Hot springs around Chiang Mai

[EricTh]

Which are the most popular hot springs in Chiang Mai province and how to get there?

[Lacessit]

San Kamphaeng Hot Springs, just follow your nose on the 1318 ( Mahidol Road ) out of the city. Well signposted once you get there.

[nickmondo]

8 hours ago, Lacessit said:

San Kamphaeng Hot Springs, just follow your nose on the 1318 ( Mahidol Road ) out of the city. Well signposted once you get there.

yes, but they are absolute rubbish and not worth a visit

[1FinickyOne]

6 minutes ago, nickmondo said:

yes, but they are absolute rubbish and not worth a visit

pretty much the same as other hot springs I have been to... though none are terribly exciting for me.. 

[millymoopoo]

There are two at San Kamphaeng Hot Springs, we've only been to San Kamphaeng Hot Springs, there is also Sippa hot springs, can't comment on them but San Kamphaeng Hot Springs was reasonable, a swimming pool,  private rooms available, nice gardens, locals seem to like cooking eggs in the hot water as it comes out of the ground,.
There's also hot springs somewhere around Pia, north of Chang mai.

And to the north east on the road to Chiang Rai.

Can't comment on either.

[PDPA2024]

Chae Son (on the edge of Lampang province) looked nice. They even have a Japanese-style onsen. Not a fan of bathing though, so haven't tried.

 

16 minutes ago, nickmondo said:

yes, but they are absolute rubbish and not worth a visit

I didn't like San Kamphaeng either. Nothing interesting there.

[RangerF]

Try Chaiprakan district, Fang. It's located inside a remote Thai Chinese minority village. 

[EricTh]

12 minutes ago, RangerF said:

Try Chaiprakan district, Fang. It's located inside a remote Thai Chinese minority village. 

How does it compare with Sankhampaeng?

[wolf81]

3 hours ago, EricTh said:

How does it compare with Sankhampaeng?

Be aware it's probably around a 3 - 3.5 hours drive from Chiang Mai.

 

I haven't been to Sankhampaeng Hot Springs, but a few times to the one in Fang (not too far from our home) and I think it's pretty decent. As a foreigner you might be asked to pay a bit more than Thai people to enter the park. 

 

The scenery is pretty beautiful in my opinion. Clean, well maintained area. There's also a nearby river. People like to eat next to the river with their families. You probably can walk around the national park as well, but I never really did ... just spend time around the hot springs and eating near the river.

 

Some info can be found here: https://thailandtourismdirectory.go.th/en/info/attraction/detail/itemid/5157

 

Edited November 4, 2020 by wolf81

[happysoul]

Chiang Dao has two, one private with a free part and some Jacuzzi style that are 50bht/pax/hour (not sure if open). That's here !

 

And a national park here.

 

Good bathing

[Mickeem]

13 hours ago, millymoopoo said:

There are two at San Kamphaeng Hot Springs, we've only been to San Kamphaeng Hot Springs, there is also Sippa hot springs, can't comment on them but San Kamphaeng Hot Springs was reasonable, a swimming pool,  private rooms available, nice gardens, locals seem to like cooking eggs in the hot water as it comes out of the ground,.
There's also hot springs somewhere around Pia, north of Chang mai.

And to the north east on the road to Chiang Rai.

Can't comment on either.

 

The hot springs outside Pai are 400B to enter for round eyes .. and 40B for others

 

 

 

[canthai55]

34 minutes ago, Mickeem said:

The hot springs outside Pai are 400B to enter for round eyes .. and 40B for others

Get a Thai ID card

[unblocktheplanet]

My lifelong hobby is hotsprings, in many countries, magical water springing from the earth. When I arrived in Thailand 30+ years ago, the Japan Geological Survey and the Dept of Mineral Resources had catalogued and mapped some ~90. I discovered many more, visiting 76 provinces to bring that number to 145 in & my list is now up around ~250. Resorts & hotels have grown up around some.

 

Not all, of course, are suitable for bathing. And I visited decades before the advent of GPS which means my directions are of the "20 paces past the noddle stand, turn left and proceed over fallen tree" variety

 

If there are others interested in making a book of this, I’d like to hear from you.

CJ Hinke KCB, Balneologist

 

 

Chiang Mai Province                19    Amphoe San Kamphaeng
CM1 √ (dev)                 ♨ Ban Pong Hom Hot Spring
                              น้ำพุร้อนบ้านโป่งฮ่อม

In Tambon Mae On (King)
“23 kms east of San Kamphaeng”
    Geyser & hot pools
                         99˚ C (211˚ F)

San Kamphaeng Hot Springs
        Hwy 4192
        Tel. 053 037-011
            Private bathhouses and gardens

Chiang Mai Province                        20    Amphoe San Kamphaeng
√(dev)                    ♨ Roong Aroon Hot Spring
                       บ่อน้ำร้อนรุ่งอรุณ

Hwy 1010 E 12 km; “23 kms east of Chiang Mai.”

                        105˚ C (221˚ F)

Roong Aroon Hot Springs Resort
    108 Moo 7, T. Baan Sahagorn, Tambon Mae Orn,
    Sankampaeng, Chiangmai
    Tel 053-248 475
        Hot spring resort with bathhouse,
        bungalows with piped mineral water

Chiang Mai Province                21    Amphoe San Kamphaeng
                        ♨ Wat Hot Spring   
                                             บ่อนำ้ร้อนวัด

NOT SEEN

Chiang Mai Province                22        Amphoe Samoeng
√                      ♨ Ban Mae To Hot Spring
                         บ่อน้ำร้อนบ้านแม่โต๋

GB10-"in Tambon Borkaew"; Hwy 108 S 10 km,
Hwy 1269 W 33 km, follow signs to BorKaew;
    Hot well used locally for bathing;
    Kariang (Karen) hill-tribe village
                           41˚ C (103˚ F)

Chiang Mai Province                23        Amphoe Mae On
(dev)                        ♨ Sippa Hot Spring
                                 บ่อนำ้ร้อนสิปปะ

Chiangmai Onsen Wellness Resort
65 Moo 8, Ban Sahakron
Mae On, Chiang Mai
    Tel. 02-508-8710, 053-317 885, 095-965-9628, 094-159-6956
        Fully-developed hotsprings resort, thermal water in-room

Chiang Mai Province                24             Amphoe Samoeng
(dev)                    ♨ Pong Kwao Hot Spring
                              บ่อนำ้ร้อนโป่งกวาว

In Ban Pong Kwao
Hwy 108 from Chiang Mai provincial capital,
then Hwy 1269, then Hwy 6033

Chiang Mai Province                25         Amphoe Mae Taeng
CM4√(dev)            ♨ (Pong Duad ) Ban Papae Hot Spring
                                น้ำพุร้อนโป่งเดือด บ้านป่าแป๋

Hwy 107, 37 km, Hwy 1095 W 44.8 km,
just past Ban Mae Sae in forest park, Tambon Thung Yao?,
7 km of poor dirt road; 17 km before reaching Pai.
    Batheable hot pools, private bath cubicles; four mt geyser
    Bungalows

                    99˚ C (211˚ F)

Chiang Mai Province                26        Amphoe Mae Taeng
CM5 NF            ♨ Ban Mae Chok Luang Hot Spring
                          บ่อน้ำร้อนบ้านแม่โชคหลวง

NOT FOUND

Chiang Mai Province                27        Amphoe Mae Taeng
                                    ♨ Seven Colours Hot Spring
                                    นำ้พุเจ็ดสี    

In Tambon Ho Phra
At Kmpost 42 on Chiang Mai-Phrao road
    Geyser, stream, and rapids
    Lined with calcium carbonate

Chiang Mai Province                28        Amphoe Doi Saket
CM2 √ (dev)                 ♨ Pong Kum Hot Spring
                                       บ่อน้ำร้อนโป่งกุ่ม

on Hwy 1019 W near Ban Pong Din
    Two bathhouses, egg boiling

                         81-85˚ C (179-185˚ F)

Chiang Mai Province                29         Amphoe Chiang Dao
CM9√                    ♨ Ping Khong Hot Spring
                               บ่อน้ำร้อนปิงโค้ง

GB4-"in bed of Mae Ping River"; Hwy 107 N 82 km at Ban Ping Khong,
    Batheable at river's edge

                         68-70˚ C (156-158˚ F) seeps into Ping River

Chiang Mai Province                30        Amphoe Chiang Dao
                                       ♨ Pong Ang Hot Spring
                                        บ่อนำ้ร้อนโป่งอาง

Hwy 107 N from Chiang Mai, 22 km from Muang Ngai-Na Wai
junction. Three km from Phadaeng National Park, near Ban Yan Poo.

                        70-80˚ C (158-176˚ F)

Chiang Mai Province                31        Amphoe Fang
CM3 √ (dev)                   ♨ Fang Hot Spring
                                         น้ำพุร้อนปิงโค้ง

Hwy 107 N 140 km, Hwy 1249 26 km W, near Ban Pong Din;
Bubbling hot pools & 30-40 mt geysers in Hot Springs Forest Park,
Mae Fang National Park, 50 thermal vents
    Bathhouses, sex-segregated soaking pools

Chiang Mai Province                32        Amphoe Fang
                                       ♨ Mon Pin Hot Spring
                                       น้ำพุร้อนม่อนปิ่น

GB2-"9 km NW of Amph. Fang"?; near Ban Pong Nam Ron,
    geysers & bubbing hot pools in Thepniti fluorite mine
            
                        96-99˚ C (204-211˚ F)

Chiang Mai Province                33        Amphoe Phrao
CM10 √ (dev)                 ♨ Ban Pong Hot Spring
                                          บ่อน้ำร้อนบ้านโป่ง

GB3-"along hwy at km 198"?; Hwy 118 N 10 km,
Hwy 1001 N 91.5 km, just past Ban Pradu
    Batheable bubbling flood plain

                         72-75˚ C (160-163˚ F)

Hot Springs House Chiang Mai
    2 Ban Pongsamaki
    Moo 6, Tambon Pamieng
    Amphoe Doi Saket, Chiang Mai
    Tel. 081-258-4785
    Thermal water in-room

Chiang Mai Province                34         Amphoe Phrao
CM15 NF                    ♨ Ban Pradu Hot Spring
                                     บ่อน้ำร้อนบ้านประดู่

                          ref. "58˚ C" (136˚ F)
NOT FOUND

 

Chiang Mai Province                35        Amphoe Phrao
CM14 √                ♨ Fai Huay Ngu Hot Spring
                              บ่อน้ำร้อนฝายห้วยงู

Hwy 1128 N 10 km, Hwy 1001 N near kmpost 81
at Huay Ngu Dam, in rice paddy

                         Batheable 40˚ C (104˚ F) pool
    

Chiang Mai Province                36         Amphoe Phrao
CM11 √ (dev)                ♨ Ban Nong Krok Hot Spring
                                         บ่อน้ำร้อนบ้านหนองครก

From Chiang Mai, Hwy 1001 W 100 km toward Sansai.
Turn left onto Hwy 1150 22.7 km to Sao Pong
Hwy 118 N 10 km, Hwy 1001 N 107 km near Ban Pong
    Hot pool & stream; soaking tubs
    Hotsprings resort
            72-74˚ C (160-162˚ F)

 

Chiang Mai Province                37        Amphoe Phrao
CM13 NF                ♨ Ban Huay Mahin Hot Spring
                                 บ่อน้ำร้อนบ้านห้วยมะหิน

                         ref."45˚ C" (113˚ F)

NOT FOUND

Chiang Mai Province                38         Amphoe Mae Chaem
CM6 √                    ♨ Ban Mae Taeng Hot Spring
                                บ่อน้ำร้อนบ้านแม่แท่น

Hwy 108 S 110 km, Hwy 1088 N 52 km

                        40˚ C (104˚ F) sulphur stream in riverbed

Chiang Mai Province                39        Amphoe Mae Chaem
CM8 NS                ♨ Pong Mhen Hot Spring
                              บ่อน้ำร้อนโป่งเหม็น

Hwy 108 S 110 km, Hwy 1088 N 34.5 km
near Ban Kong Kei (Ban Sop Mhen?)

                        70˚ C (158˚  F) hot sulphur pool

NOT SEEN

Chiang Mai Province                40        Amphoe Mae Chaem
CM7 (dev) √                ♨ Thepanom Hot Spring
                                       บ่อน้ำร้อนเทพพนม

In Tambon Tha Pa
Hwy 108 S 110 km, Hwy 1088 N 10 km south of
Ban Om Koot in highway park, 14 km from Obluang National Park
    Batheable stream amidst boiling travertine & silica pools

                         96-99˚ C (204-211˚ F)

Chiang Mai Province                41        Amphoe Mae Chaem
(dev)                     ♨ Pha Charoen Hot Springs    
                               บ่อนำ้ร้อนพาเจริญ

In Mae Tho National Park
    Three thermal vents

Chiang Mai Province                42        Amphoe Mae Ai
CM12                      ♨ Pong Ngam Hot Spring [Malinga Hot Spring?]
                                 บ่อน้ำร้อนโป่งงาม [น้ำพุร้อนมัลลิกา?]

Near Ban Muang Ngam

Chiang Mai Province                43        Amphoe Mae Ai
               ♨ Malinga Hot Spring [Pong Ngam Hot Spring?]
               บ่อน้ำร้อนมัลลิกา [น้ำพุร้อนโป่งงาม?]

13 km north of Ban Thaton towards Mae Chan

 

[BritManToo]

If you're gonna make a book ....... you need to include GPS co-ods of each place.

[BritManToo]

19 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Chiang Mai Province                26        Amphoe Mae Taeng
CM5 NF            ♨ Ban Mae Chok Luang Hot Spring
                          บ่อน้ำร้อนบ้านแม่โชคหลวง

NOT FOUND

https://www.facebook.com/บ่อน้ำพุร้อนแม่จอก-Meajok-Hot-Springs-242398969801457/about/?ref=page_internal

I suspect you didn't find this because you got the name wrong ....... แม่จอก

Edited November 5, 2020 by BritManToo

[thaibeachlovers]

On 11/5/2020 at 12:14 AM, nickmondo said:

yes, but they are absolute rubbish and not worth a visit

Thanks. Now I don't regret NOT visiting them. I was going to take the bus from the market, but never managed before leaving LOS for good.

 

North of Chiang Mai where the cave is ( sorry, but I forget the name - Chiang Dao or something like that ) there are hot springs that consist of a few concrete tanks where one can have a soak. No toilets or changing rooms.

[Teak]

Chiang Mai Province                29         Amphoe Chiang Dao
CM9√                    ♨ Ping Khong Hot Spring
                               บ่อน้ำร้อนปิงโค้ง

GB4-"in bed of Mae Ping River"; Hwy 107 N 82 km at Ban Ping Khong,
    Batheable at river's edge

                         68-70˚ C (156-158˚ F) seeps into Ping River

 

I am pleased you found this one. Not much there. In winter we would dig out the gravel and find a hot spot to lay in.

  ...Ken

[EricTh]

On 11/5/2020 at 7:46 AM, Mickeem said:

 

The hot springs outside Pai are 400B to enter for round eyes .. and 40B for others

 

 

 

Where is this 'outside Pai'?

[EricTh]

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Thanks. Now I don't regret NOT visiting them. I was going to take the bus from the market, but never managed before leaving LOS for good.

 

North of Chiang Mai where the cave is ( sorry, but I forget the name - Chiang Dao or something like that ) there are hot springs that consist of a few concrete tanks where one can have a soak. No toilets or changing rooms.

 

Is there any public transport going there or must we use our own vehicles?

[ChipButty]

10 Hot Springs in Thailand to Indulge if you are ever traveling down south stop off in Ranong 

 

https://en.mthai.com/thailand-information/32991.html

[thaibeachlovers]

1 hour ago, EricTh said:

 

Is there any public transport going there or must we use our own vehicles?

If referring to the Chiang Dao Cave area ( that is the correct name ) you absolutely need your own transport. Not worth going just for the hot spring, but Chiang Dao cave is famous and the area is a nature reserve. Some nice temples too. Plenty of resorts for an overnight stay.

The hot springs road is sign posted and not on the same road as the cave, but near it. It's a fair way down a back road.

When I went there was a herd of buffalo to look at while my wife went in the water.

[EricTh]

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If referring to the Chiang Dao Cave area ( that is the correct name ) you absolutely need your own transport. Not worth going just for the hot spring, but Chiang Dao cave is famous and the area is a nature reserve. Some nice temples too. Plenty of resorts for an overnight stay.

The hot springs road is sign posted and not on the same road as the cave, but near it. It's a fair way down a back road.

When I went there was a herd of buffalo to look at while my wife went in the water.

That is like a one and half hour drive from city center. I looked at the photos, and it's not very exciting, just a few tubs of water instead of pool-size.

Edited November 6, 2020 by EricTh

[elektrified]

There is one that a friend discovered the other day somewhere near Mon Jam, Mae Rim that looks absolutely amazing and private. I don't want to post photos with people in them, but I'll try to post the location info when I speak with her.

 

 

[Forza2002]

On 11/4/2020 at 9:32 AM, Lacessit said:

San Kamphaeng Hot Springs, just follow your nose on the 1318 ( Mahidol Road ) out of the city. Well signposted once you get there.

Mahidol road is actually 1141. After lights at Promenada it becomes route 1317 to San Kamphaeng...

[unblocktheplanet]

On 11/5/2020 at 9:31 AM, BritManToo said:

บ่อน้ำพุร้อนแม่จอก-Meajok-Hot-Springs-242398969801457/about/?ref=page_internal

Thanks for this! Now updated. I managed to get the Thai wrong, the transliteration wrong, and even the amphoe wrong! Photos make this look quite developed.

[unblocktheplanet]

On 11/5/2020 at 9:23 AM, BritManToo said:

If you're gonna make a book ....... you need to include GPS co-ods of each place.

'Fraid I visited these wonders before the invention of such niceties...or even mobile phones! To make my info a book would require a visit to each spring to get the directions right, GPS, and a good photographer.

 

Many Thais have now established resorts near the springs so perhaps our fearless TAT will show some interest.

[BritManToo]

1 minute ago, unblocktheplanet said:

To make my info a book would require a visit to each spring to get the directions right, GPS, and a good photographer.

......... or you could look it up on Google maps.

[unblocktheplanet]

18 minutes ago, unblocktheplanet said:

Thanks for this! Now updated. I managed to get the Thai wrong, the transliteration wrong, and even the amphoe wrong! Photos make this look quite developed.

Hah! Did NOT get my info wrong! This HS in in Phrae nor C-M.