Holtville Hot Springs​ is located on the US and Mexican Border in the California desert, you will find this free public oasis. Posted day use only and no overnight parking, this hot spring hosts two small man made tubs with a nozzle shower that flows into a beautiful palm tree lined hot spring lagoon.
​The main pool is a large concrete tub and deep enough for maybe 10 people total. It has algae on the sides and the temperature is usually between 102- 106 degrees. The water cascades into a second more shallow tub that is cooler and popular with the kids. Then all the water drains to a lagoon surrounded by palm trees. ​In the large, hot concrete tub is a valve you can open and close to adjust the flow of water into it. If you open it, more hot water will flow in and the tub will get hotter. If it is closed, more water is diverted to the shower pipe, so the shower gets stronger (and cooler, if the spray is directed upward).
