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Sespe Hot Springs

Sespe Hot Springs is a primitive, undeveloped hot spring near Ojai in Ventura County, California. Water at the source is recorded at 194°F (90°C), hot enough to scald. Records place it on public land.

194°F90°C recorded at the source
Scalding at the source. Do not enter without a cooled, mixed pool.

Sespe Hot Springs (Chumash: S'eqp'e') are a system of thermal springs and seeps that form a hot spring creek in the mountains near the Sespe Condor Sanctuary near Ojai, California.

Facts

Coordinates
34.5947, -118.9989 (Google Maps, OSM)
Source temperature
194°F (90°C)
Access
Public land
Type
Primitive (undeveloped)
Fee
Not recorded
Clothing optional
Not recorded
Nearest town
Ojai
Data sources
NOAA NCEI, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Official sources (linked below). See sources

Map

Larger marker is Sespe Hot Springs; smaller markers are other springs within 50 miles.

Quick answers

Can you soak at Sespe Hot Springs?
Records place Sespe Hot Springs on public land. That is not a guarantee of current access: closures, fire restrictions and road conditions change, so check with the land manager before you go.
How hot is Sespe Hot Springs?
The hottest recorded reading at the source is 194°F (90°C). That is the outlet temperature, not a pool temperature; water cools as it flows away from the source. Water this hot can cause serious burns, so test any pool by hand first.
Where is Sespe Hot Springs?
Sespe Hot Springs is near Ojai in Ventura County, California, at coordinates 34.5947, -118.9989.
What other hot springs are near Sespe Hot Springs?
The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are Willett Hot Springs, 3 mi; Wheeler Springs, 18 mi; and Matilija Hot Springs, 19 mi.

Before you go

  • Temperatures are measured at the source and can be far hotter than any soaking pool. Test with a hand before stepping in.
  • Access, fees, and road conditions change. Verify with the land manager or owner; "public" here reflects survey records, not a current right of entry.
  • Water in natural springs is untreated. Keep your head above water and avoid soaking with open wounds. Some springs carry Naegleria fowleri risk.
  • Pack out everything, including soap residue. Many springs have been closed because of trash and overcrowding.

Sources

Dataset last rebuilt October 11, 2026. Not yet checked on site by a person. Access, fee, clothing and closure details appear only when a source below states them. How this data is built.

Checked against

  1. Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sespe_Hot_Springs

Merged from

  1. NOAA NCEI Thermal Springs List (archived 2025): survey location and source temperature, public domain
  2. Wikipedia: short description, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata: name, county and website, CC0