Hot spring trips

This page summarizes the major hot springs in southwestern BC

Meager Creek hot springs

• Location: 50°34.4' 123°28.0'
• All road junctions starting from Pemberton are well signed.
• Head NW from Pemberton on Pemberton Meadows road for 25km and turn right onto Upper Lillooet FSR. Keep left at 9km (right goes to Gold Bridge via Hurley Pass)
• Follow Upper Lillooet FSR to 38km and turn left onto the Meager Creek Branch. The Meager Creek Valley is extremely unstable and sometimes this road may be closed for public safety reasons.
• 6km up Meager Creek Branch, stay left.
• Park on the north side of the bridge over Meager Creek. The trail to the hot springs starts on the south side of the bridge. It's a 600m walk upstream to the hot springs.
• There is a $5 per person fee to cover maintenance.

See the Recreation Sites and Trails BC website and Bivouac for more information.

Keyhole Falls/Pebble Creek hot springs

These hotsprings are relatively close to the Meager Creek hot springs. The springs are fairly small, and not as well developed.

More info:

• Directions
• Trip Reports on the message board: November 2007 | October 2008
• Clubtread discussion

Skookumchuck/St. Agnes Well hot springs

From Pemberton, follow highway 99 towards Mt.Currie, after passing Lillooet Lake, turn right on the In-Shuck-In/Lillooet Main FSR. Follow untill you reach the hot springs (just before Skookumchuck). See the 'backroads mapbook' for more details.

More info: [1]

Sloquet hot springs

Location: 49°43.8' 122°19.5'
From Pemberton, follow highway 99 towards Mt.Currie, after passing Lillooet lake, turn right on the Skookumchuuk/Lillooet Main FSR. Cross Little Lillooet Lake at the Tenas Lake Bridge, and continue along the West Lillooet FSR. Before reaching Tipella and Harrison Lake, turn right onto the Sloquet Creek FSR to get to the hot springs. See bivouac for location.

Pitt River hot springs

Hard to access: a 30km paddle along Pitt Lake and a 22km bike ride along logging roads (Pitt River FSR). See the 'backroads mapbook' for more details.

Clear Creek hot springs

Located on the Eastern side of Harrison Lake. Follow the Harrison East FSR, then Clear Creek FSR (gated at start, 13km bike ride). See the 'backroads mapbook' for more details.

More information

• Bivouac - searchable online guide book
• Backroad Mapbook, Southwestern BC, Mussio Ventures - includes hotsprings listings
• bchotsprings.com
• Tourism BC: Hotsprings | Search listing with map
• Georgia Straight - Some Like It Hot
• soak.net
• Wikipedia:Hot springs around the world#British_Columbia
• Hot Springs of Western Canada: A Complete Guide