cougar hot springs camping

[anitashott]

can you still camp at cougar hot springs? need permits? time limit?

[Henrythe9th]

You haven't been to Cougar in a while, closes at dusk, don't get a ticket,
there's 2 camp grounds about 2 miles away, or across the lake if you have a boat..
they rebuilt the spring pools pretty nice and big, still a great spring

[Alowishus]

We have camped in the area campground a few miles past Cougar and it was very nice. Drove our '77 VW bus in over a 4" sheet of ice after a day of snowshoeing once, great memory.

[CouncilmanJim]

You can't camp at the springs. But there is a campground just up the road from the parking area. I've camped there before, it's nice.

[elliott]

no more hippie hollow? it's been many years since i've been to cougar. are they charging admission npw? that's what i heard.

[CouncilmanJim]

You have to pay to park. It's a 2 or 3 dollar fee per vehicle I think.... Not sure how you would define hippy hollow, but there are usually some naked hippies hanging out in the springs.. Would be a good day to be there now, as it's about 32 degrees here at the moment..

[Alowishus]

Hippy Hollow was a camping area near the springs that no longer exists. You are not allowed to camp near the springs, the nearest camping area is about 5 miles away.

[fin_reaper]

Wow, things have changed sine the last time I was there.

[dbbd1]

I plead ignorance...

Where are the Cougar Hot Springs?

[CouncilmanJim]

Originally Posted by dbbd1

I plead ignorance...

Where are the Cougar Hot Springs?

They are technically called Terwilliger Hot Springs now. They are out near Cougar Reservoir off of Highway 126, which goes between Eugene and Sisters.

Cougar Hot Springs (Terwilliger)