I have no idea how I stumbled upon this hot spring, but glad we did. It has an interesting history. Back in the 60’s a company tried drilling for oil. They didn’t get any of the black gold, but instead tapped into a hot water aquafir. They capped the well and went on their merry way. Years later the county opened the spring for people to soak, built a cinder block wall around the spring and allowed people to camp around it. Lucky us.
The water flows into the spring or “well” at 100 gallons per minute at about 104 degrees. How perfect is that! No pipes or valves to fuss with, just perfectly heated water au natural.
The water drains out into several ponds. The pond closest to the soaking tub is about 100 degrees. The pond has koi swimming around and lots of coots and mallards. They like swimming right up to the hot tub. It’s fun to watch them as you hang out.
We had the hot spring to ourselves for most of the afternoon. The force of the water coming in feels great (kinda like a jacuzzi). Really looking forward to enjoying this spring when the temperature drops to the mid-teens tonight. It was a sunny 50 degree day so very pleasant soaking weather.
We met an adorable young couple from Portland that camped here last night. They headed out mid-afternoon. As of early evening there is only one other camper here on the other side of the pond. It really feels like we are in the middle of nowhere.
Another view of Wolfgang with the Silverpeak Range behind.
Speaking of, here’s a screen shot of where we are. Yeah, middle of nowhere.
We are so enjoying boondocking more than we have in the past thanks to Wolfgang and his solar abilities.
