Pennsylvania · Boiling spring

Boiling Springs

65 mi from Baltimore · ~1.9 hr drive

Boiling Springs is a boiling spring catalogued in Pennsylvania by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System — about 65 miles from Baltimore, MD. Coordinates and the closest documented metro are listed below; for current access and soaking rules, check with the relevant land manager before visiting.

Safety & access

Read before visiting

Verify access before driving in. The U.S. Geological Survey catalogs the geographic feature, not its access status. Hot springs in our database span the full range from developed public soaking pools to private resorts to wild thermal water on federal/state land. Some require entry fees; some are on private property; some are in National Park Service units where soaking is prohibited.

Water in geysers and boiling springs reaches well over 180 °F (82 °C) and can scald instantly. Never enter the water. Steam itself can cause burns.

Before you go: check current conditions and access rules with the relevant land manager — National Park Service unit, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, Bureau of Land Management field office, state-park department, or the property owner if it's private. Wild thermal water can be unsafe to enter without a thermometer; surface temperatures can vary dramatically from the deeper pool. When in doubt, don't soak.

State: Pennsylvania
Nearest city: Baltimore, MD · 65 mi · ~1.9 hr drive
Type: Boiling spring
Coordinates: 40.1501°, -77.1280°
County: Cumberland
GNIS ID: 1202164

From Wikipedia: Boiling Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in South Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, and is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. The population was 3,225 at the 2010 census, up from 2,769 at the 2000 census. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Visiting Boiling Springs

Trip planning

The exact location is at 40.1501°, -77.1280° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.

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Sources

Public data

Location data for Boiling Springs comes from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System (public domain), feature class "Spring". We filter the GNIS Spring catalog to thermal features by name pattern (hot spring, warm spring, geyser, boiling spring, thermal). The GNIS records the geographic feature itself; access rules, ownership, and current conditions come from the relevant land manager. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.