Holtville Hot Springs
Holtville Hot Springs is a pair of cement soaking pools fed by an artesian well in a BLM camping area east of El Centro. Winter visitors camp here for weeks at a time, and soaking is free.
- Getting there
- Drive up, just off I-8
- Clothing
- Swimsuits required
- Cost and hours
- Free
- Pools
- Two cement soaking pools fed by an artesian well
- Reservations
- Not taken
- Stay the night
- BLM long-term camping area
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management, El Centro Field Office
Good to know. The larger pool is about five feet deep, and summer air temperatures often pass 110 F.
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: camping, winter trip. Something out of date?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.