Sol Duc Hot Springs

Sol Duc Hot Springs

Sol Duc Hot Springs is a resort located in Olympic National Park that is best known for its soaking pools, hot tubs, and a swimming pool that are heated with the nearby hot springs. The resort is situated in a valley carved by the Sol Duc River.

The springs, known to local Indian tribes for their therapeutic value, first came to the attention of settlers in the 1880scite web | title=Sold Duc Hot Springs: The Resort That Refused To Die|url=http://geoheat.oit.edu/bulletin/bull24-1/art4.pdf| accessdate=2007-09-09] . An elaborate resort opened up in 1912, and was characterized as "the most noted pleasure and health resort on thePacific Coast" until it burned down in 1916. The resort was rebuilt on a much less grand scale in the 1920s, and was operated into the 1970s until it ran into trouble with its thermal spring in the 1970s. These problems were overcome, and the resort was rebuilt in the 1980s. It continues to operate until this day, attracting thousands of visitors a yearcite web | title=Geothermal Technologies Program: Washington|url=http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy05osti/36549.pdf| accessdate=2007-09-09] . Also located in the area is the undeveloped Olympic Hot Springs.

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* [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/11250_hike15.shtml Wild beauty of the Sol Duc valley is therapeutic any time of year]


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