Chena Hot Springs, Alaska

Chena Hot Springs is an unincorporated community and hot spring resort in the Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska, United States, 56.5 miles northeast of Fairbanks near the Chena River State Recreation Area. The resort makes use of the first low-temperature binary geothermal power plant built in Alaska, and is working on several alternative energy projects, including production and use of hydrogen and vegetable oil for fuel. The resort is conducting collaborative experiments in greenhouse production of vegetables with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.

This article is about the resort. For the geothermal mineral springs, see Chena Hot Springs (thermal mineral springs).

Chena Hot Springs, Alaska
Populated Place
Chena Hot Springs, Alaska, 2016
Chena Hot Springs
Location in the U.S. state of Alaska
Coordinates (USGS GNIS 1400199): 65°03′11″N 146°03′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlaska
BoroughFairbanks North Star
Elevation
1,158 ft (353 m)
Time zoneUTC-9 (Alaska (AKST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-8 (AKDT)
ZIP code
99712
Area code907
GNIS feature ID1400199
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