Sloquet Hot Springs

Sloquet is a set of rock pools where a hot spring and a waterfall spill into Sloquet Creek in the forest of the lower Lillooet valley. The spring emerges at around 64°C, so the upper pools and the falls are too hot to sit in; you work your way down to pools where creek water has cooled things enough. The site is a recreation site managed by the Xa'xtsa (Douglas) First Nation, who still use it for ceremonies, and they ask that you always wear a swimsuit, keep alcohol out of the pools, and keep pets out of the springs area.

Day use is 10 CAD per person, about 7 USD, and the roughly 20 basic campsites cost 20 CAD a night including soaking; bring cash because there is no card service. Getting there is the real commitment: about two hours from Pemberton on the In-SHUCK-ch logging road, with cell coverage ending early, heavy industrial trucks on narrow curves, and the spur road unplowed in winter. Fuel up at Tipella.

The honest downside: summer weekends are crowded and noisy for a place this remote, and the road punishes low-clearance cars.