(AKA Campbell Hot Springs?)
California North
There seems to be some confusion between this and Campbell Hot Springs. They are listed as 2 separate places in the book "Great Hot Springs of the West" '93, yet the descriptions and locations sound very familiar though PO box's different. Anyone know the truth here?
Highly developed yet attractive private and public, indoor and outdoor hot pools. Seasonal outdoor sand bottom faux-natural pool.
clothing optional
fee $$$ membership fee required; Sierra Hot Springs and Harbin Hot Springs are sister retreats and honor each other's memberships. (Spring use day rates $10-15, free with lodging of $20-$70/person depending on situation )
notes: Over 700 acres bordering National Forest land, so biking and hiking possibile. Less than one hour from major Tahoe ski resorts. Please Note: "NO PETS, NO SMOKING, NO DRUGS, NO ALCOHOL, NO OPEN FLAMES/FIRES on our property. Engaging in any of these activities is grounds for removal! " Sierra Hot Springs is a membership retreat center. At least one person in your party must hold a current membership. Membership fees do not include use of the facilities. Sierra Hot Springs and Harbin Hot Springs are sister retreats and honor each other's memberships. Membership Rates: 1 month - $5; 1 year - $20; Lifetime - $200
address: P.O. Box 366, Sierraville, CA 96126
how to get there: From I-80 take exit 188B in Truckee, go North on Hwy 89 approximately 30 minutes to Sierraville. The Globe Hotel is at the intersection of Hwys 89 and 49. To reach the Main Lodge and the Springs, turn right onto Hwy 49, then turn right on Lemon Canyon Road. Turn the next road right again onto Campbell Hot Springs Road. Follow this road to the Main Lodge.
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You can also get here with your small airplane. Local airport info: Sierraville Dearwater Airport
phone: 530 994-3773
email: info@sierrahotsprings.org
shelter: European-style private rooms or dormitory at the "charming Main Lodge" by the Springs, or at the "elegant and historic" Globe Hotel in nearby Sierraville. Tent campers or RV's (no hookups). "Out of respect for other guests we ask that campers arrive in time to setup before dark." No cooking stoves or any open flames allowed in camping areas, but campers can use newly remodelled Lodge guest kitchen."
food: Kitchen use, Restaurant
payment accepted: major credit card
massage: Yes, and other health services and programs.
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Links:
http://www.sierrahotsprings.org
Complex lodging and meal Schedules and rates: http://www.sierrahotsprings.org/rates.htm
map: http://www.sierrahotsprings.org/map.htm
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02/20/2002- [RE: Campbell Hot Springs] Sierra Hot Springs is in a beautiful mountain valley about twenty miles north of Truckee, CA. Affordable, scenic, friendly staff, great water. This is an excellent developed HS. Open year-round. Clothing optional. For more info, see their website at http://www.sierrahotsprings.org.
Ken Berry, USA
02/01/2002- A quiet and peaceful place with a breathtaking view. Great vegan food, even to the meat eater! Massage by Barry and his yoga classes rounded out my stay there. Worth the trip in to experience. Have been going for years! My favorite part is walking the 600 plus acres that is rich in textures and colors.
Natasha and Nate, USA
08/07/2001- I have been there 3 times and basically like it.
Barbara
05/2000- Campbell/Sierra Hot Springs. Fab Geodome over round hot soaking pool. 8-10 people Olympic size 3-5' deep warm pool. Large attached wooden deck with great views of Sierra Valley. Wildlife abounds. Lodge/camping/historic Globe Hotel in Sierraville. Very kicked back atmosphere. Cash Major creditcards... I love to soak and have been to quite a few springs in CA, OR and NV.
S. Manning, USA
07/03/1999- [Sierra (Campbell ) hot springs] The last time I was up there, only one outdoor pool was open & the water was tepid. The indoor baths were also not very hot. The location is pretty nice & rustic. Good place to hide out from Tahoe if you are xc skiing
John Sayre, USA
12/99- i went there. this is how it went down:
sieraville hot springs is about 1.5 miles outside of the town of sieraville, population 350, and it is nestled at the edge of a massive pasture and at the foot of a small, forested range of hills. the lodge is a relic from another era. there are common and clean bathrooms on every floor, the wood floors creak and the beds are soft. there is a long abandoned and unskateable swimming pool that, if ever restored could make this place a kick ass summer party house. the meals, if you are there for dinner are communal and vegetarian. we got there a bit too late and drove into town to the pizza parlor and watched some television and talked about our plans to camp and hike eagle cap in NE oregon.
back at the lodge we prepared to go soaking by drinking beer and smoking pot. both of which are not allowed there. the lodge has three soaking areas. we went to two of them and neglected the one up on the hill behind the lodge because we didn't have a flashlight. the first soak area of the remaining two that we went to was awesome. we undid the gate that said no cars and drove up the road where we proceeded to crack a few beers and smoke some more pot. one of the people who worked there came and told us that there was no pot, alcohol, or cars permitted on the site, then let us stay after saying that we couldn't have sex there. the great thing about hanging out with hippies is that if you are honest and respectful and treat them the way you want to be treated they are the easiest going tribe on earth. we were cool so they were cool. anyway, the pagoda around the tub was new and well built. the tub inside was big, well built and dirt-floored. the large "buhdda" and great accustics in this pagoda were whispers echoed were great to splash in. outside the pagoda was a great, big deck with spectacular views of the night sky, occasionally we could hear the coyotes kill, and that was the only sound to be felt outside of the whispers and water. the large deck surrounds a modern swimming pool (no diving board) that is filled with the hot-spring water. this is where most people hung out and talked about the craziest shit you've ever heard. great place to get feedback on a book you might be writing. i was truly impressed by the facility, very new and very remote. the second tub we went to was basically out in the pasture, or at least it felt that way. it is here where there is limited camping. the hot spring here has been professionally landscaped and also has a dirt floor. these sandy-bottomed pools were new to me and i got to say that they feel great. the water in the pools could have been hotter but i'm one of those guys who likes it hotter than most. the soak area is lit with tikki torches and the tub fits 8, but i'm sure that the after-burning-man crowd had the water over the edge. over all i'd give this place a high rating but at the price for lodging i can't see how all these hippies can afford it. they must be trustifarians. althought he crowd that we encounter were all male, forties and way out there. if you don't like weird people this is place to avoid. if you like friendly, hilarious and harmless people this place is nirvana.be discreet with the beer and pot and respect there peace and you're going to have a good time.
peace out,
paul mitchell age 33, CA, USA
I was looking at your site and was reading this:
"There seems to be some confusion between this and Campbell's Hot Springs. They are listed as 2 separate places in the book "Great Hot Springs of the West" '93, yet the descriptions and locations sound very familiar though PO box's differerent. Anyone know the truth here?"
I lived by Campbell's hotsprings when it was “Campbell's” it was a yoga community and then Harbin bought it in like 1989 and named it Sierria hot springs.
I didn’t see the 2 different places but the spring comes out of the ground in 2 different places about a ¼ mile from each other.
Where google map shows is where the one of the springs comes up by the main lodge and to the northwest on the hill about ¼ away the other spring comes up.
Harbin also bought a hotel in the town Seirraville a few miles from the springs so one of the addresses might just be for the hotel.
The rates say that it is 5$ a day $20 for a year and $200 life time.
This may be true for some however we have gone twice now and paid $65 and still don't have a membership. We Paid $35 the first time thinking we were getting a year membership only to come back a month later and find out that they "don't have our membership on record". We even dealt with the same receptionist. He had the amount we paid and the date we previously came but not the membership. The Man was very rude and accused us of scamming him! However, We drove all the way out there so we decided to just soak anyway and paid another $30 for a one time soak.
The man informed us of the prices which were as stated previously however, he manipulated the situation and we got scammed.
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