Onseya guideNear Sacramento, California · 17 destinations

Hot springs near Sacramento

Every open spring within about a three-hour drive, ordered by how long it actually takes to get there. West to the mineral pools and mud baths of Calistoga and Sonoma, north to the clothing-optional retreats of the Coast Ranges, east over the Sierra to the resorts of Reno and the Carson Valley — real road times, so you can see what fits a day and what’s worth an overnight.

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Under 2 hours10

Closest1h 22m

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There are no hot springs within an hour of Sacramento, but plenty within two. About an hour and a half west, Sonoma Valley has a historic spa resort and a summer day-use pool, and Calistoga, at the top of Napa Valley, has five resorts with geothermal mineral pools and volcanic mud baths. To the north are the clothing-optional retreats of Wilbur and Harbin. East over the Sierra lie Sierra Hot Springs, Grover Hot Springs State Park and three resorts around Reno and Carson City. Below, every open spring grouped by drive time. Starting from the Bay Area instead? See hot springs near San Francisco. Heading down the Eastern Sierra? See hot springs near Mammoth Lakes. Starting from Nevada? See hot springs near Reno.

Drive time 02

One to two hours

West and north: Sonoma Valley and Calistoga hotel pools fed by geothermal water, volcanic mud baths, the Wilbur retreat in the Colusa County hills, Harbin in Lake County and a tidal spring on the Marin coast.

Boyes Hot Springs

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa

Boyes Hot Springs1h 22m from Sacramento

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa

Captain Henry E. Boyes found the hot spring beneath this resort in 1895, and the rebuilt hotel opened in 1927. Its spa, billed as 40,000 square feet, has geothermal mineral pools, a eucalyptus steam room and a halotherapy sauna, with day access sold to non-guests. A separate family-friendly resort pool also uses naturally heated water.

Drive: 1h 22m from Sacramento
Water: —
Price: Spa day access: resort guests $69 per person per day, non-resort guests from $99 to $199 per person; access fee waived for non-resort guests booking qualifying spa services Mon-Thu (excluding holidays), Fri-Sun a $59 access fee applies on top of treatment price
Lodging: Resort hotel
Clothing: Required

PoolsSpaSaunaKids Ok

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Calistoga

Calistoga Spa Hot Springs

Calistoga1h 30m from Sacramento

Calistoga Spa Hot Springs

Four outdoor pools of natural geothermal mineral water, reaching up to 104°F, include a shallow wading pool with a waterfall and a covered adults-only jet pool. The spa offers volcanic ash mud baths and massages. Hotel rooms have kitchenettes, downtown dining is a walk away, and non-guests reach the pools only with a spa treatment.

Drive: 1h 30m from Sacramento
Water: 104 °F
Price: No standalone day pass: pool access for non-guests only with a spa treatment (pool pass price not published); Plus One companion of a spa guest $75; Extended Pool Pass for departing hotel guests $50 (ages 2+, until 9pm)
Lodging: Hotel rooms with kitchenettes
Clothing: —

PoolsSpaKids Ok

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Calistoga

Dr. Wilkinson's Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs

Calistoga1h 30m from Sacramento

Dr. Wilkinson's Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs

Operating since 1952 on Lincoln Avenue, a walk from downtown Calistoga, this hotel has three mineral pools up to 104°F: two outdoor and one indoor in the adults-only Spa Gardens. Its signature spa treatment, The Works, combines a mud bath, mineral whirlpool, steam room, blanket wrap and massage. The on-site House of Better serves meals.

Drive: 1h 30m from Sacramento
Water: 104 °F
Price: Daycation Pass from $90 ages 5+, ages 0-4 free (up to 2 per adult) via ResortPass; daybed from $168 for 2, cabanas from $224 for 2
Lodging: Hotel rooms (type and count from third-party pages only)
Clothing: Required

PoolsSpaRestaurantKids Ok

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Calistoga

Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort

Calistoga1h 30m from Sacramento

Roman Spa Hot Springs Resort

A block off Calistoga's main street, Roman Spa runs three quiet soaking pools of natural geothermal water, from a seasonal outdoor pool at 92 to 96°F to a 103°F jetted hot tub. The Baths at Roman Spa offer mud and mineral baths for adults, and spa guests with a longer treatment can use the pools Sunday through Friday.

Drive: 1h 30m from Sacramento
Water: 92–103 °F
Price: No standalone day pass: pool access for spa guests with a treatment of 45 min or more, Sunday-Friday, extra charge not published; mud bath $145 Mon-Fri / $150 Sat-Sun, mineral bath $110
Lodging: Hotel rooms and suites (Classico, Superiore, Splendido Suite with Jacuzzi tub)
Clothing: —

PoolsSpaKids Ok

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Williams

Wilbur Hot Springs

Williams1h 30m from Sacramento

Wilbur Hot Springs

About an hour and a half from Sacramento on narrow, winding roads, Wilbur's soaking flumes hold hot mineral water the operator describes as undiluted, untreated and unheated, averaging about 100 to 109°F. Bathing is clothing-optional and device-free. Overnight guests choose cabins, hotel rooms or seasonal camping and cook in a shared kitchen; day use is also sold.

Drive: 1h 30m from Sacramento
Water: 100–109 °F
Price: Day use $68.82 weekdays, $76.59 weekends and holidays (10am-5pm, includes 11% land management fee); no children or senior rates listed
Lodging: Cabins, cabin suite, Solar Lodge rooms, historic hotel rooms, bunk room + seasonal camping (April-October)
Clothing: Optional

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Calistoga

Indian Springs Calistoga

Calistoga1h 31m from Sacramento

Indian Springs Calistoga

Steam rises from four thermal geysers at this 17-acre Calistoga resort, where a historic Olympic-size mineral pool and a smaller adults-only pool run about 92 to 102°F by season. The spa specializes in volcanic mud baths. Guests stay in cottages, bungalows or lodge rooms, and day spa guests can add a limited pool pass except on Saturdays.

Drive: 1h 31m from Sacramento
Water: 92–102 °F
Price: No standalone day pass: pool pass $50 for day spa guests who book a 50-minute spa service, limited number, every day except Saturday, reserve in advance
Lodging: Historic cottages, bungalows and lodge rooms on 17 acres
Clothing: Required

PoolsSpaRestaurantKids Ok

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Calistoga

Golden Haven Hot Springs Spa & Resort

Calistoga1h 31m from Sacramento

Golden Haven Hot Springs Spa & Resort

With 28 hotel rooms, some holding private hot springs spas, Golden Haven even pipes hot mineral water to its showers. Its gated, partly covered pool runs about 85 to 88°F beside two spas up to 104°F, all fed by the geothermal aquifer below. There is no day use, but any spa treatment includes pool access.

Drive: 1h 31m from Sacramento
Water: 85–104 °F
Price: No day use of the pool; complimentary pool access with any spa treatment: couples and friends mud bath $128 per person Mon-Thu / $138 Fri-Sun and holidays, single mud bath $169
Lodging: 28 hotel rooms, some with private hot springs spas, plus two-bedroom units
Clothing: Required

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Glen Ellen

Morton's Warm Springs Resort

Glen Ellen1h 38m from Sacramento

Morton's Warm Springs Resort

Three geothermal pools, from a deep diving pool to a toddler wading pool, draw families to this Glen Ellen day-use resort, with water from about 90°F. Grounds along Sonoma Creek have picnic areas with barbecues and Cafe 108. The first bathhouse opened in the 1880s; today day visits are sold on a sliding scale, and swimsuits are required.

Drive: 1h 38m from Sacramento
Water: 90 °F
Price: Day visit sliding scale (online): standard $23, Replenish $30, hardship $18 Tue-Fri / $20 Sat-Sun and holidays; $25 at the gate without reservation; ages 2 and under free (swim diaper required)
Lodging: —
Clothing: Required

PoolsRestaurantRiverKids OkPets Ok

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Stinson Beach

Marin Tidal Hot Springs (Rocky Point Hot Springs)

Stinson Beach1h 55m from Sacramento

Marin Tidal Hot Springs (Rocky Point Hot Springs)

Geothermal vents in a rocky grotto under a large boulder on Steep Ravine Beach, in Mount Tamalpais State Park, surface only at tides of minus one foot or lower, for about two hours. A steep, eroded trail leads down to the beach. Volunteers maintain the site, which runs on no-soap, no-glass, pack-it-out rules.

Drive: 1h 55m from Sacramento
Water: 100 °F
Price: —
Lodging: —
Clothing: —

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Middletown

Harbin Hot Springs

Middletown1h 59m from Sacramento

Harbin Hot Springs

Up a narrow, winding mountain road near Middletown, this clothing-optional retreat has eight spring-fed pools cleaned with hydrogen peroxide, ozone and UV instead of chlorine. Watsu bodywork was first developed in its Warm Pool, and there is a cedar sauna and steam room. Adult visitors need a membership for day visits or stays in cottages, domes, caravans or campsites.

Drive: 1h 59m from Sacramento
Water: 98–115 °F
Price: Membership required for all guests 18+: one month $15, one year $35, lifetime $300 (members may bring up to 3 children 0-17). 6-hour day visit: adults $45/$55, children $25 (weekdays/Fri-Sun); 3-hour Harmony Pass adults and children $25/$30; 3-hour Lake County Local Pass $20/$25 (proof of residence); 24-hour visit with camping adults $60/$75, children $40/$55; $5 walk-in fee without online reservation
Lodging: Grove Cottages, Harbin Domes, Creekside Caravans + camping (meadow and car camping)
Clothing: Optional

PoolsSaunaCabinsCampingKids Ok

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Drive time 03

Two to three hours

Longer drives: Sierra Hot Springs and Grover in the mountains, three resorts across the Nevada line in Reno, Carson City and the Carson Valley, and Vichy Springs and Orr near Ukiah.

Sierraville

Sierra Hot Springs

Sierraville2h 16m from Sacramento

Sierra Hot Springs

A non-profit retreat on more than 600 acres bordering national forest near Sierraville, Sierra Hot Springs keeps its hot pool inside a geodesic dome with stained glass and skylights, while the Meditation Pool sits under open sky. Pools are clothing-optional. Day and evening soaks require a membership for one person per party, and lodging includes lodge rooms and a campground.

Drive: 2h 16m from Sacramento
Water: 95–112 °F
Price: Day use (Thu-Sun 10:30am-5:30pm): adults $35 Thu-Fri / $40 Sat-Sun and holidays, children $25; evening soak (Wed-Sun 4-11pm): adults $35 Wed-Thu / $40 Fri-Sun and holidays; membership required for at least one person per party (30 days $5, 1 year $20, lifetime $300); lodging from $160/$198 per night (Wed-Thu / Fri-Sun, double occupancy, tax included); camping $45/$60 per person per night
Lodging: Main Lodge rooms, Globe Hotel rooms in Sierraville, tent/RV campground (no hookups)
Clothing: Optional

PoolsSaunaCampingRestaurantKids Ok

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Reno

Steamboat Hot Springs Healing Center & Spa

Reno2h 24m from Sacramento

Steamboat Hot Springs Healing Center & Spa

In Reno, Steamboat Hot Springs runs private indoor tub rooms filled from a very hot geothermal source, with the water temperature set by the guest, plus an outdoor communal tub and an infrared sauna. Visits are by appointment, booked at least 48 hours ahead, and massage and body treatments are offered. There is no lodging on site.

Drive: 2h 24m from Sacramento
Water: —
Price: —
Lodging: —
Clothing: —

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Markleeville

Grover Hot Springs State Park

Markleeville2h 30m from Sacramento

Grover Hot Springs State Park

Four miles west of Markleeville, this state park pairs a hot soaking pool fed by natural hot springs with a cooler swimming pool. Bromine reacting with the mineral salts tints the water yellow-green. The park has a 76-site campground with fire pits and bear lockers, plus a winter campground.

Drive: 2h 30m from Sacramento
Water: 102–104 °F
Price: Pool: adults $10, children $5; day-use parking $8 per vehicle ($7 seniors)
Lodging: Campground only (state park campground, 76 sites; winter campground)
Clothing: Required

PoolsCampingKids Ok

Genoa

David Walley's Hot Springs Resort

Genoa2h 31m from Sacramento

David Walley's Hot Springs Resort

In Genoa, in the Carson Valley, this Holiday Inn Club Vacations resort has outdoor mineral tubs heated with geothermal water, along with a separate heated swimming pool, eucalyptus steam rooms and dry saunas. Non-guests can buy an all-day hot springs pass. Overnight guests stay in condo-style studios, villas and cottages, and the 1862 Restaurant and Saloon is on site.

Drive: 2h 31m from Sacramento
Water: 98–104 °F
Price: Hot springs access $55 per person per day
Lodging: Condo-style studios, 1- and 2-bedroom villas, 2- and 3-bedroom cottages (timeshare resort, Holiday Inn Club Vacations)
Clothing: Required

PoolsSaunaSpaRestaurantKids Ok

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Ukiah

Vichy Springs Resort

Ukiah2h 38m from Sacramento

Vichy Springs Resort

Established in 1854 near Ukiah, Vichy Springs is California Historical Landmark No. 980 and is billed as having North America's only naturally carbonated Vichy mineral baths. Alongside the warm baths are a hot soaking pool and a seasonal Olympic-size pool. Day use is sold for set hours or all day, and guests can walk a 700-acre private reserve with a waterfall.

Drive: 2h 38m from Sacramento
Water: —
Price: Day use per person (2026): up to 2 hours $45, up to 3 hours $65, all day $110, all day with a spa service $55; towel rental $3, swimsuit rental $3, bathrobe rental $13; holiday periods two-hour day use only
Lodging: Rooms, suite and cottages (26 rooms and cottages; three cottages built in 1852 still in use)
Clothing: Required

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Carson City

Carson Hot Springs Resort

Carson City2h 44m from Sacramento

Carson Hot Springs Resort

Natural mineral water flows out of the ground at 121°F into four outdoor pools (98 to 104°F) and nine private indoor rooms in Carson City, first opened as a bathhouse resort in 1880. The pools are flow-through, drained and refilled daily with no chemicals added. Two-hour soaks are sold to walk-ins, and a restaurant and brewery operate on site.

Drive: 2h 44m from Sacramento
Water: 98–104 °F
Price: 2-hour soak, outdoor pools: adults (12-54) $18, seniors 55+ and kids 2-11 $16, under 2 $8.50; private indoor + outdoor pools: adults $32, seniors $30, kids $24, infants $12; 10-visit card adults $150, seniors/kids $130
Lodging: —
Clothing: Required

PoolsSaunaRestaurantKids Ok

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Ukiah

Orr Hot Springs Resort

Ukiah2h 50m from Sacramento

Orr Hot Springs Resort

Thirty minutes from Ukiah up a narrow, winding mountain road, Orr sits at the headwaters of the Big River and was once a stagecoach rest stop. Communal and private mineral tubs, clothing optional, sit beside a cold spring-fed pool, sauna and steam room. Guests come for day use or stay in rooms, yurts, cottages or campsites.

Drive: 2h 50m from Sacramento
Water: 104–108 °F
Price: Day use $50 per person; rooms and yurts $260 + tax per night for 1-2 adults; cottages and Creekhouse $325 + tax per night for 1-2 adults; additional adult $80; camping $80 + tax per adult, $35 per child (no children under 9)
Lodging: Rooms, yurts, cottages and a creekhouse + camping; shared communal kitchen, no food sold on site
Clothing: Optional

PoolsSaunaCabinsCampingKids Ok

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Reference

Frequently asked

Quick answers on getting from Sacramento to a soak — the closest options, day-trip rules in Calistoga, the Sierra and Nevada, lodging and clothing policies.

What is the closest hot spring to Sacramento?

Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma Valley is the closest, about 1h 22m by car. The five Calistoga resorts at the top of Napa Valley and Wilbur Hot Springs in the Colusa County hills are only a few minutes farther. There are no hot springs within an hour of the city.

Can you visit the Calistoga hot springs as a day trip from Sacramento?

Yes — 10 of the springs on this page are within a two-hour drive, including the five resorts in Calistoga. Most of them open their mineral pools to non-guests only with a spa treatment, such as a mud bath or massage, so book a treatment rather than expecting a walk-in pool pass. Rules differ by resort; each listing notes them.

Are there hot springs in the Sierra Nevada near Sacramento?

Yes. Sierra Hot Springs in Sierraville (about 2h 16m) is a clothing-optional retreat with day use by reservation, and Grover Hot Springs State Park near Markleeville has a hot pool and a swimming pool with seasonal hours. In winter, check road conditions before you go; chains or all-wheel drive may be needed.

Which hot springs near Sacramento are in Nevada?

Three resorts across the state line are within a three-hour drive: Steamboat Hot Springs in Reno (about 2h 24m), David Walley’s in Genoa in the Carson Valley, and Carson Hot Springs in Carson City. All three use water from geothermal springs and sell soaks to non-guests; details are in each listing.

Which hot springs near Sacramento have lodging?

All the Calistoga resorts and the Fairmont in Sonoma are hotels with their own pools. The retreats offer more rustic stays: cottages, domes, caravans and campsites at Harbin; cabins, hotel rooms and seasonal camping at Wilbur; rooms and cottages at Vichy Springs; rooms, yurts, cottages and campsites at Orr; lodging and camping at Sierra Hot Springs. Grover Hot Springs State Park has a campground.

Are there clothing-optional hot springs near Sacramento?

Yes. Harbin, Wilbur, Orr and Sierra Hot Springs are clothing-optional in their soaking areas. Indian Springs, the Fairmont spa, Vichy Springs, Morton’s and Grover require swimsuits. Each listing notes the clothing policy where we have it.