Abandoned Record
About Hot Springs
Hot Springs is a ghost town in King County, Washington, United States. Properly Green River Hot Springs, the town was first settled under the name Kendon by the Northern Pacific Railway in 1886.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Hot Springs, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Hot Springs is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Hot Springs
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1913 Cedar Lake sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Greenwater sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Wenatchee sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1975 Snoqualmie Pass sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Nagrom sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Hot Springs
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Washington index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Hot Springs, Washington": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q283815.
- USGS GNIS 1520981.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).