Manley Hot Springs, Alaska

Manley Hot Springs (Too Naaleł Denh in Koyukon) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska, United States.

[3] Manley Hot Springs is located about 8 km (5.0 mi) north of the Tanana River on Hot Springs Slough, at the end of the Elliott Highway, 260 km (160 mi) west of Fairbanks.

The CDP has a total area of 54.3 square miles (141 km2) according to the United States Census Bureau.

The area became a service and supply point for miners in the Tofty and Eureka mining districts.

In 1907 a miner named Frank Manley built the Hot Springs Resort Hotel.

The resort was a four-story building with 45 guest rooms, steam heat, electric lights, hot baths, a bar, a restaurant, a billiard room, a bowling alley, a barber shop, and an Olympic-size indoor swimming pool which used heated water from the hot springs.

During the summer, the hotel's private boat transported guests from steamers on the Tanana River.

[2] In May 2022, the second worst flood to hit the community caused power outages and the displacement of 60 people.

The flooding was caused by an ice jam on the Tanana River, approximately 12 miles downriver from the community.

[11] The Elliott Highway (Alaska Route 2), completed in 1959, gives Manley Hot Springs road access from Fairbanks year-round.

Media related to Manley Hot Springs, Alaska at Wikimedia Commons

Manley Hot Springs in the 1930s
Manley Roadhouse was built in 1903 and still serves the community as its only restaurant and hotel.
Manley Hot Springs Airport is supported by the Essential Air Service program.
Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area map