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Lussier Hot Springs

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Free riverside rock pools in Whiteswan Lake Park, reached by a short steep trail.

StatusOpen
Soak temp~43°C source
CostFree
AccessShort steep trail
Fact check✓ August 2026
The spring

Lussier Hot Springs is one of the Kootenays’ favourite free soaks: natural rock pools stacked beside the cold, rushing Lussier River, with hot water seeping in at around 43°C and each pool cooler than the last.

BC Parks currently describes Lussier as available for soaking and lists no active closure advisory. Conditions can change quickly: check the official Whiteswan Lake Park page before travelling, use extreme caution on the Whiteswan Forest Service Road, and avoid the access trail when snow or ice makes it unsafe.

Rock pools beside the Lussier River at Lussier Hot Springs
Photo: Shane Smith, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts

LocationWhiteswan Lake Provincial Park, 17.5 km up Whiteswan FSR off Hwy 93/95 near Canal Flats
Water temperaturesource ~43°C, river-cooled pools
AccessShort steep trail from parking
FeesFree
Good to knowBC Parks currently lists no closure advisory; use extreme caution on the Whiteswan FSR and check the official park page before travelling
Facts verified August 2026

Getting there

17.5 km up the gravel Whiteswan Forest Service Road, off Hwy 93/95 south of Canal Flats. Use extreme caution through the canyon section between kilometres 15 and 18, keep headlights on, and yield to loaded industrial traffic.

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