Travertine Hot Springs

Checked October 2026 · Sources

Travertine Hot Springs is a wild soak in Mono County, California, about 63 minutes' drive from Mammoth Lakes: 180 F water at the source (1980 survey), a 0.08-mile walk from road access on Travertine Hot Springs Road, snow likely December, February, March, April.

Wild
Walk 0.08 mi

Directions

Drive timecomputed

about 63 min
54.9 mi from Mammoth Lakes, no traffic

From your town or ZIP

Drive times computed with GraphHopper; map data OpenStreetMap contributors.

The facts

Water: 180 F at the source, not the pool
Quoted from the NOAA Thermal Springs List, checked Oct 11, 2026 (1980 survey), entry TRAVERTINE HOT SPRINGS
Walk: 0.08 miles one way from road access on Travertine Hot Springs Road
Computed on an OpenStreetMap foot route · start 38.24568, -119.20417
Fee: At a BLM fee area, a fee is due if the area is posted to say so. BLM general rule
No fee posted for this spring that we found (checked Oct 13, 2026)
What the BLM says
Exact wording: BLM rules page.
Permit or reservation: None posted by the agency
Checked on the BLM, checked Oct 14, 2026
Clothing: The BLM rules of conduct in 43 CFR 8365 contain no sentence about clothing or nudity (checked 2026-10-13 by reading the full text of subpart 8365). BLM general rule
What the BLM says
Exact wording: BLM rules page.
Dogs: At BLM developed recreation sites, an animal must be on a leash of 6 feet or less, or otherwise physically restricted, and may not be brought to a swimming area (a Seeing Eye or Hearing Ear dog is excepted for the swimming area rule). BLM general rule
What the BLM says
Exact wording: BLM rules page.
Snow: Likely December, February, March, April
Computed from NOAA snowfall, 2023 to 2026 seasons
Managed by: Bureau of Land Management, Bishop Field Office
Closures: BLM Bishop Field Office page (no per-site alert feed)
Last checked: October 2026

Trail and trailhead

Road access (Travertine Hot Springs Road)

Distance: 0.08 mile one way
Computed on an OpenStreetMap foot route
Climb: About 10 ft up and 20 ft down, one way
Computed from USGS 3DEP elevations at 14 points on our route, Oct 14, 2026 (rough)
Start: Road access (Travertine Hot Springs Road)
38.24568, -119.20417

Water temperature

180 F at the source, from NOAA's Thermal Springs List (1980 survey). That is where the water leaves the ground; the pool you sit in is cooler.

Quoted from the NOAA Thermal Springs List, checked Oct 11, 2026 (1980 survey), entry TRAVERTINE HOT SPRINGS

Fees and rules

Do you have to pay to go to Travertine Hot Springs?

No fee posted for this spring that we found (checked Oct 13, 2026). BLM general rule

BLM general rule: see The facts.

Do you need a permit or reservation for Travertine Hot Springs?

None is posted. not posted

Checked on the BLM, checked Oct 14, 2026

Clothing and dogs

Clothing

BLM general rule BLM general rule: see The facts.

Dogs

BLM general rule BLM general rule: see The facts.

Seasons and winter access

Snow likely December, February, March, April at the spring.

Snow likelySnow not likely

Computed from NOAA snowfall, 2023 to 2026 seasons

Road and gate closures: check BLM Bishop Field Office page (no per-site alert feed).

Before you go

No permit or reservation is posted.
Snow likely December, February, March, April.
Check BLM Bishop Field Office page (no per-site alert feed) before you drive.

Getting there

Drive times from each town's center, no traffic (computed).

Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaHot springs near Mammoth Lakesabout 63 min54.9 mi Bishop, CaliforniaHot springs near Bishopabout 1 h 41 min90.9 mi Lake Tahoe, CaliforniaHot springs near Lake Tahoeabout 1 h 57 min87.7 mi

Google Maps Apple Maps

Both open at the start, road access on Travertine Hot Springs Road, not at the pool.

California. Tap the map for directions. Outline: US Census, public domain.

Nearby hot springs (6)

Buckeye Hot SpringsNear Mammoth Lakes · Californiaabout 25 mindrive Little Hot Creek Hot SpringsNear Mammoth Lakes · Californiaabout 81 mindrive Grover Hot SpringsNear Lake Tahoe · Californiaabout 1 h 30 mindrive Walleys Hot SpringsNear Lake Tahoe · Nevadaabout 1 h 35 mindrive Keough Hot SpringsNear Bishop · Californiaabout 1 h 52 mindrive Sierra Hot SpringsNear Reno · Californiaabout 3 h 13 mindrive

All 13 hot springs in California Eastern Sierra hot springs (6)Northern California hot springs (10)

Questions

Is Travertine Hot Springs free?

BLM general rule BLM general rule: see The facts.

How long is the hike to Travertine Hot Springs?

0.08 miles one way from road access on Travertine Hot Springs Road, computed on an OpenStreetMap foot route.

Is Travertine Hot Springs clothing optional?

BLM general rule BLM general rule: see The facts.

Can I bring my dog?

BLM general rule BLM general rule: see The facts.

Sources and last checked

Page last checked October 2026 (the oldest date below).

ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/iso: water temperatureChecked Oct 11, 2026
Walk: 0.08 mi, computed on an OpenStreetMap foot route (FOSSGIS routing, foot profile) from 38.24568, -119.20417Map data OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
Drive times from Mammoth Lakes, Bishop, Lake Tahoe: computed with GraphHopper 11.1, car profile, no trafficOpenStreetMap extract of Oct 12, 2026
Snow months (Dec, Feb, Mar, Apr): computed from NOAA snowfall, 2023 to 2026 seasonsMethod page explains the rule
Climb: computed from USGS 3DEP elevations along our OpenStreetMap foot routeComputed Oct 14, 2026
Photo: noelwaters, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0Checked by eye Oct 12, 2026

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