Summer Lake Hot Springs

Category: Hot Springs-soakable

GPS GeoCoords: 42.722804, -120.582504

As noted by a reviewer, swimsuits are required in the pool . . . unfortunately. However, I will continue to list this venue because of it's connection to Burning Man.

For those coming or going to Burning Man, these springs are located along a road that takes you to the Playa faster than if you took the route via Klamath Falls.

The hot spring has been made into a bathhouse built in the 1920's. It has hundreds of signatures carved into the walls from visitors over the years. The owners really like the people they have met from Burning Man and they would like to encourage people to come and stop in on their way back from the Playa.

The pool is fed by a spring that delivers water at 113 degrees. It has a good flowrate and the water is not too hot or too laden with sulfur. Feel like taking an hour-long hot shower? Not a problem. The showers are 119 degrees and fed by a separate spring. If you feel like kicking back and showering for two hours, just bring your folding chair and relax. The shower is fed by a separate spring so you never have to worry about running out of hot water.

The cost is $6.00 a person per day which includes use of the hot springs. You can stay in the hot springs all night if you like, the owners simply ask that you keep food and drink out of the water and keep the noise down at night. Best of all, there is no noise from the surrounding area and the place is nearly vacant of people. It is truly a hidden gem of a location.

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