Agua Caliente Hot Springs

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Agua Caliente Hot Springs is a 910-acre San Diego County Park, complete with a picnic area and a large campground with shady trees at some sites. It is located near the south end of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in southern California. There are 2 hot spring pools here. One is a large outdoor pool that is kept at a natural 90 degrees (Fahrenheit). The other pool (102 degrees F) is protected inside a glass-walled building and - ready for this? - equipped with whirlpool jets.

Because this is one of San Diego County's most popular parks, don’t expect to find tranquility here if you are camping in peak summer months. The Anza-Borrego desert is prime four-wheeling country, with numerous canyons for exploration afoot, on ATV, dirt bikes, or off-road SUVs You'll find ancient pictographs 1.5 miles off the Great Overland Stagecoach Route of 1849. In the springtime, desert wildflowers put on a show.

There are 140 campsites; a combination of tent sites and RV sites with hookups and a dump station. Campground fees are $25 for full hookups, $20 for partial hookups, and $15 for tent sites.

Agua Caliente Hot Springs: (858) 565-3600
Website: www.co.san-diego.ca.us/parks/camping/agua_caliente.html

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