The Oasis at Death Valley
- Call for prices
- 87°F
- 5 hr 41 min from Los Angeles
- Walk-in OK
A pair of hotels at Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park, the Inn and the Ranch, each with a spring-fed swimming pool held at about 87F. The Ranch pool is open 8am-11pm to guests of both hotels, and the public can buy pool passes at the Ranch desk. The Inn's historic tiled pool is for Inn guests and sits beside a spa and poolside cafe.
- Price
- Call for prices
- Water
- 87°F
- Nearest town
- Furnace Creek
- From Los Angeles
- 5 hr 41 min
- Reservations
- Walk-in OK
Plan your visit
Hours & season
| Hours | Ranch pool 8am-11pm |
|---|---|
| Season | Open year-round |
Tickets & booking
| Price |
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|---|---|
| Access | Day pass, walk-ins welcome |
| Booking | Public pool passes bought at the Ranch registration desk |
On site
| Pools | 2 |
|---|---|
| Lodging | Yes |
Not stated by the venue: swimwear, ages, dogs.
Water temperature
Soaking-pool temperatures as published by the venue or land agency; they vary with season and flow.
Mineral profile
Total dissolved minerals
602 mg/L
Moderately mineralized · Sodium–bicarbonate (soda (bicarbonate) water)
- pH
- 8.1
- Temp at source
- 88°F
- Lithium
- 0.17 mg/L
- Fluoride
- 3.9 mg/L
- Boron
- 0.92 mg/L
- Iron
- 0.01 mg/L
Lab analysis of the source water at a USGS sampling site (1.9 mi from The Oasis at Death Valley), sampled 1982–1995 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 |
|---|---|
| Inn poolHistoric tiled spring-fed pool with cabanas; Inn guests. | 87°F |
| Ranch poolSpring-fed; open 8am-11pm to Inn and Ranch guests and pass holders. | 87°F |
As published by the venue. Temperatures shift with the seasons and the weather.
Facilities
- Food on site: yes
- Drinks / bar: yes
- Massage: yes
- Restrooms: yes
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What's here
- two spring-fed pools at a constant 87F
- The Inn: historic AAA four-diamond hotel with casitas
- The Ranch: family hotel and cottages
- spa at The Inn
- Furnace Creek Golf Course
- Fiddlers Campground and NPS campgrounds nearby
Getting there
- From Los Angeles5 hr 41 min267 mi
- From Bishop3 hr 41 min163 mi
- From Mammoth Yosemite (MMH)4 hr 32 min201 mi
Typical driving time without traffic or snow.
| Elevation | -193 ft |
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| Road |
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Things to do near Furnace Creek
Trailheads
Straight-line distances. Campground and trailhead data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby springs
Shoshone Village (Shoshone Inn & RV Park)
A small desert village with an inn, RV park and campground around a naturally warm mineral spring swimming pool. Inn guests use the pool free, and it sits beside the RV park and a short wetland trail through endangered pupfish and vole habitat. Shoshone is about a mile from the southeast entrance to Death Valley National Park.
Death Valley Hot Springs
A Tecopa Hot Springs Road resort with a large outdoor geothermal pool ringed by four smaller hot pools of different sizes and temperatures. Four private pools with their own showers are also offered, and everyone on the property needs a $35 guest pass, valid 9am-10pm. Lodging is in bungalows, with an RV park and tent sites.
Tecopa Hot Springs & Campground
An Inyo County park in the Tecopa Valley with two bathhouses, each with separate enclosed pools for men and women, fed by artesian water of about 102F. Bathing is in the nude only, under a county code. A concessionaire took over under a 10-year agreement and sells $15 day soaking passes, plus more than 200 RV and tent sites.
Shoshone Village (Shoshone Inn & RV Park): 47 mi · Death Valley Hot Springs: 54 mi · Tecopa Hot Springs & Campground: 54 mi
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· checked November 2026
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