Mccredie Springs Soakable

Mccredie Springs reads 163°F at the source (NCEI, historical reading); the pools people soak in usually run cooler than the source. Managed by the Willamette National Forest (checked 2026-08-19).

Cool Warm Hot Boiling-class 163°F

163°F / 73°C

Boiling-class range at the source — scalds in seconds

Reading from the NCEI Thermal Springs List (historical reading, 1981 compilation). Source temperature — lower pools usually run cooler.

Water temperatures change with flow and season — test before entering, and never submerge your head in warm natural water. CDC guidance on Naegleria fowleri.

Access

The Forest’s McCredie Day Use Area sits along Salt Creek and, in the Forest’s words, “provides easy access via trail to the nearby hot springs.” Two picnic tables and a vault toilet are available, but there is no trash service, so visitors pack out their garbage. Day use only — no overnight camping allowed. The fee is $5 per vehicle per day and a valid recreation pass may be used as a form of fee payment. Within developed recreation sites dogs must be on a leash no longer than 6 feet or otherwise under physical restrictive control.

Trailhead: McCredie Day Use Area, Highway 58 between milepost 46 and 47, 8 miles east of Oakridge

Access notes read from the manager's own page, checked 2026-08-19.

Check current conditions with the Willamette National Forest

Nearby springs

Identity, coordinates, and temperature quoted from the NCEI Thermal Springs List (historical reading, 1981 compilation).