Last comment really surprised me. Our experience was very different. The management was extremely helpful and friendly!!! It is the best place in Central California – clean, peaceful, beautiful, relaxing! Sharon, Mark. August 2010
Dropped by the on Saturday. There was a groups of birders looking at owls that group in the area during this season. We found management so unhelpful and downright rude that even if we wanted to stay for the night in our RV we were forced to leave. They charge $20 per person for a 4 hour stay or $30 for camping. Given the attitude of management is definitively a place NOT to recommend.
We were there yesterday. It was perfect, quiet, simple, very nice. The old bathtubs on the deck are a nice approach to public bathing. Being the only clothing optional area I did feel a bit confined. There is a big bath house with private tubs – it is indoors – unappealing in the gorgeous sunny weather. They are adding individual tubs around the pool. The sauna is hot and clean. I really like the no frills environment. We landed here because Orr has no weekday service and the new age circus at harbin turns me off. Glad we found it. I think it will be my new usual spot. Alison and Rob Oakland,CA
the single tub on the deck has been replaced by about 8 individual tubs on the deck. A few of the tubs are close together so that you can share with a loved one. Clothing is optional only on the deck. I liked its rustic feel. It is still similar to what fkee said – I believe they are now energy self-suficient.
i was recently there for a meteor shower and the climate here is perfect for a clear sky. hot and dry.
if you need green, come in the wet months. summer is yellow. loved it though. cheap and a nice getaway from the damp coast. their website will tell you most everything else.
Mercey Hot Springs was surprisingly a fun place to visit. It is an old run down resort under going revival and is in the middle of no where situated in a high grassland desert. One would not think anything exsist in this area but when you approach the springs it pops out as a virtual Oasis. It attracts birds and animals like a magnet for miles around and they uninhibitedly came through our campsite at all hours of the day. The highlight was seeing a family of seven Long Eared Owls.
The springs are open to the public for a fee. They also have five shaded campsites, several RVs sites, & a handful of cabins for rent. There is a public wood hot tub in a fenced wood deck that is clothes optional. You can also rent private tubs. Water is changed daily in the hot tub. It is not a five star resort so expect rustic conditions. It still has a somewhat run down feel. The owners are constantly working on improvements and are aiming to be energy self-sufficient. It is a serene and peaceful place to visit. See their web site for info, prices, photos, and facilities. There is neither gas nor groceries nearby so be sure you are supplied adequately. See http://www.merceyhotsprings.com/index.html
California Central West
Just feel that management has attitude just talking on the phone seem not interested in giving information sort of take it or leave it attitude.
Last comment really surprised me. Our experience was very different. The management was extremely helpful and friendly!!! It is the best place in Central California – clean, peaceful, beautiful, relaxing!
Sharon, Mark. August 2010
Dropped by the on Saturday.
There was a groups of birders looking at owls that group in the area during this season.
We found management so unhelpful and downright rude that even if we wanted to stay for the night in our RV we were forced to leave.
They charge $20 per person for a 4 hour stay or $30 for camping.
Given the attitude of management is definitively a place NOT to recommend.
We were there yesterday. It was perfect, quiet, simple, very nice. The old bathtubs on the deck are a nice approach to public bathing. Being the only clothing optional area I did feel a bit confined. There is a big bath house with private tubs – it is indoors – unappealing in the gorgeous sunny weather. They are adding individual tubs around the pool. The sauna is hot and clean. I really like the no frills environment. We landed here because Orr has no weekday service and the new age circus at harbin turns me off. Glad we found it. I think it will be my new usual spot.
Alison and Rob
Oakland,CA
the single tub on the deck has been replaced by about 8 individual tubs on the deck. A few of the tubs are close together so that you can share with a loved one. Clothing is optional only on the deck. I liked its rustic feel. It is still similar to what fkee said – I believe they are now energy self-suficient.
i was recently there for a meteor shower and the climate here is perfect for a clear sky. hot and dry.
if you need green, come in the wet months. summer is yellow. loved it though. cheap and a nice getaway from the damp coast. their website will tell you most everything else.
Mercey Hot Springs was surprisingly a fun place to visit. It is an old run down resort under going revival and is in the middle of no where situated in a high grassland desert. One would not think anything exsist in this area but when you approach the springs it pops out as a virtual Oasis. It attracts birds and animals like a magnet for miles around and they uninhibitedly came through our campsite at all hours of the day. The highlight was seeing a family of seven Long Eared Owls.
The springs are open to the public for a fee. They also have five shaded campsites, several RVs sites, & a handful of cabins for rent. There is a public wood hot tub in a fenced wood deck that is clothes optional. You can also rent private tubs. Water is changed daily in the hot tub. It is not a five star resort so expect rustic conditions. It still has a somewhat run down feel. The owners are constantly working on improvements and are aiming to be energy self-sufficient. It is a serene and peaceful place to visit. See their web site for info, prices, photos, and facilities. There is neither gas nor groceries nearby so be sure you are supplied adequately. See
http://www.merceyhotsprings.com/index.html
Frank Kee, Bay Area Ca
May 08, 2005