The trailhead for Goldbug Hot Springs can be accessed from a well maintained dirt road off US 93 near mile marker 282.

[1] While the hot spring is open year-round, heavy snow in the winter may cause difficulties in accessing it.

Summertime temperatures can get extremely hot, and it is suggested that hikers bring extra water and sunblock with them.

[1] Plants and animals near Goldbug Hot Spring are what you would expect to see in the high desert.

There are intermittent douglas fir and lodgepole pine trees along the riparian zone and in the higher elevations of the trail.