SoCal’s Forgotten Hot Springs Oasis Is Finally Reopening—With 50 Geothermal Pools

The water temperature ranges from 125 to 130 degrees and soaking in the hot spring is said to help with circulation.

Geothermal water flows into a lake at Murrieta Hot Springs Resort in Murrieta, California, on Jan. 11, 2024. Myung J. Chun/Los Angeles Times/TNS

By Christopher Reynolds From Los Angeles Times

Murrieta Hot Springs, a palm-shaded haven of steaming streams and coveted mud just north of Temecula, California, has been home to a Christian Bible college, a TV-free vegetarian commune and a popular mostly Jewish resort. Now comes a new chapter that will open the grounds and waters to the public for the first time in nearly 30 years.