Upper Warm Spring
Upper Warm Spring is a hot spring with developed pools in Inyo County, California. Clothing-optional soaking is common there.
Listed by NCEI as a thermal spring with a warm maximum surface temperature (no measured value recorded).
Facts
- Coordinates
- 36.8322, -117.7378 (Google Maps, OSM)
- Source temperature
- Not recorded
- Access
- Unknown
- Type
- Developed pools
- Fee
- Not recorded
- Clothing optional
- Yes, commonly
- Nearest town
- Not recorded
- State
- California
- Data sources
- NOAA NCEI, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata. See sources
Map
Larger marker is Upper Warm Spring; smaller markers are other springs within 50 miles.
Quick answers
- Is Upper Warm Spring clothing optional?
- Sources describe clothing-optional soaking as common at Upper Warm Spring. Follow any posted rules.
- Where is Upper Warm Spring?
- Upper Warm Spring is in Inyo County, California, at coordinates 36.8322, -117.7378.
- What other hot springs are near Upper Warm Spring?
- The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are Palm Spring, 2 mi; Wizard Pool, 2 mi; and Volcano Pool, 2 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.
Merged from
- NOAA NCEI Thermal Springs List (archived 2025): survey location and source temperature, public domain
- OpenStreetMap: mapped feature and its tags, ODbL
- Wikidata: name, county and website, CC0