Did you know that Montana is home to 61 known hot springs? From commercially developed resorts to small hidden backcountry pools, there’s something for everyone who’s craving those hot, healing mineral waters. Choosing the best natural hot springs in Montana is certainly a matter of opinion and personal preference, but these 12 are especially popular and all well worth checking out!

1. Chico Hot Springs, Pray

This beautiful, family-friendly resort is a favorite among locals. It’s also a big part of Montana’s history - the original Chico Warm Springs Hotel opened in 1900!

2. Norris Hot Springs, Norris

Norris Hot Springs is a more casual option for soakers, though it’s not exactly uncivilized. The setting is rustic and peaceful, the grounds are kept clean, and the soaking is affordable. Norris Hot Springs even offers live poolside music, food, and beverages.

3. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort, Anaconda

Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is a favorite among the (very) young crowd. With a 350-foot water slide, two soaking tubs, a huge indoor swimming pool, a golf course, a children’s playground and a spa, among other activities, there’s something for everyone here., making it one of the best Montana hot springs.

4. Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort, Paradise

With six pools for soaking and swimming, a tavern and lodging ranging from cozy cabins to deluxe suites, Quinn’s Hot Springs Resort is a relaxing retreat that sits on the Clark Fork River.

5. Lolo Hot Springs, Lolo

A drive through Lolo National Forest is beautiful, and if it ends at Lolo Hot Springs, it’s even better. You can soak for the day or spend the night at the Lodge or the RV Park.

6. Symes Hot Springs Hotel and Mineral Baths, Hot Springs

The small town of 600 was named after the "big medicine" hot mineral springs discovered by Northwest Native American tribes. The Symes Hot Springs Hotel and Mineral Baths is a low-key place to stay and enjoy a soak, or you can find one of the public pools in town.

7. Jackson Hot Springs, Jackson

Fly fishing all summer, skiing all winter, fine dining all year round, and of course, a soaking pool of all natural mineral water... Jackson Hot Springs is where Montanans go to enjoy the best parts of the state.

8. Angela Well, Angela (near Miles City)

If you can find this hot spring, you know you’ve gotten away from it all. This isolated hot mineral pool is on private property, but there are no access restrictions. Have you experienced this off-the-beaten-path hot springs in Angela, Montana, before?

9. Bozeman Hot Springs, Bozeman

You’ll find hot pools, cold plunges and warm swimming areas at Bozeman Hot Springs. There’s also a day spa, a fitness center and spa treatments available, so you’re guaranteed to leave feeling refreshed.

10. Elkhorn Hot Springs, Polaris

The hot springs pools were built in 1918, and the lodge followed a few years later. Now Elkhorn Hot Springs offers a restaurant, cabins and packages for skiers.

11. Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs, Saco

The only hot springs resort along Montana’s northern tier has been around since the 1920s. If you haven’t been in years, it’s worth making a trip to see how Sleeping Buffalo Hot Springs has changed.

12. Boulder Hot Springs Inn and Spa, Boulder

At the historic Boulder Hot Springs Inn and Spa, you’ll have your choice of an outdoor pool, indoor plunges and steam rooms...and if they don’t relax you, a spa treatment certainly will.

Where do you like to go for a nice soak in hot springs in Montana? What's your favorite place to keep warm during the cold Montana winters? Sound off in the comments below!

For a dreamy hot springs getaway in Montana that's bucket-list worthy, check out (or *into*) Quinn Hot Springs Resort. The resort offers two large lodges and 25 cabins for overnight accommodations, plus five completely natural pools, and two additional pools that are salt-treated and maintained at a perfect 95-100 degree temperature for the ultimate R&R retreat in Big Sky Country.