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Sespe (CLOSED? / CAUTION)

California South

(CLOSED) (CAUTION)

Primative
Description: Out in the boonies! Beware during flash flood season. Extremely hot.
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Clothing optional? Yes
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phone: none FAX: none
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Photos: Sespe Hot Spring photos – camels anyone?

Status: Sept 2006, Sespe and surrounding areas were closed because of the fire. It’s unknown if it’s been opened since. See comments below for details.

Details: Described as a “gem”, in the back country of Ventura, it is not for the faint hearted. Because of the extreme danger of flash floods that turn the nearby Sespe river deadly, and otherwise difficult access, please check on weather / road conditions and think through your preparations. This is reputed to take 2 days of difficult hiking to get to. According to one contributor in 9/2009 “There is a motorcycle trail in from the north, much shorter and not dangerous in the same sense as crossing the Sespe can be.” Perhaps taking a camel, is indeed the best way to go!

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Sycamore Mineral Springs

CA SouthCalifornia South

WARNING: There seems to be confusion between 2 nearby but very different places with similar names. People who like one seem not to like the other. Sycamore Springs Inn and Spa is fancier. Please read reviews below.

Please help sort out the mess and separately
email directions to Sycamore Mineral Springs or
email directions to Sycamore Springs Inn and Spa.


indoor and outdoor hot tubs and pools, depending on which one you go to.
clothing required in public areas
fee $ – $$$ depending on which one you go to
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shelter: camping/ RV hookups/ cabins
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payment accepted:
massage:
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Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort

California South

WARNING: There seems to be confusion between 2 nearby but very different places with similar names. People who like one seem not to like the other. Sycamore Springs Inn and Spa is fancier. Please read reviews below.

Please help sort out the mess and separately
email directions to Sycamore Mineral Springs or
email directions to Sycamore Springs Inn and Spa.


indoor and outdoor hot tubs and pools, depending on which one you go to.
clothing required in public areas
fee $ – $$$ depending on which one you go to
notes: .

address: 1215 Avila Beach Drive, San Luis Obispo, CA
how to get there: From Northbound 101:
1. Exit Avila Beach Drive
2. Follow as road curves to the left (west)
3. Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort is located one mile down on the left hand side.

From Southbound 101:
1. Exit Avila Beach Drive (do NOT take “Avila Beach San Luis Bay Drive” exit)
2. Turn right at the stop sign onto Avila Beach Drive
3. Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort is located one mile down on the left hand side.
Sycamore Mineral Springs Resort is situated on 116 acres in the picturesque Avila Valley. Located half way between Los Angeles and San Francisco just one mile off of highway 101, and eight miles from the airport at San Luis Obispo, California.
phone: 805-595-7302 • 1-800-234-5831
email:
shelter: rooms with private outdoor spa,
food: Upscale restaurant on premises (Gardens of Avila) Breakfast & Lunch: 7:30am – 2pm, Dinner: 5pm – 9pm

payment accepted:
massage: Yes
temperature:

Links: www.sycamoresprings.com. Map to springs.

NOTES: Offers on site treatments, retreats, lodging, programs, and activities. The Gardens of Avila is considered by many to be the most romantic restaurant on the Central Coast. In fact, The Gardens was voted one of the “best places to propose” by a poll in the San Luis Obispo New Times weekly newspaper.

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Wheeler Hot Springs (closed)

CA SouthCalifornia South

Reported closed Jul 22, 1998 “They’ve been closed for almost one year.” and Mar 24, 1999 “…I called information in Ojai and they had no listing… I called The Ojai Ranger Station and found out they were closed.”