyon), Oregon
DriveBend ≈ 5 h, Portland ≈ 7 h

The water here leaves the bank at 190 degrees, so test any pool with your hand before you sit. Along the Lower Owyhee River, soakers have piled river rocks into pools that mix that scalding source with river flow, and in spring runoff the river can swallow the pools entirely. It's free BLM land, open for day use from sunrise to sunset, and the no-camping rule is strictly enforced, as is the fire ban. There's a vault toilet and parking. Head out from Adrian on Owyhee Lake Road and make it a canyon afternoon.

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From Bureau of Land Management, Vale District (Malheur Field Office), last checked 19 September 2026.

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Last checked 19 September 2026. Map coordinates 43.73, -117.2. Something changed? Tell us through the contact page, with a link to the operator's page.