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Lussier Hot Springs

Closed

Beloved free riverside pools in Whiteswan Lake Park — closed by BC Parks for rockfall risk.

StatusClosed
Soak temp~43°C source
CostFree (when open)
AccessClosed — rockfall
Fact check✓ November 2026
⚠ Current statusCLOSED — BC Parks advisory ‘Lussier Hot Springs closed’ remains in effect (verified September 24, 2026). A geotechnical engineer confirmed unstable rock features and a compromised retaining wall above the upper pool; material was repositioned in June 2026 as a temporary stabilization. BC Parks says it hopes to open temporarily later in 2026 (lower pools, phased) with long-term construction after spring runoff 2027 — but no reopening date has been announced. Respect all closure signage.
The spring

Lussier Hot Springs is normally 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.

It is closed. BC Parks shut the springs after staff found large dislodged rocks in the upper pool and a compromised retaining wall; a professional geotechnical engineer confirmed the unstable rock and recommended the closure stay in place. In June 2026 material from the damaged wall was moved into the upper pool as a temporary stabilization. BC Parks has said it hopes to allow a temporary, phased reopening of the lower pools later in 2026, with permanent repairs after spring runoff in 2027 — but as of September 2026 the closure advisory is still in effect and no reopening date has been set. We’ll update this page the day that changes.

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 historically; river-cooled pools
AccessShort steep trail from parking (closed)
FeesFree (when open)
Facts verified November 2026

Getting there

17.5 km up the gravel Whiteswan Forest Service Road, off Hwy 93/95 south of Canal Flats. Do not plan a soak here until BC Parks lifts the closure.

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