Explore / California / Near Ojai
Last checked 10 Nov
13 hot springs within 122 miles of Ojai, the closest about 55 min away by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
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Today
Checked every morning against Forest Service closure notices, national wildfire perimeters and National Weather Service warnings. How we check
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Short list
Five picked from the 13: 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.
01 · 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 · Resort
Privately owned resort near Koreatown, Los Angeles, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Clothing optional is common.
03 · Worth the drive
Natural pools on Los Padres National Forest land near Ojai, about a 9.5 mile hike in. Camping nearby.
99°F
04 · Closest to Ojai
Natural pools on Gaviota State Park land near Goleta, about a 0.8 mile hike in.
80–115°F
05 · Best free soak
Free natural pools on Sequoia National Forest, Kern River Ranger District land near Lake Isabella, a short walk from parking. Camping nearby.
Map
Rings are straight-line distance from Ojai at 60 and 125 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Not in Ojai itself. The closest is Montecito Hot Springs, about 55 min by road (33 miles) near Montecito.
Montecito Hot Springs, about 55 min by road (33 miles) near Montecito. It's free, with about a 1.4 mile hike in. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
3 are within about two hours by road: Montecito Hot Springs (55 min), Gaviota Hot Springs (1 hr 15 min) and Beverly Hot Springs (1 hr 25 min). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.
Yes. 4 of the 13 are free. The closest free one is Montecito Hot Springs, about 55 min by road (33 miles) near Montecito.
Beverly Hot Springs is the closest, about 1 hr 25 min by road (79 miles) near Koreatown, Los Angeles. There are 5 resorts in this list.
Some are. Montecito Hot Springs, Gaviota Hot Springs, Beverly Hot Springs and Glen Ivy Hot Springs 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 13
Drive times by road from Ojai, 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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