McCredie Hot Springs

Day-use fee or a valid Northwest Forest Pass/interagency pass is required at the parking area, per guide reporting.

This is a hot spring soak, not a swimming hole: source water reaches up to 160-163°F and can scald if touched directly, the volunteer-built rock-and-mud soaking pools may contain sharp rocks, debris, or broken glass on the bottom, and reaching the south-side pools requires crossing Salt Creek, which is hazardous at high flow. The site is also reported as clothing-optional, which some families may want to know before visiting. Adults should supervise children closely around the hot source and creek crossing rather than treat it as a casual wading spot.

A hike is required, about 0.1 mi one-way to the north-side pools; about 0.3 mi one-way to the south-side pools to the water (roughly 2-5 minutes to the north pools; about 10 minutes to the south pools). Wear real shoes, since approaches to natural swim spots are often rocky or rooty.

Large pullout/parking area directly off Hwy 58 (between mileposts 45-46), accessible to any vehicle; a day-use fee or valid interagency/Northwest Forest Pass is required, per guide reporting, but no specific dollar amount was found in available sources.

Spring, summer, and fall are described as most manageable, when creek levels are lower and safer to cross; the volunteer-built pools are rebuilt each year after spring runoff damages them.

Managed by the U.S. Forest Service (Willamette National Forest); open year-round from sunrise to sunset; site is undeveloped/informal and reported as clothing-optional.

McCredie Hot Springs is on Salt Creek, a natural hot spring verified in USGS hydrography data.