Buckeye Hot Springs
Twin Lakes / Bridgeport · near Bridgeport (7 miles east) · Eastern Sierra
Swimming & Hot Springs
At a glance
- Temperature
- 100–105°F
- Cost
- FREE · Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
- Season
- Year-round · Summer brings mosquitoes mid-season (bring repellent) · Spring and fall quieter
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Allowed
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
- Safety
- Unlike Travertine, Buckeye has natural pools right beside the creek — you can cool down in the cold creek between hot spring soaks. Test pool temperature before entering.
Swimming & Hot Springs detail
- Type
- hot-spring
- Temp
- hot
- Clothing optional
- Yes
- Directions
- From Bridgeport, take Twin Lakes Road west toward Twin Lakes campgrounds for approximately 7 miles. Look for the Buckeye Creek Road turnoff and follow to the Buckeye campground area. Short trail down to the creek and springs. GPS: 38.2414, -119.3261.
- Pools
- One large lower main pool · 2 smaller upper pools · Water cascades directly from the hillside into natural rock pools beside Buckeye Creek · Cold creek provides a contrast plunge nearby
- Intl tip
- Twin Lakes at the end of the road is one of the finest wilderness trailheads in the Eastern Sierra — the access point for the spectacular Sawtooth Ridge and Matterhorn Peak backcountry. A summer weekend combining a morning backcountry hike and an evening Buckeye soak is an Eastern Sierra classic.
The guide
Buckeye is Travertine's quieter, more intimate cousin — a 10-minute drive in a different direction from Bridgeport, less visite…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Buckeye Hot Springs — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 38.2414, -119.3261