Harbin Hot Springs
Harbin is a nonprofit, clothing-optional retreat center in the hills of Lake County, where Harold Dull developed Watsu in the early 1980s. Visitors buy a membership and a 3-hour, 6-hour or 24-hour pass, or stay overnight in cottages, domes or campsites.
Harbin wasn’t just a place. It was a threshold.
- Getting there
- Drive up
- Children
- All ages
- Clothing
- Clothing optional in pool areas; clothing required in food service areas, events, classes and offices
- Cost and hours
- See current prices and hours on the official site
- Pools
- Mainside pool area with eight pools, plus a dry sauna and steam room
- Reservations
- Required
- Stay the night
- Grove Cottages, Creekside Caravans, the Domes, and tent, vehicle and RV camping on site
- Managed by
- Heart Consciousness Church (nonprofit retreat center)
Good to know. Children must stay with an adult and may use only the heart-shaped pool and the large swimming pool, during daytime hours. The center is alcohol and drug free, and pets are not allowed.
In any natural hot spring, keep your head above the water. Health officials advise it because of a rare amoeba that can enter through the nose.
New to hot springs? A slow soak is a five-step way to enjoy the water safely.
Good for: quiet soaking, camping. Something out of date? Let us know and we’ll check it.
No hot spring nearby?
Warm-water sessions at your own pool, or your community’s, in and around Flagstaff, by request. And there are small water practices you can do at home, in a bath.