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Outside Magazine, October 2008

Great Escapes 2008
Turkey Creek Hot Springs, NM
Secret Waters

Upper Middle Fork of the Flathead, MT | St. John River, ME | Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, MN | Upper Selway River, ID | Turkey Creek Hot Springs, NM | Delaware River, PA/NY

Reaching these pools, deep in New Mexico's Gila Wilderness, 300 miles south of Albuquerque, isn't easy. It's a four-mile hike from the end of Turkey Creek Road, outside of Gila, and you cross the creek half a dozen times. The payoff? A six-foot-deep rock Jacuzzi in one of the most remote wilderness areas in the country. Cool river water mixes with 165-degree spring outflows, then pours into a stone tub constructed by a few ambitious soakers. Leave your swimsuit at home.



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Upper Middle Fork of the Flathead, MT | St. John River, ME | Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, MN | Upper Selway River, ID | Turkey Creek Hot Springs, NM | Delaware River, PA/NY