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Wilbur Hot Springs

Wilbur Hot Springs is a resort hot spring near Williams in Colusa County, California. Water at the source is recorded at 153°F (67°C), hot enough to scald.

153°F67°C recorded at the source
Scalding at the source. Do not enter without a cooled, mixed pool.

Wilbur Hot Springs, formerly known as Simmons Hot Springs, is a naturally occurring historic hot spring approximately 22 miles west of Williams, Colusa County, in northern California, United States. It is about two hours by car northeast of the San Francisco Bay Area, near the junction of State Routes 16 and 20.

Facts

Coordinates
39.0388, -122.4211 (Google Maps, OSM)
Source temperature
153°F (67°C)
Access
Resort or commercial
Type
Resort
Fee
Not recorded
Clothing optional
Not recorded
Nearest town
Williams
Data sources
NOAA NCEI, OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, Official sources (linked below). See sources

Map

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

Quick answers

Can you soak at Wilbur Hot Springs?
Wilbur Hot Springs is a resort or commercial operation, so soaking is on the operator’s terms. Check the operator’s website for hours, prices and reservations.
How hot is Wilbur Hot Springs?
The hottest recorded reading at the source is 153°F (67°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 Wilbur Hot Springs?
Wilbur Hot Springs is near Williams in Colusa County, California, at coordinates 39.0388, -122.4211.
What other hot springs are near Wilbur Hot Springs?
The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are Blank Spring, Manzanita Mine Sprs, under 1 mi; Jones Fountain of Life Spring, 1 mi; and Abbott Mine, 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.

Checked against

  1. Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Hot_Springs
  2. Operator website (wilburhotsprings.com)

Merged from

  1. NOAA NCEI Thermal Springs List (archived 2025): survey location and source temperature, public domain
  2. OpenStreetMap: mapped feature and its tags, ODbL
  3. Wikipedia: short description, CC BY-SA 4.0