Thermopolis is a town in Northwest Wyoming, USA, notable for the presence of one of the world's largest hot springs.

Get in

By car

Thermopolis straddles a north-south highway with two designations: US Route 20 and Wyoming State Route 789. Wyoming State Route 120 from Cody terminates in Thermopolis.

By plane

Cody (COD ^IATA) is the nearest city with commercial air service. The next closest is Casper (CPR ^IATA).

Get around

It's a small town that can be covered on foot, but if you want to travel in style, use horse and buggy. Wyoming Carriage and Taxi, +1 866 646-2723, runs sightseeing horse-drawn carriage rides in town during the summer months.

See

• 1 Hot Springs State Park, ☏ +1 307 864-2176.  
• 2 Wyoming Dinosaur Center, 110 Carter Ranch Rd, toll-free: +1-800-455-DINO (3466). (updated Dec 2018)
• 3 Legend Rock State Petroglyph Site, 220 Park St, ☏ +1 307 864-2176. (updated Jun 2019)

Do

• Soak in the waters from the hot springs. There are several commercial operations that use the waters with varying degrees of gimmickry, but in addition, the town maintains a bathhouse that is free (under the terms of the treaty whereby a local Indian tribe ceded access to the spring in the 19th century) and open to the public during daylight hours.
• 1 Star Plunge, 115 Big Springs Dr, ☏ +1 307 864-3771. 

Eat

• 1 Las Fuentes, 530 Arapahoe St, ☏ +1 307 864-3192. M-Sa 11A-2P, 5P-'closing'. Surprisingly good Mexican food, with a "New Mexican" slant; the "Maria," the house-special burrito, wouldn't be out of place in Santa Fe. 

Sleep

• 1 Best Western Plaza Hotel, 116 E. Park St, ☏ +1 307 864-2939, fax: +1 307 864-2927. Check-in: 3PM, check-out: 11AM. An historic hotel on the grounds of the state park, renovated and merged into the Best Western chain. A small spa/hot tub (no aeration) draws waters from the spring. Not a large place (36 rooms), so if you're interested in it, be sure to reserve, or at least inquire, in advance. Complimentary full breakfast.  

Stay safe

• 1 Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital, 150 E Arapahoe Street (The Emergency Room entrance is off of Buffalo Street.), ☏ +1 307 864-3121, toll-free: +1-800-788-9459, fax: +1 307 864-5050, webmaster@mail.hscmh.org. 24 hours. Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital has an emergency room staffed by a physician 24-hours a day. (updated Feb 2016)

Go next

Routes through Thermopolis

Yellowstone N.P. ← Worland ←

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→ Shoshoni → Casper