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Hot Springs in Australia

Depending on how you say things, Australia could be the smallest continent on the planet or the largest island in the world. It’s nearly the same size as the United States in landmass. With this comes a plethora of hot springs, called “thermal springs” down under. These geo-thermally heated waters are available across the country.

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List of Thermal Springs & Swimming Holes in AUS

From primitive thermal springs for soaking to fully developed resorts, you’ll find your pick in Australia. The natural springs here, like in other countries, come in all temperatures. You’ll find some warm springs, to those hot enough to relax all your aches and pains.  Camping and lodging are generally available in the vicinity, and even on-site at select thermal springs.

Artesian Bore Baths, Australia

Artesian Bore Baths – Lightning Ridge, NSW, Australia

Artesian Mud Baths, Australia

Artesian Mud Baths – Eulo, QLD, Australia

Landscape, Barrabup Pool, Nannup, Western Australia

Barrabup Pool – Nannup, WA, Australia

Swimmer, Berry Springs Waterhole, Berry Springs, NT, Australia

Berry Springs Waterhole – NT, Australia

Forest Landscape Around Bitter Springs, Mataranka, Australia

Bitter Springs – Mataranka, NT, Australia

Deep Blue Pool, Buley Rockhole, Litchfield National Park, NT, Australia

Buley Rockhole – Litchfield National Park, NT, Australia

Large Main Pool, Burren Junction Hot Springs, Burren Junction, NSW, Australia

Burren Junction Hot Springs – NSW, Australia

Blue Water, Cardwell Spa Pool, Cardwell, Queensland, Australia

Cardwell Spa Pool – North QLD, Australia

Natural Bore Bath, Coward Springs Campground, Stuarts Creek, South Australia

Coward Springs Campground Natural Spa – Stuarts Creek, SA, Australia

Dalhousie Springs, Australia

Dalhousie (Edith) Springs – Witjira, SA, Australia

Deep Blue Hotel and Hot Springs, Australia

Deep Blue Hotel & Hot Springs – Warrnambool, VIC, Australia

Calm River Water, Ellendale Pool, Ellendale, Western, Australia

Ellendale Pool – WA, Australia

Entrance, Goodooga Artesian Springs, Goodooga, NSW, Australia

Goodooga Artesian Springs – NSW, Australia

Pool Spa, Great Artesian Spa, Mitchell, Queensland, Australia

Great Artesian Spa – Mitchell, QLD, Australia

Gwydir Thermal Pools Motel and Caravanpark, Australia

Gwydir Thermal Pools Motel & Caravanpark – Moree, NSW, Australia

Thermal Springs Pools, Tasmania, Australia

Hastings Caves & Thermal Springs – TAS, Australia

Hepburn Bathhouse and Spa- Hepburn Springs, Australia

Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa – Hepburn Springs, VIC, Australia

Image of an indoor pool at Hot Springs Pools and Units in Moree, Australia

Hot Springs Pools & Units – Moree, Australia

Birdwatching, White Ibis, Howard Springs Nature Park, Howard Springs, NT, Australia

Howard Springs Nature Park – NT, Australia

Coastline, Yallingup, Western Australia

Injidup Natural Spa – Yallingup, WA, Australia

Innot hot springs, Australia

Innot (Nettle Creek) Hot Springs – QLD, Australia

Japanese Bath House, Australia

Japanese Bath House – South Bowenfels, NSW, Australia

Katherine Hot Springs - Australia

Katherine Hot Springs — Katherine South, NT, Australia

Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania, Australia

Kimberley Warm Springs — Kimberly, TAS, Australia

Lorella Springs Northern Territory Australia Blue-faced Honeyeaster

Lorella Springs Wilderness Park – Borroloola, NT, Australia

Mataranka Thermal Pool, Australia

Mataranka Hot Springs – NT, Australia

Pool, Middle (Mayiba) Springs, Kununurra, Western Australia

Middle Springs (Mayiba) – Kununurra, WA, Australia

Rocky Cliff, Python Pool, Millstream Chichester National Park, Millstream, Western Australia

Millstream Chichester National Park – WA, Australia

Rocks, Molly (Galjiba) Springs, Kununurra, Western Australia

Molly Springs (Galjiba) – Kununarra, WA, Australia

Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre, Australia

Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre – NSW, Australia

Image of the Mungindi Hot Swimming Pool Complex entrace in Moree, Australia

Mungindi Swimming Pool Complex – Moree, Australia

Thermal Baths, Noosa Springs Golf and Spa Resort, Noosa Heads, QLD, Australia

Noosa Springs Golf & Spa Resort – Noosa Heads, QLD, Australia

Large Pool, Paralana Hot Springs, Arkaroola, South Australia

Paralana (Radioactive) Hot Springs – Arkaroola, SA, Australia

Peninsula Hot Springs, Australia

Peninsula Hot Springs – Fingal, VIC, Australia

Landscape, Rocky Pool, John Forrest National Park, Hovea, Western Australia

Rocky Pool – John Forrest NP, Hovea, WA, Australia

The Rocky Pool Walk and Bibbulmun Track Trails, Kalamunda National Park, Piesse Brook, Western Australia

Rocky Pool – Kalamunda NP, Piesse Brook, WA, Australia

Relax Poolside, Serpentine Falls, Serpentine National Park, Serpentine, Western Australia

Serpentine Falls – Serpentine NP, WA Australia

Landscape, Talaroo Hot Springs, Queensland, Australia

Talaroo Hot Springs – QLD, Australia

Hot Springs Water

Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs Park – NT, Australia

Bubbler Spring, Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park, Stuarts Creek, South Australia

Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Park – Stuarts Creek, SA, Australia

Both Pools, Yarrangobilly Caves Thermal Pool, Yarrangobilly, Australia

Yarrangobilly Caves Thermal Pool – NSW, Australia

Zebedee Springs, Australia

Zebedee Springs – Durack, WA, Australia

Map of Thermal Springs & Swimming Holes in AUS

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Peninsula Hot Springs Pool and Cave Australia
Peninsula Hot Springs, Victoria, Australia. Photo by: ThinkGeoEnergy

Australia has a wealth of truly fantastic mineral bathing experiences. In the country “Down Under” there aren’t active volcanoes since the country doesn’t sit on any tectonic fault lines. Therefore, the hot springs aren’t heated with magma’s energy but instead, the water bubbles up from so deep in the earth it’s brought to temperature by the earth’s core.

The balmy weather in this country near the equator makes outdoor bathing possible year-round. Both resorts and primitive thermal springs are represented in Australia. We’ll take a look at some of the top hot springs in the country below.

Note that not all of the following soaking and swimming options are sourced by natural springs. Some are fed by rivers and waterfalls and are just popular places to cool down on a hot Australian day.

6 States and 2 Territories:

  • ACT = Australia Capital Territory
  • NSW = New South Wales
  • NT = Northern Territory
  • QLD = Queensland
  • SA = South Australia
  • TAS = Tasmania
  • VIC = Victoria
  • WA = Western Australia

Northern Territory

Bitter Springs, Australia
Bitter Springs. Photo: Kia Kruse

In this north-central chunk of the country, there are several hot springs spots worth visiting. These include:

  • Howard Springs Nature Park
  • Mataranka Thermal Pool and Rainbow Springs
  • Katherine Hot Springs
  • Tjuwaliyn (Douglas) Hot Springs Park,
  • Bitter Springs
  • Berry Springs Waterhole
  • Lorella Springs Wilderness Park
  • Territory Wildlife Park (springs not safe for swimming)
  • Buley Rockhole (Litchfield NP)

Maratanka Thermal Pool and Rainbow Springs may sound familiar to bookish types. It was a featured location in the novel We of the Never, Never.

Western Australia

Mound Springs, Australia
Mound Springs, Australia. Photo: Elizabeth Gomm

This part of the country includes the capital of Perth and its own slew of hot springs. Here you’ll find:

  • Zebedee Springs
  • Middle Springs
  • Molly Springs
  • Millstream Chichester National Park
  • Ellendale Pool
  • Barrabup Pool
  • Injidup National Spa
  • Rocky Pool – Kalamunda National Park
  • Rocky Pool – John Forrest National Park

Many of these locations offer on-site camping, allowing for several dips in the springs over the length of a vacation. In Zebedee Springs there are small pools that lie in a chain up an incline, with the largest of the bathing holes at the bottom.

Queensland

Great Artisian Spa
Great Artisian Spa. Photo: facebook.com/MitchellGreatArtesianSpa

Queensland is located in Australia’s uppermost eastern corner. This area has fewer hot springs, although those located there don’t lack beauty. Burketown Hot Springs bubbles up more like a geyser than a typical spring pool, however, it is not safe for swimming and is toxic. Talaroo Hot Springs has small, rock-lined pools in a resort-like environment.

In Eulo, you’ll find Artisan Mud Baths where you can also bath in a clawfoot tub filled with spring water. Also in this section of the county is:

  • Great Artesian Spa
  • Innot (Nettel Creek) Hot Springs
  • Noosa Springs Spa
  • Cardwell Spa Pool

South Australia

Dalhousie Hot Springs, Australia
Dalhousie Hot Springs, Australia. Photo: dannebrog

As the name implies, this part of the country is the southern center of the nation, just below Northern Territory. Coward Springs is often called the spring “in the middle of nowhere,” and lies at the head of the Oodnadatta trail. Other thermal baths South Carolina is host to are:

  • Paralana Hot Springs (toxic and radioactive – not for soaking)
  • Dalhousie Hot Springs
  • Blanche Cup and Bubbler Springs
  • Sequoia Lodge

Like many of these hot springs spots, camping is available near the thermal spa.

New South Wales

Yarrangobilly Caves Thermal Pool, Australia
Yarrangobilly Caves Thermal Pool, Australia. Photo: njcull

Beneath Queensland is the territory of New South Wales, a portion of the nation with a healthy hot springs culture and home of Melbourne. In the past, you could have visited Gurley Hot Springs, a spring located in a farm field that has its own small showerhead for bathers to enjoy. However, Gurley is now private and indefinitely closed.

At Burren Junction Hot Springs the pool is surrounded by campgrounds and easily accessible by using the metal stairs down to the springs. Also in this part of the country are:

  • Yarrangobilly Caves Thermal Pool
  • Artesian Bore Baths
  • Pilliga Artesian Bore Bath (closed until further notice)
  • Gwydir Thermal Pools Motel & Caravanpark
  • Goodooga Artesian Springs
  • Japanese Bath House
  • Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre

Discover Australia’s Mineral Waters

Australia is certainly a hot spot for hot springs. No matter where you are in the country, a thermal pool is likely within driving distance. You can visit relaxing resorts with elegantly cultivated experiences like that at Japanese Bath House or Artisan Mud Baths or you can rough it, hiking to scenic locations like Katherine Hot Springs and Kerosene Creek.

Learn more about visiting Australia on our sister site, La Vida Nomad.

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