california hot spring suggestions

topic posted Sun, June 24, 2007 - 9:07 PM by  i-John
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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!
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i-John
Seattle
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  • Re: california hot spring suggestions

    Mon, June 25, 2007 - 4:45 PM
    Travertine 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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