But watch out for those cat fish in Deep Creek! They bite!by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Maybe I over-estimated but memory is like that. Here is that trip report from a few years back http://deepcreekhotsprings.net/dchs/forum/read.php?1,20887,20887#msg-20887by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Once school is out for the summer, any day could be crowded even week days. But generally speaking any week day is calmer than the weekend and usually with strong naturist vibes in effect. Even if not, people will often join you if you start the vibes or contribute to them. Skinny dipping is infectious. One of my favorite trip reports I ever wrote on this forum was from a trip in June - four yearby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Anyone like myself who doesn't visit on the weekend probably has a skewed view of things. Usually so nice during the week. And yes Deep Creek is long. But it was a holiday weekend - still folks I know where there over the weekend, and had great visits (Sunday). I was surprised!by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
i think the old photos are beautiful to see and also interesting. They definitely show differences especially around the ubiquity of skinny dipping. But DCHS is still a place of freedom today. They also show that the place was pretty damn crowded back then, over run like folks complain about on the weekends now. So I have my suspicions about the internet ruining the springs. Weird bad things canby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
It is one mile from the creek - you have to be up away from the water thru the Deep Creek basinby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I know lots of folks who have gone nude camping and hiking in Joshua Tree. Any place remote in the National Forests and there are so many remote places!by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I think the Rangers who have been ticketing campers near the creek lately have upped the ticket fine Jobe. I heard it was now $175 per ticket.by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Love. It.by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Not going to comment on the local versus non-local theme again (see the post below this one), but for quite a while - I started going to the springs around 2004-5 as well - i have mostly stopped visiting on weekends unless I know that a group of like minded naturist friends would be there, or a naturist group was planning a day. Critical mass. Sometimes people have used this board to arrange suchby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Me too and me too juliankaye (from LA, and giving thanks to those who work down there often for the good of the springs). Most of what I know (beyond picking up trash) of caring for the springs I learned from watching or talking to Wizard and Jobe. I would actually like to learn more and look forward to that (emptying and brushing/cleaning out a pool is next for me). Jobe's far away. We need to pby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
More great photos of it all on this flickr - including a video that seems to capture some illegal dirt bikers in the area https://www.flickr.com/photos/100987726@N04/with/16743524033/by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
This warms the soul. http://www.fjcforums.com/forums/adopt-trail/16534-aat-report-cleaning-patrolling-hiking-trail-3w02-sat-5-2-2015-a.html There's so much bad mojo over on the FB forums where Deep Crick gets discussed - people blaming the pool builder (contemplation pool) for the tree the wind blew over, "locals" railing against folks from LA and SD who invade the springs, the reby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
60 people in suits at Deep Creek Hot Springs = LAME Live a little people.by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
from discussion on the Facebook group….suspect's car disabled at Bowen Ranch….(i bet on that road to the lower parking area! joking sorry)….he flees on foot to the hot springs….he steals a horse AT THE SPRINGS…. "It now appears the horse theft happened at deep creek hot springs. So the suspect ditched his car at bowen ranch, ran down the bowen ranch trail, and stole someone's hoby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Last time I was at the springs, about ten days ago, a boom box was produced. And it started to blast AC/DC. This got grunts of approval from some regulars and newbies alike.by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Really good news to hear not just about your great trip but also that they are working on the road to the parking. When I arrived on Thursday, it was looking scary and what added to that were the graveyard of broken off car bits laying in the road. My 4WD vehicle made it up and down like a trooper but good to hear for others that they are doing something there.by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Seriously Paul P? You've been going to the springs since the early 70s?by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I like seeing that the Womb in 1973 is much the same as it is now; even if it wasn't yet named the Serenity Pool, that pool is pretty much there as it is today; the creekside pool is half the lagoon sandbagged like some photos you have posted Wiz of work done on sandbag pools in the 90s. Can't quite tell if there is a pre-Arizona now Phoenix Pool there from these pics, but the rocks seem to be thby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
And I wasn't in a grade!by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I thought some of you would get a kick from this set of photographs of the springs from 1973 - and they are not from Celtfire….From an old photo album, with the plastic and wrinkles and all you can still see, that someone posted online recently. https://plus.google.com/photos/113821277637894678905/albums/6091883840693401793by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
you and corey rule the school laurashane! sorry you had to deal with that, thankful for your efforts to clean up the mess in the wombby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Well now I know why the place was so clean and pristine when I showed up Friday morning. Thanks Jobe and all who clean up after the idiots. Friends are painting a different picture of Saturday and Sunday at the springs - got trashed, there were people stealing things, helicopter rescue at night. It saddens. But Friday was a really special day out there, with beautiful people and weather and the pby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Wizard, this is the worst. I'm sorry it happened to you down there. To whom we owe so much. Obviously what happened with the car is terrible too - What is going on people??? I had a msg from a friend who also encountered a belligerent woman at the hot springs, yelling at anyone who was nude to stay away from "her" pool. I saw another post on instagram from a couple who say they hadby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Thanks Jobe! That sounds like a great day.by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Was there on Saturday with a few regulars like Jobe. Arizona Pool was back out from under the creek and still looking beautiful. But wasn't full anymore, was leaking somewhere, lost about a foot of its recent depth. I did come in via the rocks upcreek with a group of folks, we all took off our shoes and had to get wet - wouldn't recommend! Just cross at the beach across from the pools.by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
The road to the parking is definitely not the same as it has always been. I've been visiting Bowen for 10 years - it gets worse of course over time. The new pattern is in fact that many 2WD cars don't even attempt to descend to the parking but upon seeing the worst part just pull over to the sides and park before the descent. It is definitely in need of repair if the Ranch wants visitors to contiby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Man, sorry to miss you Hiker. My friends tell me the Saturday naturist group was part of the Vita Nuda West group, I know some of them from San O nude beach days. Sorry to miss them too. But there were also many friends at the springs on Sunday, many locals and regulars and new friends made during the day. Compared to the packed parking up at Bowen, it was pretty calm in the morning down there. Jby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Was at the springs yesterday. Bowen ranch parking lot was PACKED with vehicles and campers at 8-9am. 25 to 30 cars. This did not reflect what I experienced at the creek when I arrived, where it was comparatively mellow and beautiful and calm. There was a big party, Fire Tribe, at the nearby ranch Saturday night; maybe some campers organized a Bowen trip Saturday. But it is really hard to descendby neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
One of the USFS folks posted a photograph of their work yesterday on Instagram. 30+ bags of trash and big items like wheeled coolers all hauled out by around 25+ USFS people. Haven't heard the likes of it in my years of going. The photo shows a big 4x4 completely filled with bags of trash and big things heading to the dump. Hurrah for that. Now people : keep it clean, keep it pristine.by neogeo - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California