McCredie Springs is an unincorporated community in Lane County

Lane County, Oregon

-National protected areas:*Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge *Siuslaw National Forest *Umpqua National Forest *Willamette National Forest -Government:...

, Oregon

Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...

. It is located near Oregon Route 58, about 10.7 miles (17.2 km) east of Oakridge

Oakridge, Oregon

Oakridge is a city in Lane County, Oregon, United States. The population was estimated at 3,205 in 2010. It is located east of Westfir on Oregon Route 58, about east of Eugene, and southeast of Portland...

, and 50.7 miles (81.6 km) east of Eugene

Eugene, Oregon

Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

. McCredie Springs is within the Willamette National Forest

Willamette National Forest

The Willamette National Forest is a National Forest located in the central portion of the Cascade Range of US state of Oregon.It comprises 1,675,407 acres making it one of the largest national forests. Over 380,000 acres are designated wilderness which include seven major mountain peaks...

 and is known for the nearby natural hot spring

Hot spring

A hot spring is a spring that is produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater from the Earth's crust. There are geothermal hot springs in many locations all over the crust of the earth.-Definitions:...

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McCredie Hot Springs

The hot springs are located at 43°42′14"N 122°17′14"W, on the other side of OR 58 from McCredie Springs, near the banks of Salt Creek. From Highway 58 there is a large parking area located within a quarter mile of the springs making the nearby pool sometimes referred to as the "trucker spring. Other pools are located directly across Salt creek and are accessible by swimming, or a poorly marked trail head on a logging road just east on 58.

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