Radium Hot Springs
Odourless mineral pools in a narrow Rocky Mountain canyon, operated by Parks Canada inside Kootenay National Park.
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- Source temperature
- 44°C
- Bathing temperature
- 39°C
- Bathing
- Outdoor
- Established
- 1922
Radium Hot Springs lies in the Sinclair Canyon of Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, where hot mineral water emerges between near-vertical walls of red rock. Parks Canada runs a hot soaking pool and a cooler swimming pool on the site.
Balnevia view
Why visit
The canyon setting is exceptional, and unlike most mountain springs the water carries almost no sulphur, so it is clear and odourless.
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The water
Thermal water
- Source
- Radium springs
- Mineralisation
- Low-mineral sulphate water, mildly radioactive
- Character
- Clear, odourless thermal water with trace radon, unusually free of sulphur
History
The springs were long used by the Ktunaxa people. The area became part of Kootenay National Park in 1920 and the pools have been federally operated since the early 1920s.
Practical information
The pools are open year-round; the hot pool sits at around 39°C and the adjacent pool is kept much cooler.
Getting there
On Highway 93 at the western gate of Kootenay National Park, about three hours from Calgary.
Location
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