Boiling River, Natural hot spring in Yellowstone National Park, United States.
The Boiling River emerges where thermal waters from Mammoth Hot Springs mix with the cold Gardner River, creating temperature variations throughout the stream.
The discovery of thermal features like the Boiling River in the 1800s influenced the decision to establish Yellowstone as the first national park.
Native American tribes recognized these thermal waters as sacred places and used them for healing rituals before the establishment of the national park.
Swimming access remains restricted since 2022 due to flooding that altered the water course and damaged the surrounding infrastructure near the spring.
The spring water reaches temperatures of 140 degrees Fahrenheit before joining the Gardner River, making it one of the warmest thermal features in the park.
Location: Park County
Address: Boiling River Hot Springs, Wyoming 82190, USA
GPS coordinates: 44.98500,-110.68917
Latest update: March 2, 2025 19:44
Montana hosts natural and historic sites ranging from the limestone gorges of Bighorn Canyon, where red cliffs rise over 300 meters, to the Makoshika badlands dotted with dinosaur fossils. Visitors explore the boiling River near Gardiner, where thermal springs blend with the cold waters of the Gardner River, or cross the Kootenai suspension bridge that spans the river for 64 meters. The state also preserves traces of its past with the Pompeys Pillar, a sandstone formation bearing William Clark's signature from 1806, and the Gates of the Mountains, a canyon named by Meriwether Lewis during the 1805 expedition. From craft distilleries like Glacier Distilling Company in Coram, old railway infrastructures converted into accommodations, to artistic installations such as the Blue Horses in Three Forks, Montana offers a variety of discoveries for travelers exploring its regions.
Mammoth Hot Springs
2.1 km
Fort Yellowstone
1.3 km
Roosevelt Arch
5.2 km
Electric Peak
11.9 km
Mammoth Hot Springs Historic District
1.1 km
Sheepeater Cliff
10.9 km
North Entrance Road Historic District
856 m
Bunsen Peak
6 km
Golden Gate Canyon
6 km
Sepulcher Mountain
6.1 km
Orange Mound Spring
2.9 km
Osprey Falls
6.3 km
Clagett Butte
4.3 km
Quadrant Mountain
14.4 km
Terrace Mountain
4.9 km
Gardner River Bridge
3.1 km
Albright Visitor Center
1.3 km
H.W. Child House
1.7 km
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel
1.4 km
Mammoth Chapel
1.5 km
Indian Creek Campground
11.6 km
Mammoth Hot Springs Campground
1 km
Mammoth Hot Springs Campground Amphitheater
862 m
Gardner Canyon
3.4 km
Lower Terraces Area
2.3 km
Liberty Cap
1.9 km
Upper Terraces Area
2.5 km
Opal Terrace
3.2 kmReviews
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