Remington Hot Springs
Remington Hot Springs is a set of small volunteer-built rock and cement tubs on the bank of the Kern River below Kern Canyon Road. You park at a dirt pullout and walk a short, steep trail down to the water.
- Water
- 90–105°F
- Getting there
- Dirt pullout on Kern Canyon Road, then a steep trail of about 0.25 mi down to the river
- Clothing
- Swimsuits required (forest-wide nudity ban through July 2028)
- Cost and hours
- Free
- Pools
- Three rock and cement tubs at the river's edge and a small upper tub about 50 feet above them
- Reservations
- Not taken
- Managed by
- Sequoia National Forest, Kern River Ranger District; tubs kept up by volunteers
Good to know. The trail is steep and loose, and the Kern River beside the tubs is cold and fast; the Forest Service says drowning is the leading cause of accidental death on the Kern.
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.
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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.