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Dewar Creek Hot Springs

GPS: 49.95538,-116.51637

Dewar Creek Hot Springs Located in the Purcell Wilderness Conservancy, The springs are reached by trail (about 3-4 hours)19.2 Km out and back trail from the end of the Dewar Creek Forest Service Road (four-wheel drive recommended). Due to snowmelt and pack in the early spring, the Hot Springs are usually flooded until mid-June early July. 

This area can be accessed following an old outfitting route Travel 47 kilometres west on the St. Mary’s forest service road to the intersection of the West Fork St. Mary’s road and the Dewar Creek road. Follow the Dewar Creek road until it ends at 27 km (the last 4 km is a rough road, and high clearance vehicles are recommended).

At the start of the route, there is a trail register. Continue for about 1.5 hours after crossing Wesley Creek. If you are riding a horse, before you reach the creek the trail will cross the creek.
If you’re on foot, climb up the east bank and follow a rugged hiking path that leads back to the old outfitting trail. Continue to Dewar Creek Hot Springs. Total time: 3-4 hours.

 

The path contours over the springs area at Dewar Creek Hot Springs and continues another .5 kilometres to Bugle Basin, a large slide area where hiker camping is permitted. Follow the trail that crosses Dewar Creek immediately after emerging from the forest to reach an existing horse camping area across the creek to the west.

Do not camp above the springs or walk through the bog forest. in order to allow these areas to regenerate. Using the horse trail above the bogs or the rocks along the stream to get to the hot springs. Water flowing through cracks through the substrate is heated to temperatures above 100 degrees Celsius, or the boiling point. It rises to the surface with many minerals in solution, especially calcium, magnesium, and sulphur compounds.

The temperature of the hot water at the surface vents exceeds 80 degrees Celsius. Over the years, visitors to the springs have built a number of pools out of both natural and manmade materials. With the exception of one tiny tub, all have been removed. BC Parks will continue to withdraw new construction and ask for your help.

The fundamental value of the springs for wildlife use greatly outweighs the benefits of modifying the springs for recreational bathing. Other places in the Kootenays provide much greater, more affordable opportunities for hot spring soaking.

 During the birthing season, May through July, the minerals brought to the surface by the hot mineral springs form important licks for five species of elk, goat, whitetail deer, mule deer, and moose, providing them with high absorptions of minerals and nutrients.

Many rare plants grow in the side hill bog immediately above the springs: Western St. John’s-wort, a yellowish orange-flowered herb. Slender Muhlenbergia, a small grass found in dense mats near hot springs vents, and Hot–springs Panicum, a grass found only in hot springs ecosystems. At Dewar hot springs, a red-listed damselfly Argia vivida, also known as the “Vivid Dancer,” was discovered.

 Blue in color, it is sometimes seen clinging to the rubble and boulders near the hot springs.Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir dominate the Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir (ESSF) region around the springs. Popular plants include false azalea, white-flowered rhododendron, and huckleberry. The Dewar hot springs and the surrounding Bugle Basin region form a complex and interdependent ecosystem. Predators such as grizzly bears, wolves, and wolverines depend on productive ungulate populations in the same way that ungulates do.

Hiking trail map Click Here 

 

Featured photo and the mid page gallary by @karengoforth16 

 

Enjoyed a beautiful hot spring 10km into the backcountry 🤩🏔🥾 
📸- kschwabs_

Enjoyed a beautiful hot spring 10km into the backcountry 🤩🏔🥾
📸- kschwabs_
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Hot springs and cold creeks

Hot springs and cold creeks ...

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Most rewarding hike & overnight camp to start the morning with a swim in natural hot springs 🔥🏞️💕
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#dewarcreekhotsprings #exploreBC #wilderness #naturalhotsprings #lovelife #happy

Most rewarding hike & overnight camp to start the morning with a swim in natural hot springs 🔥🏞️💕
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#dewarcreekhotsprings #exploreBC #wilderness #naturalhotsprings #lovelife #happy
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The view from our camp in Bugle Basin #dewarcreekhotsprings #kootenay #mountains

The view from our camp in Bugle Basin #dewarcreekhotsprings #kootenay #mountains ...

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Wilderness adventures with an awesome group of girls! #dewarcreekhotsprings #20kmroundtrip #over80° #hikingBC #funtimefriends #lovinglife❤️

Wilderness adventures with an awesome group of girls! #dewarcreekhotsprings #20kmroundtrip #over80° #hikingBC #funtimefriends #lovinglife❤️ ...

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Summertime fun with these blonde babes #hiking #exploreBC #dewarcreekhotsprings #outdooradventures #dayhike

Summertime fun with these blonde babes #hiking #exploreBC #dewarcreekhotsprings #outdooradventures #dayhike ...

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Good 20km day, lots of laughs with super wicked awesome chicks #dewarcreek #dewarcreekhotsprings #summerdontend #explorebc

Good 20km day, lots of laughs with super wicked awesome chicks #dewarcreek #dewarcreekhotsprings #summerdontend #explorebc ...

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Bugle basin..scoping some sweet lines...
#dewarcreekhotsprings 
#purcells

Bugle basin..scoping some sweet lines...
#dewarcreekhotsprings
#purcells
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Soakers Report by: wildlivingwellness 

Autumn, the season that teaches us that change can be beautiful.

The seasons are shifting into cooler crisp air, leaves are beginning to reveal their beautiful colours, and the days are getting shorter.
The swift bustle of summer is moving into the slower, beautiful moments of autumn🍂

The seasons of nature show us that we too, have seasons of our life.

Moving through the seasons can be challenging at times, and requires us to come back to grounding. Finding a hot spring to contrast the
cooling air is one of my favourite ways to experience the shift through summer to autumn 💛🧡

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Soakers Report by: wildlivingwellness

Autumn, the season that teaches us that change can be beautiful.

The seasons are shifting into cooler crisp air, leaves are beginning to reveal their beautiful colours, and the days are getting shorter.
The swift bustle of summer is moving into the slower, beautiful moments of autumn🍂

The seasons of nature show us that we too, have seasons of our life.

Moving through the seasons can be challenging at times, and requires us to come back to grounding. Finding a hot spring to contrast the
cooling air is one of my favourite ways to experience the shift through summer to autumn 💛🧡

#seasons #changingseasons #embraceyou #embraceyourself #youarenotalone #youaremagic #youareyourownhealer #womenwhohike #hikinglover #backcountry #hotspring #mountainlife #mountainlover #kootenays #hotsprings #dewarhotsprings #dewarcreekhotsprings #hotspringsofbc #wildernessculture
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Dewar creek hot springs :

At the start of the route, there is a trail register. Continue for about 1.5 hours after crossing Wesley Creek. If you are riding a horse, before you reach the creek the trail will cross the creek.
If you're on foot, climb up the east bank and follow a rugged hiking path that leads back to the old outfitting trail. Continue to Dewar Creek Hot Springs. Total time: 3-4 hours.
The path contours over the springs area at #DewarCreekHotSprings and continues another .5 kilometres to Bugle Basin, a large slide area where hiker camping is permitted. Follow the trail that crosses Dewar Creek immediately after emerging from the forest to reach an existing horse camping area across the creek to the west.

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Dewar creek hot springs :

At the start of the route, there is a trail register. Continue for about 1.5 hours after crossing Wesley Creek. If you are riding a horse, before you reach the creek the trail will cross the creek.
If you're on foot, climb up the east bank and follow a rugged hiking path that leads back to the old outfitting trail. Continue to Dewar Creek Hot Springs. Total time: 3-4 hours.
The path contours over the springs area at #DewarCreekHotSprings and continues another .5 kilometres to Bugle Basin, a large slide area where hiker camping is permitted. Follow the trail that crosses Dewar Creek immediately after emerging from the forest to reach an existing horse camping area across the creek to the west.

#hiddengem #relaxation #intags #campingfun #hotsprings #getoutside #camping #calming #relax #campinglife
.
.#hotsprings #bcbeach #hotspringsbound #bc #hotspring #hotspringing #bchotsprings #discoverbc #bclife #hotspringwater #hotspringsontap #hotspringdays #hotspringresort #bcliving #hotspringpool #hotspringsofbc #bccanada🇨🇦
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I'm starting to get pretty stoked for the lineup of backpacking trips, waterfalls, and peaks lined up for the summer!  It's all about just getting outside!  Here is a shot from the super hot Dewar Creek Hot Springs west of Kimberley BC a few years back! #outdoors #mountainobsession #exploreeverything #mountains #explorebc #britishcolumbia #hotsprings #dewarcreekhotsprings #kimberley #eastkootenays #imagesofcanada #explorecanada #canada #summer #exploring #adventure

I'm starting to get pretty stoked for the lineup of backpacking trips, waterfalls, and peaks lined up for the summer! It's all about just getting outside! Here is a shot from the super hot Dewar Creek Hot Springs west of Kimberley BC a few years back! #outdoors #mountainobsession #exploreeverything #mountains #explorebc #britishcolumbia #hotsprings #dewarcreekhotsprings #kimberley #eastkootenays #imagesofcanada #explorecanada #canada #summer #exploring #adventure ...

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A true backcountry gem.

#dewarcreekhotsprings

A true backcountry gem.

#dewarcreekhotsprings
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