Massachusetts has no naturally occurring hot springs. The state's ancient metamorphic and igneous Appalachian bedrock, extensively glaciated, lacks the active geothermal circulation, recent volcanism, or deep fault activity needed to produce natural hot water at the surface. Historic 19th-century mineral spa businesses operated at Sharon and Poland Springs (just over the New Hampshire border), but these tapped cool artesian mineral water rather than geothermal water. Travelers searching for hot springs in Massachusetts, hot springs near Boston, or hot springs near Springfield will find no in-state options. The closest true hot springs are Berkeley Springs, West Virginia (approximately 9 hours by car) and Bath County, Virginia (approximately 11 hours). A number of Massachusetts spas offer heated mineral pools and Russian-Turkish bathhouses but these are not naturally geothermal. Reviewed and updated June 2026. See our Northeast regional map for the nearest genuine hot springs.
