As I was heading to the springs I saw a 3 foot long rattle snake stretched out on the road. So, I backed up and took its picture. It was the first snake I have seen this year. I was about 1 1/2 mile before the Bowen ranch. So, beware ! I got to the springs a few minutes before 11 am. There was not a cloud in the sky and a cool breeze made for a comfy hike. When I got my thermometer out the air tby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Not me the wonderfull wizard of Oz. Just ask Santa Claus, there is No insanitey clause. I never break the law. Do you? I didn't think so either. Don't you remember how Dorithy got home ? That is how! Repete after me : water fall at deep creek. Now tap your heals three times. Repete! Works every time. Me things they doth complain too much!by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
One week from monday I was at the springs and I got the blue hose and used it to clean the mud off the boulders that most use to travel over. I looked for the drain pipe but did not see it. However this visit it was visabe. It was down hill from where I expected it to be. Maybe ... if we buy some ruby slippers and tap our heals and say - water falls at the spings 3 times they will reappear.by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
You are welcome. However, me and the motorcycle dudes all had to turn right not left to avoid crashing. Jut saing,?by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I drove to the Freedom trailhead to see how the resent rain storms had affected the roads. They were terrible. The only time I had seen it this bad was in the 90`s after it had rained every day for more than 2 weeks. I scraped the bottom of my truck more than 2 times. There were also many mud puddles still in the road. I will NOT go back this route again until mother nature fixes the road. I gby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
So, what this woman wants to know is ... was anyone on this site know anything about what happened that night? Any thing will help get to the truth about what really hapened there and then.by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Rick, i tried to pm an answer to your question but was unable to. Her user name is/was nature lover.by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
The exgirl friend of the dead guy is attempting to get information about what happened that night. She has tried to post here since Thanksgiving. But only got a letter saying she had to be approved. And nothing has happened. This is not the woman who was with him that night but his girlfriend before her. His funeral is tommorow. Glad to help!by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
After talking to several persons about this story I have learned that the female envolved said "she did not want this story public." So after searching daily through news papers this is why I found nothing. It was determine to be an accident. End of story! I hope, as this is very distubing for many tourist and a bad mark for my favorite hot spring.by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Your probly right Paul. The reporters are still giving thanks for all of our many blessings. I just talked to a guy who saw them in the contemplation pool. He said it was the girls first time. But the guy had been there before. He said they looked to be in their late 30's to early fourties. And they were on a 1st date? He said it was erie to think he talked to them and then he was dead hours lateby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I have been to the springs today. While there I heard a story about a dead person flouting in the womb pool. The campers I talked with said " a rescue helicoper came in the middle of the night and pulled him out and put blankets over him. First thing in the morning they came back. Two rescue helicopters one for the dead guy and another one for the girlfriend. Who was tripping on LSD aprentlyby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I just got home from a 3 day camping trip at the D.C.H.S. Campground. Persons at the campground were heading to the burning man art festival. Yesterday I got to the springs at 1:30 pm. It must have been Mexican appreciation day. There were at least 30 Mexican men there. Only 2 Mexican women and the boom box had the same songs I have heard for decades playing. So I did the only thing I knew to doby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
There is a 4'x 8' raft with ropes to pull your self across. But, I suspect that will be pulled back out and saved for next year soon. About 1/3 of visitors were crossing the old fashioned way. Because it is on,y 5 feet deep and not too dam cold any more. Please help with the trash problem and enjoy.your trip.by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Oh, I forgot to mention the western diamond back rattler I saw when I was going up hill to relieve my self. He was @ 3 feet long and going up hill also. I did not see him until he was about 3 feet from me. Of course I jumped back imediatly. He was struggling to climb the hill and was nonthreatening. So I gave bim his space and he seemed to know I was NOT going to harm him either. So, the lesson hby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I arrived at the new campground at 1 pm. It was another weather perfect day. The wind was gently blowing into my face the whole way down hill. And there were powder puff clouds blocking the hot sun occasionally. There were only about 20 persons around the spring area. And @ 12-15 through hikers around the beach area. More PCT hikers appeared later. I had a thermometer with me. All temps were taby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Which trail are you referring? All trails around deep creek hot springs are open. Except at night time, legally. But, we know how citizens follow THAT law.by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Paul, I do not argue with my tax man he has been doing taxes for more than 50 years. Neo, I weren't afraid to swim under there either. Usually cat fish were there or other interesting stuff. Once I found a diamon ring with 3 diamonds in it. It will be interestinv to see how big the large boulder is that is sitting on the up stream wall. Happy springtime!by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
That is spelt tax a 4 letter word, of couse. In this state if your income is less than 50k and you are over 60 you are exempt from paying income taxes. Or so my taxes guy tells me every year. However, Code enforcement fined me 14 hundred for maintaining an unsafe building on my property. It was so because they refused to give me a permit to refurbish it during the covid crisis. The judge said I hby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I got to the new camp ground at 10:30 talked to the nice people who work there for @1 hour. The weather was so delightful I had to hike to my favorite hot spring. The air temp was in the 60s and the sunshine felt refreshing. When I got to the springs a raft was roped across the creek. What a nice surprise because the creek temp was still in the 40s. Almost no one were jumping into the cold creek.by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Well Pauls, it appears that since the national forest is closed no one should go there until it reopens. I will visit shortly after and put a trip report.here.by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
To answer your question Paulespo. Yes there is a control damn about 11 miles upstream from the springs. This damn allows people who live on the Lake Arrowhead shore to not worrie about flooding, much. There is a web site some where that will tell you about water levels on the lake. I belive you are smart enough to find it some how.. Thank for your report. It rained at my house all night and a litby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
It was 10:30 when I pulled into the D.C.H.S. My thermometer said it was 62 degrees and there was a 10 mph breeze. Which made it feel kinda chilly. There were 9 vehicles in the Bowen ranch parking area. There were 12 vehicles in the new and improved Deep creek hot springs campground. There was many campers hanging around have breakfast. The smell of camp fires always remind me of the good old daysby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
I agree with Sam D. It is illegall to change or alter nature. So what you are asking is for someone to admit to a federal crime. Not a good move. Have you been to Miracle or Remmington hot springs lately? The feds destroyed one of those pools for that reason. Also they were out of control. I hope DCHS does not have the same happen as there. There have been a group of regulers who have been vby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
It was another weather perfect day so I was had to revisit my favorite hot spring. As for road conditions I do agree with George. The owner of the D.C.H.SPRINGS CAMPGROUND. He said " the road conditions are almost as good as they have ever been too." They are dry.There are a few more ruts in the road than there were before. One should be carefull to navigate around them. The ruts do notby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Paul. I have not gone there in about 3 weeks. so no I do not know about road conditions. I suggest you try the Bradford ridge path. VERY busy here. I have noticed many inaccurate things on All Trails about d.c.h.s. For one it says it is 3.6 miles out and back using the Bowen ranch trail.. NO!, It is 2.2 miles one way. That adds up to 4.4 miles.. Also a forest adventure pass is NOT required to paby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
That is good sdvice Paul P. I was there last tuesday 1-3-23. The water level was above my belly button then. The temperture was 42 degress. Doutless it has gone far above that. The Bradford ridge path from the Lake Arrowhead side may be an option? Or required ?by jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
Thanks for straighten me out wizard. I am only human. Also, I forgot to mention that the Arizona pool has been fixed. It has been leaking out from its bottom for @ 3 months. But is now flowing over with clean, clear hot water again. It was very nice soaking there again. Many people tell me that it is their favorite pool. And the feeling you get while soaking there is what I have been missing. Yby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
It was another weather perfect day. Makes me wish I were at my favorite hot spring. So, I got to the new campground at 11 am. Explored their new trash dumpster. I was at the springs the previous Friday. I was up set at my self because, there were 2 large bags of trash when I got there and I filled another 40 gallon bag to almost full. But my left knee was hurt and swollen. Hot water soaking wasby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
It was 12:30 When I got to the D.C.Campground. Talked with owners @ 40 to 50 minutes. It was my first sign of fall so I had to take this chance to go to my favorite hot spring. Only a slight breeze and maybe 80 degrees. With no clouds in the sky. Saw no one on the trail. When I got to the springs only about 12 persons were there. Most notable were two naked women who were there about 3 weeks earlby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California
A other perfect weather day. I got to the d.c. hot spring campground at 6:30 am. Saw 5 vehicles in the parking area. And 3 vehichles at The Bowen ranch parking area. Saw noone hiking into the springs. When I got to the beach to take off my boots, I saw what appeared to be an Angle. A women with a perfect body, figure and angelic face. I learned she was a yoga instructor from Los Angeles or lost aby jobe - Deep Creek Hot Springs, Apple Valley, California