Here Are 7 Wyoming Swimming Holes That You Need To Visit ASAP

Swimming holes are a great source for heating up or cooling during the warmest months. It is extremely important that you are aware of - and avoid - the areas where the water is scalding hot. Here are spots to go swimming in Wyoming that you need to familiarize yourself with first before heading to check out. These hot and warm springs are absolutely worth the effort:

1. Mr. Bubbles Hot Spring

2. Kelly Warm Springs

As its name suggests, the water is moderately warm at Kelly Warm Springs. This spring is great for families because it is deep enough to actually swim in, and shallow enough for children as well. The warm spring is accessible via Gros Ventre Road, and is located in the Jackson Hole area.

3. Boiling River

This is another great spring for families to enjoy. The temperature of the Boiling River is 140ºF, so you need to stay clear of this stream, as that temperature is entirely too high for lounging. However, there is a section where the Boiling River spills over into the very cold Gardiner River; you need to find the segment in which the two combine to form a nice, warm swimming hole. The warm spring is located in Yellowstone National Park, just north of Mammoth Hot Springs on Route 89.

4. Firehole

Firehole is a spring with rapids thrown in for good measure. The rapids flow into a deep pool with shallow areas outside of the current, and the water is warm, thanks to being water that originated within Old Faithful itself. Firehole River Canyon is located inside Yellowstone National Park about 1 1/2 miles from Old Faithful. For your safety, please stay out of the main current and safely enjoy the shallow areas outside of it.

5. Saratoga Natural Hot Springs

Saratoga Natural Hot Springs, or "Hobo Pool", is located off of Walnut Avenue in Saratoga. Saratoga Hot Springs, which ranges in temperature from 117ºF to 128ºF, feeds into Hobo Pool. It has a concrete foundation and a sandy bottom, which empties into the North Platte River. You can swim in some areas of the river, but you must be careful that the water is not too hot in these sections of the river.

6. Hot Springs

The water of the hot springs in the aptly-named Hot Springs State Park is 135ºF, however, the water at the nearby bath house is maintained at a more comfortable 104ºF for therapeutic soaking.

7. Granite Hot Springs

So, what do you think? Did we include your favorites, or did we miss yours? Do you know of any good swimming lakes in Wyoming you think we should cover? Let us know in the comments!