Wild Willy's Hot Spring
Wild Willy's Hot Springs
A free wild hot spring on the Long Valley grasslands, reached by a wooden boardwalk to natural pools, with views of the snowy peaks of the Eastern Sierra.
Wild Willy's Hot Springs (also called Crescent Hot Springs) lies on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land on the north side of Crowley Lake. From the parking lot, a wooden boardwalk leads about 400 meters to two natural hot spring pools, with water temperatures of around 38–40°C. Behind them the snow-covered Sierra Nevada range rises, especially striking at sunrise and sunset. Access is free and open all day, but there are no changing rooms or toilets, so please pack out all your trash. The dirt road turns muddy after rain or snow, and in winter a four-wheel-drive vehicle is needed. Other wild hot springs nearby also follow Leave No Trace principles.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Hot Creek Geological Site
- Crowley Lake Stone Columns
- McGee Creek Canyon
- Convict Lake
- Mammoth Museum at Hayden Cabin
- The Village at Mammoth
- Duck Pass Trail
- Mammoth Consolidated Mine