Medical Springs, southeast of LaGrande, Oregon

huge hot springs feed this old hot springs poolMedical Springs is in the southwestern part of the Wallowa Mountains in Northeast Oregon near BakerHot springs near both Baker and LaGrande and not that far from Pendleton

This remote hot springs resort hails from the historical era of major fashionable hot springs resorts, of which Oregon had several. The proprietors for many years around 1917 were Dunham Wright and Grace Powers. My image above was taken Summer 2002.

Unfortunately, most of Oregon's hot springs resorts have fallen victim to changing fads and styles, as well as prohibitively expensive government health regulations related to bathing and swimming pools. After many years of closure, Medical Springs' saga is recently more hopeful.

One of the original homesteading descendants has retired and returned to the family homestead at the hot springs with dreams of bringing back Medical Springs, perhaps as some type of bed and breakfast.

Newberry Crater/East Lake Hot Springs Resort near Bend and Sunriver

 

Oregon Home Photos

Page last updated: 5/25/2009