Agua Caliente County Park

Location: 39555 Great South Stage Rte of 1849, Julian, CA (map)
Hours:
Camping, 24 hours/day. Day use, 9:30am - 5pm.
Open Labor Day weekend through the last weekend in May; closed during the summer months.
Park phone number: 760-765-1188
Reservations phone number: 877-565-3600
More info: Website

Agua Caliente Park is a regional camping park located in the Anza Borrego Desert and is best known for its geothermally heated springs. Three naturally fed pools provide different ways of enjoying the park's mineral water: There are two pools outdoors, and an indoor therapeutic spa is heated to 102 degrees and outfitted with Jacuzzi jets. (Pool hours.)

The park is very popular during the winter and has numerous camping sites (full hook-ups, partial hook-ups, non hook-up and tent sites, and a caravan area for large groups) available. Hikers will enjoy miles of trails that meander through the park's canyons and across its hillsides. Learn More about Agua Caliente County Park.

Directions: 111 miles from San Diego. From Ramona through Julian: East on State Highway 78 to Scissors Crossing then south 26 miles on Highway S2 to the park entrance. From Interstate 8: East on Interstate 8 and exit at Ocotillo, then 22 miles north on Highway S2 to the park entrance.