Sam's Family Spa Hot Water Resort
- From $25
- 2 hr 39 min from San Diego
- Walk-in OK
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.
- Price
- From $25
- Nearest town
- Desert Hot Springs
- From San Diego
- 2 hr 39 min
- Reservations
- Walk-in OK
Plan your visit
Hours & season
| Season | Open year-round |
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Tickets & booking
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| Access | Day pass, walk-ins welcome |
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Rules
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| Dogs | Yes |
Not stated by the venue: swimwear.
Water temperature
This venue doesn't publish pool temperatures.
Mineral profile
Total dissolved minerals
873 mg/L
Moderately mineralized · Sodium–sulfate (sodium sulfate water)
- pH
- 7.85
- Temp at source
- 78°F
- Fluoride
- 6.8 mg/L
- Boron
- 0.93 mg/L
Lab analysis of the source water at a USGS sampling site, sampled 1971–1973 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.
The pools
| Pool | Temp | Setting |
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| Mineral spas (4)Four non-chlorinated mineral hot spas; temperatures not published. | — | — |
| Indoor mineral pool | — | Indoor |
| Swimming pool | — | Outdoor |
| Wading poolkids | — | — |
| Steam rooms (2)Run off the mineral well water. | — | Indoor |
As published by the venue. Temperatures shift with the seasons and the weather.
Facilities
- The 4 mineral spas use non-chlorinated well water, drained, cleaned and refilled each morning
- Swimming pool treatment not stated
- Food on site: yes
- Massage: yes
- Sauna: yes
| Smoking | Not allowed |
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What's here
- family-friendly
- 4 non-chlorinated mineral spas
- swimming and wading pools
- indoor mineral pool
- co-ed dry sauna
- 2 mineral-water steam rooms
- massage suite
- RV park with 175+ full-hookup sites
- motel rooms and tiny homes
- recreation room and basketball court
- mini mart
Getting there
- From San Diego2 hr 39 min128 mi
- From Palm Springs22 min13 mi
- From Palm Springs (PSP)19 min11 mi
Typical driving time without traffic or snow.
| Elevation | 1,107 ft |
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Things to do near Desert Hot Springs
Cabot's Pueblo Museum
Hopi-style pueblo built by homesteader Cabot Yerxa, who found the town's hot and cold aquifers; tours of the house and grounds
Big Morongo Canyon Preserve
Cottonwood and willow oasis with boardwalk and canyon trails in Morongo Valley, about 12 miles north
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Rotating tram from Chino Canyon to about 8,500 ft in Mt. San Jacinto State Park, with trails at the top
Joshua Tree National Park
Desert park with granite formations and Joshua tree forests; the West Entrance is about 30 miles away via Hwy 62
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.
Catalina Spa & RV Resort
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.
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 · Catalina Spa & RV Resort: 1 mi · Hope Springs Resort: 3 mi
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· checked November 2026
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