Hot spring feature in Raksawarin public park, Ranong

Raksawarin Hot Springs

Ranong's public hot springs, whose mineral water is clean enough to drink.

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Bathing: Outdoor

Raksawarin sits in a shaded public park a short way from central Ranong, in Thailand's wet, forested southern isthmus. Three springs rise here — traditionally called father, mother and child — feeding basins, a covered geyser feature and public soaking and foot pools among the trees. The water is unusually pure, and Ranong has long piped it around town.

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Why visit

A free, entirely local hot spring park with drinkable mineral water, in a corner of Thailand few visitors reach.

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The water

Thermal water

Source: Father, Mother and Child springs
Mineralisation: Clean sulphur-free mineral water, potable at source
Character: Three springs emerging at around 65°C; the water is unusually pure and free of sulphur, and is piped for drinking and bathing in Ranong.

History

The springs have supplied Ranong for generations and were formalised as a public park, with royal patronage recorded in the town's history; nearby hotels and bathhouses draw from the same source.

Practical information

The park is free; some pools and private baths at adjacent facilities charge. Water at the source basins is near boiling — soak only in the designated pools.