Yes, I know, California is a big state and there are many hot springs ;-) I'll be driving from LA to Seattle in a few weeks. I only have one extra day to play with but I'd like to visit a spring in Cali. I'm familiar with most of the Oregon hot springs but about California I'm clueless. My current plan is to drive on the east side of the Sierra's and stop at Travertine hot springs. They sound nice and the access is easy. However, since it's so easy to learn about them....I don't need complete solitude for my soak but I don't want to go some place that's too busy. Am I on the right track? Any suggestions? I don't mind hiking but I drive a VW Golf so the roads need to be reasonably good.
Thanks!
Thanks!
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Re: california hot spring suggestions
Mon, June 25, 2007 - 4:45 PMTravertine is one of the most popular springs in that area and can be quite crowded at times especially weekends .
Definitely worth a stop and easy to get to, but don't expect solitude.
Likewise with Hot Creek and the other springs in the Mammoth lakes area ( Long Valley Caldera) which are all pretty nice.
All of the springs in these areas are popular and highly visited, but sometimes you get lucky if you travel during the week vs weekends.
Try soak.net or The soakers bible for more details.
Good Luck ~Wendell~
P.S. Our favorites in that area are Buckeye , out of Bridgeport for primative soaking and Benton just out of Benton for a developed spring.
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Re: california hot spring suggestions
Thu, June 28, 2007 - 2:44 PMNot sure of your route (am terrible with geography!)--but my faves are Orr and Wilbur--both off of 101 north of Sonoma. I would probably consider Orr to be the smallest/quietest. Good Luck! :)
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Re: california hot spring suggestions
Thu, July 5, 2007 - 6:20 PMFindHotSprings.com has some good stuff on Cali hot springs;
Here's the link:
findhotsprings.com/index.php
Best wishes and happy soaking!
