Tagged: hot-springs

Missouri has no natural hot springs — but it has world-class cold ones, and Arkansas's thermal pools are a drivable soak-and-sleep weekend away.

minnesota has zero natural hot springs — but the north shore sauna scene is the real soak-and-sleep play. here's where to camp.

Michigan has no natural hot springs — but the UP's sauna culture and Great Lakes shorelines make a surprisingly good soak-and-sleep trip. Here's the honest version.

Maine has no natural hot springs — but the cedar-tub-and-cold-lake combo is its own thing. Honest picks for soak-and-sleep camping across the state.

Maryland doesn't have real hot springs, but you can camp western MD and drive to Berkeley Springs WV for the soak. Here's how a straight-shooting ranger plans it.

Massachusetts has no natural hot springs — here's the honest guide to cedar-tub campgrounds, warm ponds, and the Vermont drive worth making.

Louisiana has no real hot springs — but a soak-and-sleep trip from the state is still doable. Here's how to actually route it, with honest camp picks.

Kentucky doesn't have real hot springs — here's the honest soak-and-sleep workaround using state resort parks, cabin hot tubs, and one drive to Arkansas.

Honest truth about hot springs camping in Kansas, which state parks come closest, and when to just drive to Arkansas or Colorado instead.

Indiana doesn't have geothermal hot springs, but French Lick's mineral baths plus nearby state park and Hoosier National Forest camping make a real weekend.

Illinois has no natural hot springs, but these campgrounds with heated pools, hot tub cabins, and nearby soak options come close.

A ranger's eye on Idaho hot springs camping — Kirkham, Bonneville, Sunbeam, Jerry Johnson and more, with honest notes on crowds, timing, and gotchas.

Iowa does not have hot springs. I will say that again because the search engines keep pretending otherwise: there are no natural geothermal springs in the…

Honest look at hot springs camping in Hawaii after the 2018 Kilauea eruption — what's left at Pohoiki, where to camp nearby, and the permits you'll need.

Honest guide to hot springs camping in Georgia — what's real near Warm Springs, where to pitch at F.D. Roosevelt State Park, and when to just drive to Arkansas.

Florida's "hot springs" are actually 72°F year-round — but these state park and Ocala NF campgrounds make for great soak-and-sleep trips.

Delaware has zero natural hot springs — here's the honest camping lineup for hot showers, warm bay swims, and the private parks with actual hot tubs.

There are no hot springs in D.C. Here's where to actually drive — Berkeley Springs, Bath County, and the GWNF campgrounds that make the trip worth it.

Honest take on hot springs camping in Connecticut — why there aren't any, which campgrounds have hot tubs, and where to actually soak.

Colorado hot springs camping, honest edition: which campgrounds pair with which soaks, what to skip, and where cell service dies.

California's hot springs are not scattered at random; they trace, with a certain stubborn precision, the fault systems that make the eastern half of the state…

honest field report on hot springs camping in Arizona — Verde, Ringbolt, Kaiser, El Dorado — where to soak, where to sleep, which ones to skip.

Honest picks for hot springs camping in Arkansas: Gulpha Gorge, Ouachita National Forest sites, and the lake state parks within an hour of Bathhouse Row.

Alabama has no true hot springs — but it has cold, clean spring-fed pools and campgrounds worth the trip. Honest picks, plus where to drive for a real soak.

Planning hot springs in Alaska with a tent or van? Chena, Manley, Tolovana, Serpentine and boat-in Southeast soaks, with access notes and cost cautions.