Innot Hot Springs

3 – 4 October 2024

We left Etty Bay and drove back towards Atherton, making a morning tea stop at Henrietta Creek which we had to abandon due to the number of march files intent on biting us. We stopped at the park in Millaa Millaa instead.

We were aware of bushfires in the area near Innot Hot Springs
so called ahead to make sure we wouldn’t be bothered by smoke. We stopped for lunch at Millstream Falls and went for a walk down to the falls lookout.

It's only a short walk down to the lookout
at Millstream Falls

We drove on through recently burnt scrub but did not see any active fires that afternoon. The attraction at Innot Hot Springs is, of course, the springs which bubble up in the creek, at sometimes extremely hot temperatures. The caravan park has taken advantage of this natural phenomenon and created a series of small swimming and plunge pools of varying temperatures. These are available at no extra charge for park guests, and day visitors can pay to use the facility.

Once we had chosen a site and settled in we wandered over for the first of a number of dips. Therapeutic value aside, moving between the pools at various temperatures was a great way to spend the afternoon and evening.

The following morning we packed up again and set off down the Gregory Developmental Road on our way south.

Innot Hot Springs

 3 - 4 June 2021

We arrived at Innot Hot Springs and checked into the caravan park in the early afternoon. Themal springs bubble up though the creek bed, and at the caravan park they have taken advantage of this activity to create 6 pools of varying temperatures. Three are outside and 3 are under cover. Locals told us that they were not as hot as usual, but the hottest was still very hot. The best way to enjoy the mineral springs is to move between pools – hot, cold, hot, cold. We did just that and found that the warm water eased some of our aches and pains. It was a lovely way to spend the afternoon.

Later on we walked down to the creek and heeded the advice to enter with caution – with no temperature regulation there, burns are possible. I went back for another soak in the pools before dinner. The night was colder that we expected, but the morning was crisp and clear. We considered out options and decided to give Pinnarendi Station a try.