White Swan Hot Springs (AKA: CANAL FLATS, (White Swan) MAP: N50 08.214 W115 34.713 )

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Comment by 4x4 Blondie on September 22, 2008 at 12:10pm
I feel I am breaking the code of campers if I don't tell you about an amazing hot spring that has three pools. If you know where Top of The World Provincial Park is...then try to find White Swan (hot springs).

You will travel about 11km East on a gravel logging road off the Hwy appx. 45min south of Invermere (sorry I can't recall which #). There is a little place to pull over, and then you walk down a traverse trail in between the mountains in a beautiful valley...arriving to a three-tiered hot spring with the top pool being the hottest, then two more getting cooler as you near the river at the end. I went there a few years ago and it was the most secluded non-tourist hot spring I'd ever been to.

The rocks behind the pools people have left candles in so you can see while you soak (if you go at night). It's truly spectacular and if you ever have a chance to go...DOOOO it!

Please keep it as beautiful as possible...

Info Link:
http://burntmarshmallows.ning.com/group/canadasnationalparks?page=1#comments

 

Reply by Ray on October 23, 2008 at 12:26pm

I THINK THIS IS KNOWN AS LUSSIER HOT SPRINGS AND IS QUITE WELL KNOWN . IT HAS BEEN VERY BUSY THE LAST
TIMES I HAVE BEEN THERE.

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GuyThaLizard on October 23, 2008 at 12:56pm

Hi Ray

I am a little confused because I have 3 sets of coordinates for the hot springs in that area.

Lussier (Canal Flts) Stream N50 08.214 W115 34.731
Lussier Hot Springs Stream N50 08.090 W115 34.625
White Swan Hot Springs (AKA: CANAL FLATS) White Swan Hot Springs (AKA: CANAL FLATS, (White Swan) N50 08.214 W115 34.713

Here is my Garmin Map with the coords punched in.

Is there more than one hotspring there or are people confused? It appears there are hot-springs on both sides of the road.
If you can help me clear this up that would be great, since I have not been there.

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Reply by GuyThaLizard on October 23, 2008 at 1:26pm

Here are the coords GPX

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Reply by Ray on October 24, 2008 at 12:35pm

HEY GUY
AS FAR AS I KNOW THERE IS ONLY ONE HOT SPRING IN THAT AREA. IT WAS INCORPORATED INTO WHITESWAN PARK A FEW YEARS AGO RESULTING IN SOME CONFUSION WITH THE NAME. THE CLOSEST SPRING TO THIS THAT I KNOW IS RAM CREEK WHICH IS ONE OR TWO MOUNTAINS TO THE SOUTH.

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Reply by Bulldozer (Tom) on November 24, 2008 at 7:26pm

In the "Hotsprings of Western Canada" book there is mention of a Mutton Cr H/s also. North of Lussier H/s. They go on to say that it is possibly one and the same. Other mention of a H/s near Delphine cr and Jumbo creek.

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Reply by Bulldozer (Tom) on November 24, 2008 at 7:01pm

Hey there GTL, This sounds alot like "Lussier" hot springs. If it is it's not so secluded anymore.
Here's a link to what Wayne has at soakerforum,
Maybe you could ask wayne for a link to his pictures...

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Reply by Bulldozer (Tom) on November 24, 2008 at 7:18pm

http://www.soakersforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=115
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Reply by GuyThaLizard on November 24, 2008 at 7:55pm

It does sound a lot like Lussier except if you look at the GPS coordinates it is 253m North of Lussier (Lussier N50 08.090 W115 34.625) so I am thinking it must be a different spring have a look at this map. I have also coordinates to a spring 22m West of the White Swan coords (White Swan N50 08.214 W115 34.713) that had the label of Lussier (Canal Flats N50 08.214 W115 34.731) So maybe they decided to call all of them Lussier, but I am thinking not as to the distance between all three.

3-coords lussier.gpx

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