Due to the Mission Creek Branch of the San Andreas Fault bisecting the area, one side is a cold water aquifer, the other has a hot water aquifer. Cabot Yerxa arrived in 1913 and soon discovered the hot water aquifer on Miracle Hill.

The western entrance is about 30 minutes drive north on CA 62 in Joshua Tree Village.According to early homesteader and writer Cabot Yerxa in his newspaper columns published in The Desert Sentinel newspaper, the first homesteader in the area of the city of Desert Hot Springs was Hilda Maude Gray, who staked her claim in 1908.

Joshua Tree National Park – Stunning landscapes and home to two desert ecosystems and is a favorite for campers, hikers, and rock-climbers.

Miracle Springs Spa and Resort ( Miracle Springs).

Desert Hot Springs Spa Hotel ( Spa Hotel).

They bill themselves as a retreat, so cell phones are banned in the public areas, and whispering is preferred. The spa is fantastic, with top-notch masseuses and a host of other offerings. Their pools are fed by a 140F natural hot spring, which is cooled and divided into a large 98F pool and a smaller 104F pool.

The Good House, 12885 Eliseo Road, ☏ +1 76.

Moroccan inspired 12 room inn with 2 hot mineral pools.

Aqua Soleil Hotel & Mineral Water Spa, 14500 Palm Drive.A decent little Thai restaurant, with a traditional menu accompanied by a not-so-traditional specials menu. 100+ year old native-style home and museum of city founder Cabot Yerxa.

Either route will take around 30 minutes. Having a car is definitely the easiest option.įrom Los Angeles take the I-10 East, exit Palm Drive, and head north.įrom Palm Springs, take either Indian Canyon Drive north, or Gene Autry Trail north, which turns into Palm Drive. Nearby cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, Palm Desert, La Quinta and Indio do not have hot mineral springs.ģ3★7′40″N 116☃0′4″WMap of Desert Hot Springs This makes it a unique destination among all cities of the Coachella Valley. The city of Desert Hot Springs, once known as Spa City, was founded by Cabot Yerxa and came into being in the 1950s due to the hot mineral springs. By this method the pools are constantly refreshed with new waters flowing in, so less chlorine is required. The waters that flow into the pools also flow out of the pools into retention basins that allow the waters to slowly soak back into the earth. In some places the wells measure temperatures as high as 140 degrees requiring cooling of the waters before they flow into the soaking pools. Soaking in the naturally hot mineral waters proves therapeutically beneficial to those suffering arthritis, bursitis, muscular fatigue or damage and is generally healing to the body. The hot water table is actually above the cold water table and in some places is so near the surface it leaks out of the earth. The naturally hot mineral waters flowing into the soaking pools is heated by the earth's magma and is unusual that it contains no sulfur smell and is tasteless. Most visitors are here to chill in the desert, and relax at one of the many hotel/spas.

Desert Hot Springs is a town in Riverside County in the California Desert.

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