01 · Closest to Lone Pine · Best free soak
Dirty Socks Hot Spring
Free natural pools near Olancha, you can drive right up to. Dogs allowed.
- Drive
- 35 min
- Pool temperature
- 90–94°F
- Entry
- Free
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Last checked 10 Nov
Hot springs near Lone Pine
21 hot springs within 90 miles of Lone Pine, the closest about 35 min away by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
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- Closest drive
- 35 minDirty Socks Hot Spring, California · 32 miles by road
- Free to soak
- 10Closest is Dirty Socks, 35 min
- Hottest soak
- 110°FCrab Cooker, pools 95–110°F
- Today
- 2 closedKern Hot Spring and Lower Warm Springs. 2 more to check before you go. The other 17 have no closures reported.
Today
Conditions near Lone Pine
Checked every morning against Forest Service closure notices, national wildfire perimeters and National Weather Service warnings. How we check
ClosuresClosed: Kern Hot Spring and Lower Warm Springs. Check before you go: Mono Hot Springs, Palm Spring and Saline Valley.Checked
WildfireNo active fire perimeters near any of the 21.Checked
WeatherNo weather warnings in effect for these springs.Checked
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Short list
Where to start
Four picked from the 21: the closest, the best free soak, the hottest pool you can safely sit in, a resort or developed pool and one more worth the drive.
02 · Hottest pool you can soak in
Crab Cooker Hot Spring
Free natural pools on Los Angeles Department of Water and Power land near Mammoth Lakes, a short walk from parking. Camping nearby, clothing optional is common.
- Drive
- 1 hr 45 min
- Pool temperature
- 95–110°F
- Entry
- Free
03 · Worth the drive
Benton Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Benton, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby, clothing optional is common, dogs allowed.
- Drive
- 1 hr 45 min
- Pool temperature
- 98–108°F
- Entry
- Paid
Typical pool temperature
104°F
04 · Resort
Keough's Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Bishop, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby.
Map
Where they are
Rings are straight-line distance from Lone Pine at 50 and 100 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Asked often
Are there hot springs in Lone Pine?
Not in Lone Pine itself. The closest is Dirty Socks Hot Spring, about 35 min by road (32 miles) near Olancha.
What's the closest hot spring to Lone Pine?
Dirty Socks Hot Spring, about 35 min by road (32 miles) near Olancha. It's free. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
Which hot springs are within two hours of Lone Pine?
10 are within about two hours by road: Dirty Socks Hot Spring (35 min), Keough's Hot Springs (55 min), Keough Hot Ditch (55 min), Whitmore Hot Springs (1 hr 40 min) and Alkali Lake Hot Springs (1 hr 40 min) and 5 more. Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.
Are there free hot springs near Lone Pine?
Yes. 10 of the 21 are free. The closest free one is Dirty Socks Hot Spring, about 35 min by road (32 miles) near Olancha.
Is there a hot springs resort near Lone Pine?
Keough's Hot Springs is the closest, about 55 min by road (53 miles) near Bishop. There are 2 resorts in this list.
Are hot springs near Lone Pine open in winter?
Some are. Dirty Socks Hot Spring, Keough's Hot Springs, Benton Hot Springs, Palm Spring and Saline Valley 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
How do you know if a hot spring is open today?
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 21
Every spring, nearest first
Drive times by road from Lone Pine, 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.
4Whitmore Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes1 hr 40 min95 mi by road95–105°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
5Alkali Lake Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes1 hr 40 min97 mi by road127°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
6Rock Tub Hot SpringMammoth Lakes1 hr 40 min96 mi by road90–100°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
8Crab Cooker Hot SpringMammoth Lakes1 hr 45 min97 mi by road95–110°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
9Wild Willy's Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes1 hr 50 min98 mi by road95–105°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
10Little Hot Creek Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes2 hr104 mi by road100–115°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
11Remington Hot SpringsLake Isabella2 hr 10 min125 mi by road80–115°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
12Fish Lake Valley Hot WellDyer, Nevada2 hr 15 min117 mi by road105°F poolDevelopedFreeNo closures reported
18Jordan Hot SpringsKennedy Meadows27 miStraight line, hike in104°F poolNaturalNot confirmedNo closures reported
19Blaney Meadows Hot SpringsShaver Lake63 miStraight line, hike in109°F sourceNaturalNot confirmedNo closures reported
20Iva Bell Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes84 miStraight line, hike in97–104°F poolNaturalPaidNo closures reported
21Reds Meadow Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes90 miStraight line115°F sourceNaturalNot confirmedNo closures reported
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