Gaviota Hot Springs
Also known as Las Cruces Hot Springs
99°F
Source water (NOAA)
0.8mi
Hike, one way
Unknown
Fee not verified
Gaviota Hot Springs, also called Las Cruces Hot Springs or Sulphur Springs, are two small concrete-and-rock pools beside the Gaviota Peak Trail in Gaviota State Park. The hike is short and fairly easy. The water is described as warm rather than hot, and the upper pool is the usable one.
01 · Before you go
Plan your visit
What to expect on the ground: rules, facilities and when to go.
- 2 pools
Best time to go. Guides suggest the springs are more popular in the cooler months, from fall to spring.
02 · Live
Conditions
Access status, weather and hazards. Closure feeds are checked automatically every morning.
Access
No closures reported
No closure, fire or weather warning found in Forest Service, wildfire (NIFC) or National Weather Service feeds. That isn't confirmation it's open, so check with Gaviota State Park.
Checked 14 Oct · updated daily
The trail can be overgrown, and one source describes a siltier lower pool. Sulfur water. The pools may need mud cleared out.
03 · Route
Getting there
Nearest town: Goleta. Then a 0.8-mile hike, one way.
- 1
The springs are in Gaviota State Park near the junction of US 101 and State Route 1, about 30 miles west of Santa Barbara.
- 2
Start on the Gaviota Peak Trail.
- 3
Guides put the springs about 0.5 to 0.75 miles along it, with a short spur of about 0.1 mile to the pools.
34.5030, −120.2190 · nearest town Goleta, CA
These coordinates are for the spring itself, not the parking area. Navigate to the trailhead named in the directions.
04 · Where to stay
Stay nearby
Start early and stay close. Places to stay near Goleta, from campgrounds to cabins.
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