Furnace Creek Inn
Furnace Creek Inn
Two outdoor swimming pools, sauna
bathing suit req
fee $$$
address:Death Valley, CA 92329
how to get there: On Hwy 190, about 30 miles NW of HWY 127.
phone:619-786-2345
shelter: lodging
food: grocery store/restaurant
payment accepted: unknown
massage: unknown
Keough Hot Springs (REOPENED!)
Developed resort under new management and reopened. Don't confuse this with the 'Keough's Hot Springs Ditch' which is nearby. The Ditch is reputed to be more of a party spot, and more undeveloped.
See the bottom of the comments section, for the latest details and updates.
Shepherd's Tub
May 2005 photos courtesy of Jenconspiracy. See more photos
Part of the Long Valley Hot Springs, South of Mammoth. Shepherds Tub is nearby.
Primative
Description: Part of the Long Valley Hot Springs
$:
Clothing optional? Yes
Accommodation:
Address:
Details: South of Mammoth, near Crab Cooker
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California South
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Try as we might to be accurate, our sources are sometimes incorrect.
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Try as we might to be accurate, our sources are sometimes incorrect.
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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.
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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
Murrieta Hot Springs (AKA Calvary Chapel)
(PRIVATE) 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."
Sahara Hotsprings
Developed, Resort
Description: Family oriented, geared towards Koreans (according to the owner in 2002)
$:
Clothing optional? no
Accommodation:
Address:
phone:
Email:
Website:
Details:
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Sespe (CLOSED? / CAUTION)
(CLOSED) (CAUTION)
Primative
Description: Out in the boonies! Beware during flash flood season. Extremely hot.
$:
Clothing optional? Yes
Accommodation:
Address:
phone: none FAX: none
Email:
Website:
Photos: Sespe Hot Spring photos - camels anyone?
Status: Sept 2006, Sespe and surrounding areas were closed because of the fire. It's unknown if it's been opened since. See comments below for details.
Details: Described as a "gem", in the back country of Ventura, it is not for the faint hearted. Because of the extreme danger of flash floods that turn the nearby Sespe river deadly, and otherwise difficult access, please check on weather / road conditions and think through your preparations. This is reputed to take 2 days of difficult hiking to get to. According to one contributor in 9/2009 "There is a motorcycle trail in from the north, much shorter and not dangerous in the same sense as crossing the Sespe can be." Perhaps taking a camel, is indeed the best way to go!
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Sycamore Mineral Springs
WARNING: There seems to be confusion between 2 nearby but very different places with similar names. People who like one seem not to like the other. Sycamore Springs Inn and Spa is fancier. Please read reviews below.
Please help sort out the mess and separately
email directions to Sycamore Mineral Springs or
email directions to Sycamore Springs Inn and Spa.
indoor and outdoor hot tubs and pools, depending on which one you go to.
clothing required in public areas
fee $ - $$$ depending on which one you go to
notes: .
address: .
how to get there: .
phone:
email:
shelter: camping/ RV hookups/ cabins
food:
payment accepted:
massage:
temperature:
Links:
Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort
WARNING: There seems to be confusion between 2 nearby but very different places with similar names. People who like one seem not to like the other. Sycamore Springs Inn and Spa is fancier. Please read reviews below.
Please help sort out the mess and separately
email directions to Sycamore Mineral Springs or
email directions to Sycamore Springs Inn and Spa.
indoor and outdoor hot tubs and pools, depending on which one you go to.
clothing required in public areas
fee $ - $$$ depending on which one you go to
notes: .
address: 1215 Avila Beach Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA
how to get there: From Northbound 101:
1. Exit Avila Beach Drive
2. Follow as road curves to the left (west)
3. Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort is located one mile down on the left hand side.
From Southbound 101:
1. Exit Avila Beach Drive (do NOT take "Avila Beach San Luis Bay Drive" exit)
2. Turn right at the stop sign onto Avila Beach Drive
3. Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort is located one mile down on the left hand side.
Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort is situated on 116 acres in the picturesque Avila Valley. Located half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco just one mile off of highway 101, and eight miles from the airport at San Luis Obispo, California.
phone: 805-595-7302 • 1-800-234-5831
email:
shelter: rooms with private outdoor spa,
food: Upscale restaurant on premises (Gardens of Avila) Breakfast & Lunch: 7:30am - 2pm, Dinner: 5pm - 9pm
payment accepted:
massage: Yes
temperature:
Links: www.sycamoresprings.com. Map to springs.
NOTES: Offers on site treatments, retreats, lodging, programs, and activities. The Gardens of Avila is considered by many to be the most romantic restaurant on the Central Coast. In fact, The Gardens was voted one of the "best places to propose" by a poll in the San Luis Obispo New Times weekly newspaper.
Wheeler Hot Springs (closed)
Reported closed Jul 22, 1998 "They've been closed for almost one year." and Mar 24, 1999 "...I called information in Ojai and they had no listing... I called The Ojai Ranger Station and found out they were closed."
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