Minnesota has no naturally occurring hot springs. The state's Precambrian crystalline bedrock (some of the oldest exposed rock in North America), thickly covered by Pleistocene glacial drift and lacking recent volcanism or active fault-hosted thermal circulation, produces no natural hot water at the surface. No historic warm-spring resorts of consequence have been documented. Travelers searching for hot springs in Minnesota, hot springs near Minneapolis, or hot springs near Duluth will find no in-state options. The closest true hot springs are the warm mineral pool at Evans Plunge in Hot Springs, South Dakota (~87°F, approximately 10 hours by car) and Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas (approximately 12 hours). A number of Twin Cities spas offer heated Nordic-style pools and saunas, however these are not naturally geothermal. Reviewed and updated June 2026. See our Northern Plains regional map for the nearest genuine hot springs.
