Chena Hot Springs Resort

Details

Temperature

106°F

Elevation

1,214 ft

Coordinates

65.0518, -146.0510

Access

Drive-up

Development

Resort

Season

Year-round

Fee

$20

Clothing

Required

Last Verified

Aug 8, 2026

About

Alaska's only full-service hot spring resort, located 56 miles northeast of Fairbanks. Features indoor and outdoor mineral pools, an ice museum, lodging, and aurora viewing in winter.

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Chena Hot Springs is an unincorporated community and hot spring resort in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States, 56.5 miles (90.9 km) northeast of Fairbanks near the Chena River State Recreation Area. The resort makes use of the first low-temperature binary geothermal power plant built in Alaska, and is working on several alternative energy projects, including production and use of hydrogen and vegetable oil for fuel. The resort is conducting collaborative experiments in greenhouse production of vegetables with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.

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USGS Water Quality

Nearest site: MONUMENT C AT CHENA HOT SPRINGS AK (0.2 mi)

Temperature, water 1.5 deg C
Specific conductance 66 uS/cm @25C
pH 7.4 std units
Alkalinity 25 mg/l CaCO3
Total dissolved solids 43 mg/l
USGS Site 15490000 →

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