Quick Answers
Where is Innot Hot Springs?
On the Kennedy Highway between Ravenshoe and Mount Garnet, about two hours’ drive southwest of Cairns.
How hot is the water?
It comes out of the ground at around 50°C to over 70°C, hot enough to scald. Bathers mix it with cooler creek water.
Is there an entry fee?
The natural creek-side pools are free. The caravan park charges for its managed thermal pools.
“Innot Hot Springs sits at the end of a long drive into the southern Tablelands, and the springs themselves feel like the landscape’s way of saying: you made it. You can relax now.”
Innot Hot Springs: Thermal Waters in the Remote Southern Tablelands
Innot Hot Springs is one of the Atherton Tablelands’ more unusual and rewarding destinations, a series of naturally occurring thermal springs in the wild, open country of the southern Tablelands, well off the main tourist circuit and all the more satisfying for it. The springs bubble up from the ground at temperatures ranging from around 50°C to over 70°C, and the creek-side hot pools that have formed around them make for an extraordinary bathing experience in a genuinely remote setting.
The springs are accessible via the Innot Hot Springs Caravan Park, which manages the facilities around the main pools and allows day visitors as well as overnight campers. The pools themselves sit alongside the Nettle Creek, where cooler creek water can be mixed with the thermal spring water to reach comfortable bathing temperatures. The experience of sitting in a natural hot spring pool in the rainforest-fringed highland country of the southern Tablelands is one that stays with visitors long after they leave.
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Innot Hot Springs FAQs
Where is Innot Hot Springs?
Innot Hot Springs is in the southern Atherton Tablelands, on the Kennedy Highway between Ravenshoe and Mount Garnet, about a two-hour drive southwest of Cairns.
Can you swim in the Innot Hot Springs?
Yes. Naturally occurring thermal hot pools form along Nettle Creek, where you can mix the hot spring water with cooler creek water to find a comfortable temperature. There are also managed thermal pools at the Innot Hot Springs Caravan Park.
How hot is the water at Innot Hot Springs?
The springs emerge from the ground at temperatures ranging from around 50°C to over 70°C, so bathers dig pools in the creek bed and blend the hot water with cool creek water to bathe safely.
Is there an entry fee for Innot Hot Springs?
The natural creek-side pools are free to access. The Innot Hot Springs Caravan Park charges for use of its managed thermal pools and for camping or accommodation.
Do you need to book to visit Innot Hot Springs?
You do not need to book to visit the free creek pools. If you want to camp or use the caravan park’s thermal pools it is best to contact them ahead, especially in the cooler winter months when the springs are most popular.
Travel Kindly
At Hot Getaways, care is our compass — and a little kindness makes every journey better. When you visit the Atherton Tablelands, we gently ask you to:
- Tread lightly — stay on tracks and lookouts, and take special care around waterfalls, which can be slippery and swift.
- Respect the wildlife — never feed the platypus, tree-kangaroos or birds, and observe them quietly from a distance.
- Support local — choosing local operators, cafés and guides helps this beautiful place thrive.
- Honour Country — we travel on the traditional lands and sea Country of Australia’s First Peoples, with gratitude and respect to the Traditional Custodians past and present.
- Be kind to each other — a smile, a little patience and a helping hand make the day lovelier for everyone.
Small acts of care add up to something wonderful. Thank you for travelling kindly.
