Bagby Hot Springs

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About Bagby Hot Springs

Fourtyfive minutes outside of Estacada, Oregon lies Bagby Hot Springs. Surrounded by lush forest, sun dapples in through old growth trees along the 1.5 mile hike. Upon reaching Bagby Hot springs, you’ll find three soaking options. There is the Private Deck housing five hollowed out logs each in their own rooms. The Private Deck is partially covered to allow sky views and keep your belongings dry.

The Public Deck features three hollowed out log tubs and one whiskey barrel style tub. The log tubs were salvaged from a fire in 1979. A short distance from the Public Deck lies the Upper Deck, which was constructed by the Friends of Bagby. A large deck surrounds another whiskey barrel style tub, which holds eight people, and has been know to hold up to sixteen! At Bagby Hot Springs, the Public and Upper Decks are meant to be communal soaks. Being a popular place for its beauty and pristine water, there can often be a line. Please be sure to welcome those who are waiting to soak with you and share a story or two.

Camping is not allowed along the trail or at Bagby Hot Springs. But never fear, a mere quarter mile beyond the hot springs awaits Shower Creek Campground! While you’re out there, don’t miss Shower Creek Falls or Silver King Lake (6 miles from the campground). Keep following the trail and enjoy the scenery. One last thing to note; in 2002 the Forest Service banned alcohol at the hot springs, please be respectful of this rule, and remember to always pack it out!

Fees at Bagby Hot Springs

Parking fees do apply: $5.00

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Bagby Hot Springs Directions and Map

From Estacada drive about 45 minutes South East. You’ll drive up the Clackamas River Basin on Highway 224 then turn South. Continue along the Collawash River until you reach the parking trailhead parking area named Bagby Trailhead. There is a campground to the left when entering the parking lot, and two outhouses at the trailhead.


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  • Laurenmiller

    its so dirty! It looked like a public restroom. Wouldnt go there again!

  • rlw

    Went to Bagby in March, glad we went in the off season-heard it is very busy in the summer and police are sometimes there.  People are not being respectful of others due to the lack of packing out what they bring in…lots of garbage, I felt sad because I love those natural places that you have to put some energy in to find.  Got a private room with a hollowed out tree as a tub with my newlywed husband and it was nice to have the privacy. It started getting busy as we were leaving.

  • Sun Romper

    Take care in Late Spring to Early Fall with your car in the parking lot. Although the Forest Service has beefed up it patrol of the area, due to it’s distance, it is a popular location to break car windows and rummage through the vehicles. 

    The trail to Bagby is 1.5 miles long one way, and the last 4th of it is uphill. There are outhouses at the Hot Springs and one in the parking lot. To the left of the parking lot seemed to be a nice dry-camping area, although I never did find out if it was day use only or if they charged a fee. 

  • naturegirl

    Just got back from Bagby (6/18/12) and would give serious pause to visiting again. A new group has taken over the upkeep of the place and we were immediately informed in the parking lot what we needed to pay to camp ($11 per night, CHECK OUT at noon) and $5 per person to soak. They even gave us concert-like wrist bands we were suppose to wear. The tubs were fun, same as always and very busy. The campsite, however, had many annoying new aspects. The new picknick tables often were placed right in the way of the best spot to pitch your tent. Not only did I wake up to the loud, awful sound of a leaf blower early in the morning for what seemed like forever, we were disturbed twice by the group workers dropping off a firepit (also way early in the morning) and not sure why the second time cuz we were busy in our tent and ignored them when they kept shouting “Hello? Hello??”. When the noon check out time came, it seemed there were quite a few of these workers just hanging out at our site giving us a not welcome feeling.
    I have always paid my usage fee, packed out my garbage, left a clean campsite, and respected the area. This time I felt totally disrespected. Like you can pay to be here, but we really just want your money and for you to leave. Sad.