Hot Springs
Ghost town · Lake County, Oregon

Hot Springs is a ghost town in Lake County, Oregon. It is one of 8 former communities in Lake County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 34 Oregon counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hot Springs as a historical populated place on the Crane Creek topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.1068° N, 120.3191° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Crane Creek |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 4,779 ft |
| Nearest living town | Lakeview, OR |
| Distance to it | 6.1 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 1153733 |
| Coordinates | 42.10683, -120.31912 |
What's there now
Hot Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lakeview, OR (population 3,043), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 4,779 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Drews Valleyghost town · Lake County · 20.9 mi
- Vistillasghost town · Lake County · 22.4 mi
- Yocumghost town · Lake County · 24.6 mi
- Diessnerghost town · Washoe County · 31.4 mi
- Beulahghost town · Washoe County · 31.6 mi
- Chewaucanghost town · Lake County · 39.6 mi
- Vyaghost town · Washoe County · 42.7 mi
- Paolaghost town · Modoc County · 46.4 mi
- Tule Lakeghost town · Klamath County · 49.4 mi
Questions
Where is Hot Springs?
Hot Springs is in Lake County, Oregon, at 42.1068, -120.3191.
How many ghost towns are in Lake County?
Lake County, Oregon has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.