Catalina Spa & RV Resort
- Overnight guests
- 2 hr 41 min from San Diego
A gated RV resort with odorless hot mineral pools and hot tubs across five swimming areas at its Lower and Upper Clubhouses. RV sites start at $45 a night. The pools are for registered guests, and an ADA pool lift is available.
- Price
- Overnight guests
- Nearest town
- Desert Hot Springs
- From San Diego
- 2 hr 41 min
- Reservations
- Check venue
Plan your visit
Hours & season
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| Season | Open year-round |
Tickets & booking
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| Access | Overnight guests only |
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Rules
| Ages | Adult supervision required for children under 14 in pools and spas |
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On site
| Lodging | Yes |
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Not stated by the venue: swimwear, dogs.
Water temperature
This venue doesn't publish pool temperatures.
Mineral profile
Total dissolved minerals
1,410 mg/L
Moderately mineralized · Sodium–sulfate (sodium sulfate water)
- Temp at source
- 130°F
- Fluoride
- 9 mg/L
- Boron
- 2.1 mg/L
Lab analysis of the source water at a USGS sampling site (0.4 mi from Catalina Spa & RV Resort), sampled 1963 by the USGS and partners (data). Pool water may be cooled, mixed or treated, and spring chemistry is generally stable over decades. We report measurements only; we don't make health claims.
Facilities
- Showers: yes
- Food on site: yes
| Accessibility |
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| Glass containers | Not allowed |
| Smoking | Not allowed |
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What's here
- RV resort with cottages
- odorless hot mineral pools and covered spa
- 5 swimming areas
- ADA pool lift
- restaurant and mini market
- fitness center
Getting there
- From San Diego2 hr 41 min128 mi
- From Palm Springs24 min13 mi
- From Palm Springs (PSP)21 min11 mi
Typical driving time without traffic or snow.
| Elevation | 959 ft |
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Things to do near Desert Hot Springs
Cabot's Pueblo Museum
Hopi-inspired pueblo built by Cabot Yerxa from reclaimed materials; live and audio tours
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Rotating tram from Palm Springs up Chino Canyon into Mount San Jacinto State Park
Trailheads
Straight-line distances. Campground and trailhead data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby springs
Caliente Springs Resort
A 55-and-over RV resort on Dillon Road with natural hot mineral pools and spas, including a tub at about 104F, plus a sauna. The source water rises at 115-146F. The pools are for resort guests, and no day pass is published.
Sam's Family Spa Hot Water Resort
A family-run hot-water resort and RV park on Dillon Road east of Desert Hot Springs, with four chlorine-free mineral spas, swimming and wading pools, a dry sauna and two steam rooms. The spas are drained, cleaned and refilled every morning. Day passes cost $25 on weekdays and $30 on weekends, are sold first come, first served, and kids of all ages are welcome.
Hope Springs Resort
A small adults-only (21+) motel-style retreat with three pools fed by an on-site hot mineral well: an ambient swimming pool, a 92°F pool and an enclosed 104°F pool. The pools are for overnight guests only. Rooms have no TVs, and the resort asks for quiet voices and no phone calls around the pools.
Caliente Springs Resort: 1 mi · Sam's Family Spa Hot Water Resort: 1 mi · Hope Springs Resort: 3 mi
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· checked November 2026
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