Deep Creek Hot Springs Trailhead & Campground

Other reviewers make it sound like Bowen Ranch is gouging people. Com'on! It's five bucks to park for the day and shorten the hike by FOUR MILES! I spend $7 on a freaking Starbucks! Anyhow, parking was cheap and convenient. The hike is two miles downhill on the way in... easy! The 900' elevation gain makes you work for it coming out. (And the chowderhead who said people over 55 shouldn't attempt it... I'm over 55 and will beat you whippersnappers back up the trail any day. It's called physical fitness, son! The hot spring itself is excellent. I went on a weekday in January and there were a total of five of us soaking. Cross the creek to access the hot spring. The top pool is probably 105°F. The water from there feeds the lower pools. The one I spent most of the time in was probably in the high 90s. The trail is very exposed. Bring drinking water, especially in warm weather. Deep Creek Hot Spring was a great experience!

Hot springs are nice. The whole story: travel in a SUV or at least a talller car than a sedan because there’s a lot of dust and bumpy terrace roads. We went on a normal sedan car but had to go really slow and it bumped some littler rocks. Make sure you go early you don’t wanna hike back in the dark, you will get lost. Its Difficult to arrive, save your google map because there is no signal here. Must put Bowen ranch on google maps, because there will be 2 different places when arriving. First you will find one that says hot springs and the other will say bowen ranch. We parked in the first one. It’s self service so you will pay $5 in a little envelope and put it inside a closed box and there you can grab a really crappy map that you wont understand much but it helps a little. When you park make sure you know were you are since the trails are many and difficult yo find. We finally found the “boat trail” which had an abandoned boat. That trail lead to the bowen ranch parking. From there you can actually start the hike. So it is easier going down the mountain to the hot springs but the trail has a lot of narrow paths kinda dangerous when you get close to the hot springs. Finally arrived 1 hour later. First you will find the really cold river. Pasa that to get the hot springs, there are around 7 pools (that I could see) with different temperatures and sizes each one. Be aware there are nudists people here. Must be ok with this or you will feel very uncomfortable. There were around 45 people in the different pools so you won’t have to”privacy” in any them. The pools are slippery and a little dirty from the algae but really nice to rest for a while. Some are deep but in most you can sit on the sides. We encountered all kinds of people. There are no restrooms here. When going back is harder since we took one and a half hour at a normal pace to ho back to our car. Make sure to follow the arrows and remember the paths you took many people gets lost. It was a nice experience but would not do it again.

Отвратительно унылое место. Absolutely lost of time. After an hour driving on unpaved road I only wanted to escape from this place as soon as possible. I never appreciate hiking in the dessert. And this is just a very dull desert trail with some springs in the far end. Entrance cost 10 dollars per person. There’s free toilet and water at the entrance gate. The very persistent gate guy recommended to carry a gallon of water per person.

My friend and I stayed here for a Saturday night. We spent Saturday and Sunday at the hot springs hiking in and out each day. The staff at the entrance were extremely friendly and welcoming. They took their time to explain the route to the springs to us thoroughly and were very helpful when we thought our dog had been bitten by a snake. I am plan to return in a few weeks with another friend because I had a great time there 😊 they also sell firewood and have a small breakfast menu if you order the night before!

This is NOT the official trailhead to the deep creek hot springs trail. This is some dudes private property and he will attempt to charge you 10 dollars to access the trail! The OFFICIAL and FREE and PUBLIC trailhead is SOUTH of the deep springs and is called the BRADFORD ridge path