Hot poolHidden gem
Benton Hot Springs
Benton, California
A tiny old mining-era hot springs village on the quiet side of Highway 120.
- Cost
- Paid
- Time to allow
- 2 hours
A small settlement that grew around hot springs in the 1860s mining boom, near the Nevada line. It has long offered lodging and private soaking tubs. Pair it with the Mono Lake area on a back-road Eastern Sierra trip.
Good to know
- Check before you go: availability of lodging and tubs changes
- Pair with Mono Lake and Bodie
- Best time
- Autumn
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Sealed road off US 6, 31 miles north-northwest of Bishop
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
Facilities
- Toilets
Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.
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