Granite Hot Springs, Wyoming, Natural thermal pool in Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming.
Granite Hot Springs is a pool in Sublette County, Wyoming, 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Jackson, maintained by the United States Forest Service. Early settlers dug the pool to collect the water, and the Civilian Conservation Corps added a campground, changing room and deck in 1933. A primitive pool sits at Granite Falls about half a mile downstream.
Early settlers in the region dug a pool to collect the spring water. In 1933 the Civilian Conservation Corps enlarged it, adding a campground, changing room and deck, as the sign at the pool records. The springs are maintained by the United States Forest Service.
The pool's name comes from Granite Creek, which runs beside it; the Civilian Conservation Corps added a campground, changing room and deck in 1933, as a sign at the pool records. About half a mile downstream at Granite Falls a primitive pool was one of the locations used to shoot the 1992 film A River Runs Through It.
In summer the pool can be reached by car; in winter access is only by skis, snowshoes, snowmobile or dogsled. The water can reach 112 °F (44 °C) in winter, drops into the 80s during peak spring snowmelt and sits in the mid-90s in summer. A primitive pool lies about half a mile downstream at Granite Falls.
About half a mile downstream from the main pool, a primitive pool sits at Granite Falls; this spot was one of the locations used to shoot the 1992 film A River Runs Through It. The main pool itself is maintained by the United States Forest Service.
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