01 · Best free soak
Dirty Socks Hot Spring
Free natural pools near Olancha, you can drive right up to. Dogs allowed.
- Drive
- 4 hr
- Pool temperature
- 90–94°F
- Entry
- Free
Explore / California / Near Sequoia
Last checked 10 Nov
Hot springs near Sequoia
There are no hot springs within an hour's drive of Sequoia. The closest is Remington Hot Springs in California, about 2 hr 35 min by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
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- Closest drive
- 2 hr 35 minRemington Hot Springs, California · 124 miles by road
- Free to soak
- 9Closest is Remington, 2 hr 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 16 have no closures reported.
Today
Conditions near Sequoia
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 20.Checked
WeatherNo weather warnings in effect for these springs.Checked
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Short list
Where to start
Five picked from the 20: 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
- 6 hr
- 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
- 5 hr 55 min
- Pool temperature
- 98–108°F
- Entry
- Paid
Typical pool temperature
80–115°F
04 · Closest to Sequoia
Remington Hot Springs
Free natural pools on Sequoia National Forest, Kern River Ranger District land near Lake Isabella, a short walk from parking. Camping nearby.
Typical pool temperature
104°F
05 · 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 Sequoia at 50 and 100 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Asked often
Are there hot springs in Sequoia?
Not in Sequoia itself. The closest is Remington Hot Springs, about 2 hr 35 min by road (124 miles) near Lake Isabella.
What's the closest hot spring to Sequoia?
Remington Hot Springs, about 2 hr 35 min by road (124 miles) near Lake Isabella. It's free. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
Which hot springs are within two hours of Sequoia?
None are within two hours by road. The closest is Remington Hot Springs, about 2 hr 35 min by road (124 miles) near Lake Isabella.
Are there free hot springs near Sequoia?
Yes. 9 of the 20 are free. The closest free one is Remington Hot Springs, about 2 hr 35 min by road (124 miles) near Lake Isabella.
Is there a hot springs resort near Sequoia?
Keough's Hot Springs is the closest, about 5 hr 5 min by road (309 miles) near Bishop. There are 2 resorts in this list.
Are hot springs near Sequoia 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 20
Every spring, nearest first
Drive times by road from Sequoia, 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.
1Remington Hot SpringsLake Isabella2 hr 35 min124 mi by road80–115°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
6Whitmore Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes5 hr 50 min351 mi by road95–105°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
7Rock Tub Hot SpringMammoth Lakes5 hr 50 min352 mi by road90–100°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
8Alkali Lake Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes5 hr 50 min353 mi by road127°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
11Wild Willy's Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes6 hr354 mi by road95–105°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
12Little Hot Creek Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes6 hr 10 min357 mi by road100–115°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
13Reds Meadow Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes6 hr 30 min372 mi by road115°F sourceNaturalNot confirmedNo closures reported
15Jordan Hot SpringsKennedy Meadows35 miStraight line, hike in104°F poolNaturalNot confirmedNo closures reported
16Blaney Meadows Hot SpringsShaver Lake56 miStraight line, hike in109°F sourceNaturalNot confirmedNo closures reported
20Iva Bell Hot SpringsMammoth Lakes77 miStraight line, hike in97–104°F poolNaturalPaidNo closures reported
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