Sierra Hot Springs
Sierraville (north of Truckee) · near Sierraville / Truckee · Sierra Nevada / Yosemite
Swimming & Hot Springs
At a glance
- Temperature
- Warm pool to ~105°F
- Cost
- Day use with membership (~$40 range + small membership) · Lodging, dorms, and camping on site · Reservations recommended
- Season
- Year-round · Magical in winter with snow on the meadow
Worth knowing
- Dogs
- Not permitted
- Good for a first timer
- Yes
- Safety
- Standard resort soaking; quiet is kept at the pools. Winter access is plowed but check conditions in storms.
Swimming & Hot Springs detail
- Type
- hot-spring
- Temp
- hot
- Clothing optional
- Yes
- Directions
- Off Hwy 49/89 in Sierraville, about 30 minutes north of Truckee. The resort sits at the edge of the vast Sierra Valley meadow.
- Pools
- The geodesic-domed Temple Pool (hot), outdoor meditation pools set in the trees, and a warm swimming pool — man-made pools fed by natural springs, reached by a short woodland walk that keeps the wild feel. Sister property to Harbin.
- Intl tip
- The Sierra Valley is the largest alpine valley in North America and a birding hotspot (sandhill cranes, raptors). Truckee's food scene is 30 minutes south. Sierraville itself is a crossroads hamlet — stock up before arriving.
The guide
Sierra Hot Springs is Harbin's mountain sister — a clothing-optional retreat at the edge of the immense Sierra Valley, thirty m…
In the Guidebook
Everything above is yours for free. The written guide to Sierra Hot Springs — what it is actually like, and what we would tell a friend before they went — comes with the Guidebook.
Getting there
- Coordinates
- 39.573, -120.366