Walker Hot Springs

Category: Hot Springs-soakable

GPS GeoCoords: 38.489724,-118.974358

Weather Forecast

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ONLY into the canyon; High clearance 2 wheel drive and hiking possible from the top of the canyon.

This is a primitive but nice hot soak (105-108F)near the banks of the Walker River . . . out in the middle of nowhere in the East Sierras . . . well, not quite as the Hiltons own the Flying M Ranch up the valley and the girls have been known to drop in on the hot springs.

From NetNude and Camilla & Bill, direction from the east starting at Hawthorne and going over Lucky Boy Pass:

"From El Capitan Casino (free camping, water, and dump station) in downtown Hawthorne, go south on SR 359. Four miles out of town, turn right (west) on Lucky Boy Pass Road, a twisty turny steep road not suitable for large rigs. Go 18.5 miles and turn right (north) on possibly unmarked East Walker Road. Go 8 miles and turn left (west) on an unmarked road which becomes much narrower and rougher. Go 2 miles and turn right (north) on a rock strewn road. Continue 0.5 miles and bear left (the right fork heads into a wash) heading up to the top of the canyon.

High clearance 2 wheel drive can make it to this point; one could hike from there. Follow the very steep road down into the canyon, passing the remains of an old mine and a school bus. Continue heading down the wash until you reach the river. Turn left (upriver) and go 0.4 miles to the spring on the left, opposite the river."

The other approach is northeast out of Mono Lake on the California side via 182/338. Both routes are difficult to describe so I'm going to work on producing GPX files for both of them to upload to mapping software and GPS receivers.