Explore / California / Near Big Bear
Last checked 10 Nov
There are no hot springs within an hour's drive of Big Bear. The closest is Deep Creek Hot Springs in California, about 1 hr 30 min by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
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Short list
Three picked from the 10: the closest, the hottest pool you can safely sit in, a resort or developed pool and one more worth the drive.
01 · Closest to Big Bear · Hottest pool you can soak in
Natural pools on San Bernardino National Forest land near Apple Valley, about a 2.5 mile hike in. Entry is paid. Camping nearby, clothing optional is common.
02 · Worth the drive
Resort on Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians land near Palm Springs, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.
92–104°F
03 · Resort
Privately owned resort near Corona, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.
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Rings are straight-line distance from Big Bear at 50 and 100 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Not in Big Bear itself. The closest is Deep Creek Hot Springs, about 1 hr 30 min by road (53 miles) near Apple Valley.
Deep Creek Hot Springs, about 1 hr 30 min by road (53 miles) near Apple Valley. Entry is paid, with about a 2.5 mile hike in. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
8 are within about two hours by road: Deep Creek Hot Springs (1 hr 30 min), Glen Ivy Hot Springs (1 hr 35 min), Elsinore Hot Springs & Lodge (1 hr 40 min), The Spa at Séc-he (1 hr 40 min) and Desert Hot Springs Spa Hotel (1 hr 45 min) and 3 more. Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.
None of the 10 springs on this page are free. They're resorts or pools that charge for entry.
Glen Ivy Hot Springs is the closest, about 1 hr 35 min by road (73 miles) near Corona. There are 8 resorts in this list.
Some are. Glen Ivy Hot Springs, Elsinore Hot Springs & Lodge, The Spa at Séc-he and Desert Hot Springs Spa Hotel and 3 more stay accessible all winter, and none has a closure reported today. Mountain roads can close after storms, so check before you drive. See every California spring you can reach in winter
We check every spring each morning against Forest Service closure notices, national wildfire perimeters and National Weather Service warnings. When nothing turns up we say "no closures reported", not "open", because a missing report isn't proof a spring is open.
All 10
Drive times by road from Big Bear, from Google Maps (November 2026). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you go. Water is the typical pool temperature, or the source temperature where that's all we have.
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