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GPS Gives you Wings!
This list of GPS Coordinates of most California hot springs, even devulges water temperatures and conveniently links to topo maps for the more adventurous types ... GPS- California Hot Springs
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Native Americans and Hot Springs
Native Americans have a long relationship with hot springs.
There is evidence that many of the major hot springs in the Americas were visited and used by local native peoples. There are artifacts near some of these hot springs that support a history of human activity that extends back thousands of years. Native Americans revered hot springs as a sacred healing place.[1]
The natural hot springs in Tonopah, Arizona are a prime example. The name "Tonopah" derives from the Western Apache name Tú Nohwá, meaning "Water For Us" or "Water For You", Though there are no ruins or evidence of dwellings in the immediate vicinity of the hot springs, the prevalence of grain-grinding mortar holes, pottery shards, and other man-made objects in the area suggest that this site was frequented for many years by native peoples such as the Hohokam. The hundreds of very high quality arrowheads found near existing springs in Tonopah attest to its popularity as a hunting ground.
Reference: wikipedia
California South
NOTE: Always doublecheck your destination directions and information before starting your journey.
Try as we might to be accurate, our sources are sometimes incorrect.
Please let us know if there's a mistake, or another worthy hot springs that we should include, and we'll change the map!
To post non-map comments, please post to the appropriate individual hot spring.
Try as we might to be accurate, our sources are sometimes incorrect.
Please let us know if there's a mistake, or another worthy hot springs that we should include, and we'll change the map!
To post non-map comments, please post to the appropriate individual hot spring.
Agua Caliente Springs Park
outdoor and indoor pools (some w jets)
bathing suit req
fee $
address: 39555 Great Southern State Route of 1849, Julian, CA 92036
how to get there::Take Highway 8 to County Route S-2. Nr Anza Borrego Desert. Airstrip.
phone: 619-565-3600
shelter: camping/RV hookups
food: picnic area
payment accepted: unknown
massage: no
temperature: unknown
notes: Scenic desert local. Airstrip within walking distance. Handicapped provisions. Only Open Labor Day through Thanksgiving. Weekend reservations recommended. 90 day reservations avail for weekend with some drop in first come first serve spots. Weekdays much less busy.
Avila Hot Springs Spa
outdoor pools and indoor tubs
clothing optional indoors, bathing suit req outdoors
fee $
notes: This hot spring will be further researched in the
future.
address: 250 Avila Beach Dr, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
how to get there:: Highway 101 to Avila Beach Drive.
phone: 805-595-2359
shelter: RV park
food: snack bar and grill
payment accepted: unknown
massage: yes
temperature: unknown
Bashford's Hot Mineral Spa
outdoor swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool, soaking tubs
bathing suit req
fee $
notes: Adults only.
This hot spring will be further researched in the future.
address: HCO-1, Box 26, 10590 Hot Mineral Spa Rd., Niland
CA 92257-9707
how to get there:: Highway 111, take Mineral Spa
Road about 3.5 miles.
15 miles North of Niland.
phone: 619-354-1315
shelter: RV park
food: none known
payment accepted: unknown
massage: unknown
temperature: variety (cooled from 145 degree F)
Big Caliente
Photos courtesy of Tracey V, USA
outdoor concrete tub
bathing suit req officially, clothing optional unofficially
no fee
notes: Changing rooms. Toilets. This hot spring will be
further researched in the future.
address: Santa Ynez Valley, CA 93460
how to get there: about 20 minutes north of Santa Barbara
by
dirt road through wooded Romero Canyon.
Very rough road, 4-wheel drive or dirt bike motorcycle recommended.
phone: none
shelter: camping/RV hookups/cabins
food: none known
massage: no
temperature: adjustable from 118 degree F flow
Beverly Hot Springs
outdoor pools/tubs and indoor hot and cold, sauna pools/tubs
clothing optional
fee $$$
notes: Luxury. Separate men's and women's facilities.
Locker and shower rooms.
Asian influences in body treatments and herbal medicines.Immaculate.
Supposedly only natural artesian spring in LA. 100% pure alkaline mineral
water.
address: 308 N. Oxford Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90004
how to get there:: Between Beverly Hills and downtown
LA.
phone: 213-734-7000
shelter: none known
food: restaurant specializing in Korean dishes, healthful
snacks and teas.
payment accepted: unknown
massage: yes, Shiatsu, plus health and beauty treatments.
temperature: 105 degree F
Bowen Ranch (See Deep Creek Hot Springs)
WARNING: There seems to be lots of confusion between Bowen Ranch and Deep Creek Hot Springs. My current understanding is that Bowen Ranch has no hot springs, but that it is a popular access point to Deep Creek Hot Springs.
According to one knowlegable sounding person name Mike (see comments for details)
Bowen Ranch is not a hot spring but rather a place for the public to safely park their vehicles and to camp overnight at. It is by far the best place to hike to the hot springs from. A small parking and/or camping fee is charged. There are very limited facilities there... My friend Michael Castro owns and manages Bowen Ranch... When Mr. Castro is not present, there are easy to follow directions posted on the front door of the historic and rustic structure. Day time parking is $4 per person. Overnight Camping fee is $5 per person. Campsites are on a first come first serve basis. Some sites have picnic tables. Very limited facilities on property... It is prohibited by the U. S. Forest Service to bring glass containers to the hot springs or into the Deep Creek drainage area. Also prohibited by USFS, is overnight camping and campfires at the hot springs.
If you post a comment, please clarify if you mean Bowen Ranch, or Deep Creek Hot Springs (via Bowen Ranch).
Calvary Chapel (Formerly Murrieta Hot Springs)
NOTE: Murrieta Hot Springs is no longer open to the general public. It is now part of a religious retreat. To find out more, visit their website.
Calvary Chapel
Conference Center Murrieta
39405 Murrieta Hot Springs Road Murrieta, CA 92563
ph: (951) 698-5031
fax: (951) 677-0261
http://www.mhsretreats.com
From their website...
"Calvary Chapel Conference Center at Murrieta Hot Springs is a ministry of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. The center has been established for the purpose of glorifying God by providing a place for God's people to grow and mature in their relationship through the teaching of His Word, worship, fellowship, recreation and rest. Our ministry is to serve the visiting churches that have their retreats at the center. We desire that you will leave the facility knowing Jesus more intimately than before.
If you are interested in holding a retreat, a conference, or even just a meeting at our beautiful facility, please use the "Contact Us" page to reach us by email or phone. You may also check our "Availability Calendar" page for available weekend and mid-week dates that you may be interested in prior to contacting us."
California Hot Springs Cabin Rentals (Deer Creek)
Developed, Rustic Resort
Description:
$: Daily- Weekday $70.00 & $110.00 Weekend and Holidays* $90.00 & $145.00 2 night min. Weekly- Non-holiday $445.00 & $565.00 Holiday $485.00 & $715.00. Paypal, eCheck, all major credit cards accepted with 4% fee. Deposit required to hold cabinns. See the website for the many details.
Clothing optional? maybe
Accommodation: A handfull of cabins.
Address:
phone: 818-951-0230 (to rent with less then two weeks notice calling requested)
Email: cabins4rent@juno.com
Website: http://www.hotspringsrentals.net
Details: rustic creek side cabins are nestled just inside the Sequoia National Monument at California Hot Springs.
Right below the snow line, the area is accessible all year.
The water is piped into the cabins at approximately 125 degrees directly from the hot springs. The cabins also sit above year-round Deer Creek.
Share reviews, tips, and comments about this Hot Spring...
Deep Creek Hot Springs (Near Bowen Ranch Campground)
WARNING: There seems to be lots of confusion between Bowen Ranch and Deep Creek Hot Springs. Bowen Ranch has no hot springs, but it is a popular parking and camping area reputed to have the best access point to the Deep Creek Hot Springs.
a cluster of outdoor hot springs, primative.
clothing optional
fee: $0 for Deep Creek hot springs. Nearby Bowen Ranch charges $5 Overnight Camping and $4 per person day parking.
shelter: no camping in canyon, but avail nearby at Bowen Ranch (day parking or overnight camping), Silverwood Lake and Lake Arrowhead. First come first serve.
food: none (recommend bringing water)
payment accepted: free (except for parking and camping at Bowen Ranch... cash only I assume).
massage: none
temperature: 105 degree
address: none, see USGS Lake Arrowhead, CA quadrangle (7.5 minute scale). 16 mi east of Hesperia.
phone: none
email: none
notes: Though popular it's pretty pristine. Several pools clustered in an isolated high desert Canyon, 6 mile gradual hike or a steep 2 mi one. Avoid short trail during high water levels (spring) lest you get swept away by a suddenly rising river. To hike short trail, park at private ranch for a fee.
Directions:
Free parking:
From Interstate 15 take the Hesperia exit, and turn east onto Main St. Follow Main St. for about 8 mi. to a Y and Rock Srings Road. Go right on Rock Springs Rd. for about 1.8 miles to Deep Creek Road, and turn right. Follow Deep Creek Rd. until it turns to dirt. Then look for the dam and head for the southeast side of it. Park where you can and walk to the top of the dam along its paved service road. The 6 mi. hike trailhead is to the left when facing the inside portion of the dam. A small metal sign on the side of the hill marks where the trailhead begins. The trail goes uphill steeply for the first few hundred yards, then levels out. Follow the trail for 6 miles, crossing the creek on a bridge after 2 miles. The trail leads right to the spring.
Via Bowen Ranch parking lot:
To take the steeper, 2 mi trail take Rock Spring Road at the Y and go left. Follow Rock Spring Rd. about 2.8 miles to Roundup Way, then turn right. Take Roundup Rd. about 4.2 miles to Bowen Ranch Road and turn right again. Follow this graded dirt road for 5.5 miles to the ranch itself and the parking area. Someone is often there to collect a parking fee and direct people to the trailhead. Often steep and slippery.
To access Deep Creek Hot Springs via Bowen Ranch:
From the L.A. Metropolitan area, take Interstate I-15 north up to the high desert community of Apple Valley California. Exit off I-15 onto Bear Valley Road and head east for 10 miles. Turn right onto Central Avenue heading south for 3-miles. Turn left onto Ocotillo Way heading east once again for 2.8-miles to Bowen Ranch Road. Turn right and follow Bowen Ranch about another 7 miles or so to where it ends. You’ll see what appears to be an old historic rustic structure and tollgate displaying a stop sign.
Once at the tollgate, run off motor and read the easy to follow directions posted on the front door if no one is present. If your intentions are just to visit the hot springs for the day, have $4 on hand for the day time parking fee. If this a first-time visit, take Bowen Ranch Flyer lying by the front door steps where the envelopes are. There is a map and other information to read / view on the flyer.
Please see extensive comments for more directions and details.
Links:
deepcreekvolunteers@hotmail.com - Deep Creek Volunteers ( DCV ) "we created an information brochure that has been approved by the USFS for distribution at DCHS, or elsewhere. We meet on the last Saturday of every month at DCHS at 1PM to discuss possible projects, hand out brochures, and do clean up and repairs of existing hot pools." Van
Desert Hot Springs Spa
outdoor hot swimming pool, seven soaking pools
bathing suit req
fee $
notes: Luxury spa. Spectacular views, pool side food/drink
service, hair/manicure salon.
Guests have access to nearby tennis, golf, and Mission Lakes Country
Club.
address:10805 Palm Dr., Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240
how to get there: In the town of Desert Hot Springs
phone: 619-329-6495, reservations 800-843-6053
shelter: lodging
food: restaurant/bar
payment accepted: unknown
massage: yes, plus wide range of bodywork and beauty treatments.
temperature: variety from 140 degree F flow
Fountain of Youth Spa
outdoor swimming pools, smaller pools w jets.
bathing suit req
fee $
notes: This hot spring will be further researched in the
future.
address: Rte. 1, Box 12, Niland, CA 92257
how to get there: Nr the Salton Sea. From Hwy 111, take
Frink Road to the end.
phone: 619-348-1340
shelter: camping/RV park
food: none known
payment accepted: unknown
massage: yes
Glen Ivy Hot Spring
outdoor swimming pools, and indoor tubs, cold plunge, sauna, steamroom
bathing suit req
fee $$ (cold season $42 F-Sun, $30 weekdays; hot season is higher)
notes: Unconfirmed hours: 9am to 5:30pm.
address: 25000 Glen Ivy Rd., Corona, CA 91719
how to get there: 8 miles south of Corona, on Glen Ivy
Road off Temescal Canyon Road.
phone: 909-277-3529
shelter: none on site, but many lodging choices in the
city of Corona. Many package deals include admission to Glen Ivy.
food: two snack bars serving sandwiches, drinks
including wine and beer.
payment accepted: unknown
massage: yes, plus mud baths, theraputic body treatments, and full service salon.
temperature: variety incl cold plunge
Jacumba Hot Springs Spa
One hot mineral tub (enclosed and open all night) and an outdoor cool pool for swimming
bathing suit requirements: unknown
fee $$
notes: High desert, sulfur smell.
address: 44500 Old Hwy 80, P.O. Box 371, Jacumba, CA 91934
how to get there:: Located 100 yards north of the Mexican Border between San Diego and Yuma just off I-8. Use the Boulevard or Jacumba exits from the interstate.
phone unknown
shelter: hotel (at least)
food: restaurant with bar
payment accepted: unknown
massage: unknown
temperature: unknown
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