Sankamphaeng Hot Spring, Chiang Mai

San kampang Hot Spring is an ideal destination for those interested in physique and well-being. Though there is a sight swiff of sulphur, it does not affect this very quiet place, which is superb to enjoy an afternoon with family and friends.

The Sankhampang Hot Springs are approximately a 45 minute drive from Chiang Mai on Highway 1317. The drive there is lovely and very good-looking with perspectives of the hill and rice paddy's. The roads are good and well sign posted so it is very easy to go. This place is so fine-looking, everything is well maintained and we ended up spending a couple of hours here. The orchard is approximately 35 acres and extremely in favor with locals, we were the only westerners there.

Sankampaeng Hot Springs is an perfect landmark for those interested in health and welfare. A spontaneous spring emitting water with high sulphur content, the spring is said to cure ailing and rejuvenate the body. The water has a temperature in excess of 100 degrees centigrade and the place is so active that there's ongoing research into how to tap the springs as a potential energy resource.
You'll find popular things to do at Sankampang hot springs.

Soak your legs and feet in the hot spring water
The free public foot baths. The hot water is filtered and cooled down from above boiling to a warmish hotness your feet can enjoyed. Roll-up your pant legs and take off your footwear and dunk your feet in. Get closer to the hot spring and it gets a bit warmer, but never specifically hot.
Boil an egg in the water at the foundation
Buy a basket of eggs from one of the vendors. You can select between chicken, duck, or quail eggs. Ask for a straw if you like soft-boiled eggs. head over to the area where you see the water gushing out of the floor. The pool in the middle is where you will boil your eggs. Get ready for the smell of sulphur to hit you. Take the eggs out. Rinse them in the cool off water they have from the cocks. Crack them open and enjoy! Don’t forget to douse them in the tart sauce they give you with the eggs.
Picnic with your family or friend
Along the foot baths you’re never too far from various of refreshments. Don’t forget about the eggs, though - a helpful sign tells you how long to cook them. Buy a basket and some eggs, then head to the waist-high swimming pools for food only.
Mineral bath
You possibly can go swim in the mineral swimming pools or rent your own room, and take a hot baths. The bathing places are separated by women and men, and groups of people can also use the bathing rooms together.
Ticket : Admission fee 100 baht per adult, 50 THB per child.
Open : The springs are open daily 9.30 am - 8 pm

How to get there : To get to the springs you first need to go to Sankampang Road and then travel another 12 kilometers to the springs. As with many other places, a amount of tours to the springs are available from the city. Given the distance involved, and the quantity of sites available en route, a tour bus might be the best approach. To get there by “songtaew” from Sankampaeng town costs about 200 baht, but it is a long ride and you probably wouldn’t be very comfortable.
Public transport from Chang Phuak bus station, finish at San Kamphaeng, and next ride a chartered local truck to the hot spring or contact tour agency in Chiang Mai to offer a private tour With experience driver - gasoline are the best answer. Finish a day's shopping in San kampang explore Muang On cave and wind down at the hot springs with hot tubs and a pool.