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Southern Oregon high desert hot springs

Summer Lake requires an overnight booking; Hart Mountain offers a refuge setting with basic campground facilities. Decide first whether your trip needs a reserved stay or a self-sufficient camping plan.

2 reviewed destinations · Source review October 12, 2026

Stone walls around the hot springs bathing pool at Hart Mountain in 2015 — Finetooth · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0. 2015-06-16. Resized and converted to WebP; this image and its derivatives remain under CC BY-SA 3.0. Not current conditions.

Day useNatural pools

Southern Oregon high desert

Hart Mountain Hot Springs

Hot springs at the refuge’s Hot Springs Campground, also known as Antelope Hot Springs.

Entry: Refuge entry and camping free
Plan ahead: Campground first come, first served

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Overnight onlyResort pools

Southern Oregon high desert

Summer Lake Hot Springs

A Paisley-area property with indoor and outdoor mineral pools, cabins and camping.

Entry: Camping $25/person/night + tax
Plan ahead: Overnight reservation required; no day use

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What changes the decision here?

Hart Mountain Hot Springs: Bring drinking water and plan around refuge road conditions; an undeveloped campsite is not a serviced resort.
Summer Lake Hot Springs: Choose this for an overnight stop. It does not work as a day-use substitute for another spring.

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