Onseya guideNear Palm Springs, California · 10 destinations

Hot springs near Palm Springs

Every open spring within about a three-hour drive, ordered by how long it actually takes to get there. From the tribal spa in downtown Palm Springs and the mineral-water hotels of Desert Hot Springs to the big resorts of the Inland Empire and the desert springs near the Mexican border — real road times, so you can see what fits a day and what’s worth an overnight.

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The closest hot spring to Palm Springs is in the middle of town: the Spa at Séc-he, owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and fed by the tribe’s Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring. About 20 minutes north, Desert Hot Springs sits on a hot aquifer, and its small hotels fill their pools from their own wells. Within two hours are the large resorts of Murrieta and Glen Ivy, and two to three hours out are the desert springs of Agua Caliente and Jacumba. Below, every open spring grouped by drive time. Starting from the coast instead? See hot springs near Los Angeles and hot springs near San Diego.

Drive time 01

Under an hour

Downtown Palm Springs and Desert Hot Springs, about 20 minutes north: a tribal spa on the Agua Caliente spring and a cluster of small hotels with pools fed by the hot aquifer beneath the town.

Palm Springs

The Spa at Séc-he (Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza)

Palm Springs2m from Palm Springs

The Spa at Séc-he (Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza)

Owned by the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, this Palm Springs spa draws on the tribe's Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring, called Séc-he, Cahuilla for the sound of boiling water. Its Taking of the Waters day pass centers on 22 private mineral baths at 105°F, plus salt caves, steam, sauna and a cold plunge. Guests must be 18+.

Drive: 2m from Palm Springs
Water: 105 °F
Price: Taking of the Waters day pass $135 Mon-Thu / $165 Fri-Sun and holidays; with a spa service of $200+ the pass is $25 / $35
Lodging: —
Clothing: Mixed

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Desert Hot Springs

Tuscan Springs Hotel & Spa

Desert Hot Springs21m from Palm Springs

Tuscan Springs Hotel & Spa

Water for this Italian-inspired boutique hotel comes from a 350-foot well that the hotel says is volcanically heated to 117°F. A large hot mineral pool, two mineral Jacuzzis and a dry sauna serve 16 rooms, and guests must be 21 or older. Four-hour day use is sold, and any treatment at La Bella Spa includes the pools.

Drive: 21m from Palm Springs
Water: —
Price: Day use of pools and dry sauna $50 per person for 4 hours; pool use free with any spa treatment at La Bella Spa
Lodging: 16 boutique hotel rooms (Garden and Mountain View Private Terrace), continental breakfast included
Clothing: —

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Desert Hot Springs

Two Bunch Palms Resort & Spa

Desert Hot Springs21m from Palm Springs

Two Bunch Palms Resort & Spa

Local lore links this resort to Al Capone in the 1920s and 1930s, and by the 1950s it was a Hollywood retreat. Its official history says the springs emerge naturally at over 100°F from an aquifer described as 600 years old. Day Retreat and Mineral Soak passes are offered, with limited availability.

Drive: 21m from Palm Springs
Water: —
Price: —
Lodging: Rooms and suites (67 per hotspringsguides.com)
Clothing: —

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Desert Hot Springs

Sam's Family Spa Hot Water Resort

Desert Hot Springs21m from Palm Springs

Sam's Family Spa Hot Water Resort

More than 175 full-hookup RV sites, motel rooms and five tiny homes make up this family-oriented resort, where four chlorine-free hot spring pools, one indoor, are drained and refilled every morning. The operator says the water is geothermal, drawn from the Desert Hot Springs aquifer. Day passes, sold first come, first served, also cover a swimming pool and sauna.

Drive: 21m from Palm Springs
Water: 104 °F
Price: Day pass $25 Mon-Fri / $30 Sat-Sun and holidays, ages 4 and under free, pets $10
Lodging: Motel rooms, tiny homes, RV sites
Clothing: —

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Desert Hot Springs

Azure Palm Hot Springs

Desert Hot Springs22m from Palm Springs

Azure Palm Hot Springs

Two private wells feed this adults-only Desert Hot Springs resort, whose 100-by-40-foot main pool is billed as the largest mineral water pool in Southern California. Jetted mineral spas run 99 to 104°F, and a one-acre desert garden holds free-flowing tubs and a reflexology walk. Guests stay in 22 suites with private mineral tubs; day passes also cover two Finnish saunas.

Drive: 22m from Palm Springs
Water: 104 °F
Price: Oasis Day Pass $79 plus $1 per pass for the city's children's program; $10 off the pass when booking a spa treatment
Lodging: 22 spa suites with private in-room mineral water tubs
Clothing: Required

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Drive time 02

One to two hours

West to the Inland Empire resorts at Murrieta and Glen Ivy, and southeast to the RV resort at Glamis North near the dunes.

Murrieta

Murrieta Hot Springs Resort

Murrieta1h 15m from Palm Springs

Murrieta Hot Springs Resort

A mineral springs destination since 1902, Murrieta Hot Springs reopened to the public in 2024 after a renovation. The resort describes its water as 100% natural geothermal, spread across family-friendly and adults-only pools with cold plunges, a sauna and a historic bathhouse. Day passes run 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and overnight guests can soak around the clock.

Drive: 1h 15m from Palm Springs
Water: —
Price: Hot Spring Day Pass from $109; Twilight Pass (from 4pm) from $59; Local Resident Day Pass from $59 with local ID; children 2 and under free
Lodging: Resort hotel rooms and suites
Clothing: Required

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Corona

Glen Ivy Hot Springs

Corona1h 25m from Palm Springs

Glen Ivy Hot Springs

Visitors have soaked here since 1860, when the place was known as Temescal Sulphur Springs; it took the Glen Ivy name in 1880. Today the day-use spa near Corona has 19 pools, with mineral baths fed by a natural geothermal source at about 104°F, plus Club Mud. Reservations are required, and guests must be 18 or older.

Drive: 1h 25m from Palm Springs
Water: 104 °F
Price: Day pass from $75 Mon-Fri / from $95-$105 Sat-Sun (October 2026), from $75 / from $85-$95 (November-December 2026); Deal of the Day from $65 on select days; evenings-only $60 (Fri-Sun, October 2-25)
Lodging: —
Clothing: Required

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Niland

Glamis North Hot Springs Resort

Niland1h 26m from Palm Springs

Glamis North Hot Springs Resort

Near Niland and the Glamis dunes, this RV resort cools hot spring water, which the operator says emerges at 160°F, for two therapeutic pools and 14 chlorine-free hot tubs; two family pools are chemically treated. Guests stay in full-hookup RV sites, camping cabins or tent sites, and day passes are offered. Operation is seasonal.

Drive: 1h 26m from Palm Springs
Water: —
Price: —
Lodging: RV sites, camping cabins, tent/dry camping
Clothing: —

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Drive time 03

Two to three hours

Longer drives: the county park at Agua Caliente in the Anza-Borrego Desert and the restored hotel at Jacumba Hot Springs.

Julian

Agua Caliente County Park

Julian2h 37m from Palm Springs

Agua Caliente County Park

Geothermally heated springs supply this 910-acre San Diego County park in the Anza-Borrego Desert, which has an outdoor swimming pool, a children's wading pool and an indoor spa at about 102°F with adults-only hours. About 140 campsites, some with RV hookups, and cabins are available. The park is open from Labor Day weekend through Memorial Day, closing for summer.

Drive: 2h 37m from Palm Springs
Water: 90–102 °F
Price: —
Lodging: County campground: about 140 tent and RV sites (some with hookups) and camping cabins
Clothing: —

PoolsCampingCabinsKids Ok

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Jacumba Hot Springs

Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel

Jacumba Hot Springs2h 38m from Palm Springs

Jacumba Hot Springs Hotel

Reopened in 2024 after a restoration, this historic hotel in a desert town near the Mexican border says its geothermal spring water reaches the pools untreated. Pass holders can use the Ritual and Solstice pools at 96 to 101°F, while the indoor Echo Room is for hotel guests. All pools are 21+, and Long Shadow restaurant is on site.

Drive: 2h 38m from Palm Springs
Water: 90–103 °F
Price: Ritual Pool Pass from $25, Solstice Pool Pass from $50, Ritual Star Soak (evening) Pass from $20; pool access 21+ (official /pages/pool-pass, checked 2026-10-12)
Lodging: Hotel of about 20 rooms for adults 21+ (hiddensandiego.com); suites, casitas with private soaking tubs, The Lodge, The Village House and La Ranchita guest house (official homepage); off-site casitas allow children and pets
Clothing: —

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Reference

Frequently asked

Quick answers on getting from Palm Springs to a soak — the closest options, day passes in Desert Hot Springs, adults-only pools, lodging and the desert season.

What is the closest hot spring to Palm Springs?

The Spa at Séc-he (Agua Caliente Cultural Plaza) is the closest, about 2m by car in downtown Palm Springs. The tribal spa draws on the Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring; guests must be 18 or older. The hotel pools of Desert Hot Springs are about 22m north across the valley.

Can you visit the Desert Hot Springs pools without staying overnight?

Often, yes, but rules differ by hotel. Sam’s Family Spa sells day passes first come, first served; Azure Palm sells an Oasis Day Pass; Two Bunch Palms offers a limited Mineral Soak Day Pass; Tuscan Springs sells day use of its pools. Some places are for overnight guests only or change their day-use terms by season, so check the listing and book ahead on weekends.

Is the water in Desert Hot Springs naturally hot?

Many of the town’s hotels pump water from the hot aquifer beneath the town. Tuscan Springs says its 350-foot well brings up water naturally heated to 117°F, Azure Palm draws on two private wells, and Sam’s Family Spa describes its pools as geothermal. A few hotels do not say where their water comes from; each listing notes what we could confirm.

Which hot springs near Palm Springs are adults only?

The Spa at Séc-he and Glen Ivy admit guests 18 and older, Tuscan Springs and the pools at Jacumba Hot Springs are 21 and older, and Azure Palm is an adults-only resort. For families, Sam’s Family Spa, the family pools at Murrieta Hot Springs, Glamis North and Agua Caliente County Park welcome children.

Which hot springs near Palm Springs have lodging or camping?

Most Desert Hot Springs pools belong to small hotels, so a room usually includes soaking. Murrieta Hot Springs and Jacumba Hot Springs are hotels with day passes for non-guests. Sam’s Family Spa and Glamis North add RV sites and cabins, and Agua Caliente County Park has a county campground. Glen Ivy is a day-use spa with no rooms.

When is the best time to visit?

The desert season runs from fall to spring. Agua Caliente County Park is open from Labor Day weekend through Memorial Day and closes in the summer heat, and Glamis North runs on a season that starts in late October. The Desert Hot Springs hotels are open year-round.