Explore / California / Near Temecula
Last checked 10 Nov
12 hot springs within 98 miles of Temecula, the closest about 15 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
Four picked from the 12: 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 · Worth the drive
Resort on Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians land near Palm Springs, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.
132°F
03 · Closest to Temecula · Resort
Privately owned resort near Murrieta, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.
98–104°F
04 · Best free soak
Free natural pools on Unmanaged, informal. Slab City sits on former Camp Dunlap land owned by the State of California. land near Niland, a short walk from parking. Camping nearby.
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Rings are straight-line distance from Temecula at 50 and 100 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Not in Temecula itself. The closest is Murrieta Hot Springs Resort, about 15 min by road (7 miles) near Murrieta.
Murrieta Hot Springs Resort, about 15 min by road (7 miles) near Murrieta. Entry is paid. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
10 are within about two hours by road: Murrieta Hot Springs Resort (15 min), Elsinore Hot Springs & Lodge (25 min), Glen Ivy Hot Springs (40 min), The Spa at Séc-he (1 hr 25 min) and Desert Hot Springs Spa Hotel (1 hr 30 min) and 5 more. Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.
Yes. 1 of the 12 are free. The closest free one is Slab City Hot Springs, about 2 hr 40 min by road (134 miles) near Niland.
Murrieta Hot Springs Resort is the closest, about 15 min by road (7 miles) near Murrieta. There are 9 resorts in this list.
Some are. Murrieta Hot Springs Resort, Elsinore Hot Springs & Lodge, Glen Ivy Hot Springs and The Spa at Séc-he and 5 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 12
Drive times by road from Temecula, 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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