Tolovana Hot Springs

Tolovana Hot Springs is a thermal spring in Alaska’s Tolovana River Valley, about forty-five air miles northwest of Fairbanks, and is considered the most remote of the valley’s “big four” hot springs. Its water emerges at about one hundred forty degrees Fahrenheit and contains sodium chloride and sulfur dioxide, with a pH of seven point four, while a nearby cold spring provides drinking water. The site includes three cabins and a private airstrip. A main approach follows an eleven-mile trail from Elliott Highway milepost ninety-three over Tolovana Hot Springs Dome, which offers views of the White Mountains, but travel is challenging in both winter cold and muddy summer conditions.

Minto, Alaska · United States