{"id":4915,"date":"2014-03-27T21:59:18","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T04:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tx.netius.net\/?p=4915"},"modified":"2014-04-08T01:14:59","modified_gmt":"2014-04-08T08:14:59","slug":"gaviota-hot-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/gaviota-hot-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaviota Hot Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Las Cruces Hot Springs<br \/>\nalso known as Gaviota Hot Springs,<br \/>\nand as Gaviota State Park Hot Springs<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4916\" alt=\"Top Pool\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/top_pool-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/top_pool-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/top_pool.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>W of Santa Barbara, W of <a title=\"goleta California\" href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/destin\/california-towns.php?tid=172\">Goleta, CA<br \/>\n<\/a>North of <a title=\"gaviota State Park\" href=\"http:\/\/www.parks.ca.gov\/?page_id=606\">Gaviota State Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"US 101\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/GIFS\/signs\/hwysigns\/US101.gif\" width=\"80\" height=\"75\" \/><\/p>\n<p>US Hwy 101 @ PCH 1 exit<br \/>\nfollow frontage road on south side of the 101<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=216769447039454115769.0004f5a36cfb476360957&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=34.503727,-120.222144&amp;spn=0.007073,0.018239&amp;z=15&amp;output=embed\" height=\"200\" width=\"425\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<small>View <a style=\"color: #0000ff; text-align: left;\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=216769447039454115769.0004f5a36cfb476360957&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=h&amp;ll=34.503727,-120.222144&amp;spn=0.007073,0.018239&amp;z=15&amp;source=embed\">Gaviota Hot Springs<\/a> in a larger map<\/small><\/p>\n<p>This soaking spot is a convenient stop for those traveling the 101 on the California Central Coast. The hot pools are located in an overgrown canyon, about half mile up the hill from the parking area. The natural earthen pools tend to be warm, mushy, and smelly (like sulfur) but never super hot.<\/p>\n<p>These are old, historic, volunteer built pools that are not maintained regularly, so keep that in mind when comparing this location to other well-manicured springs. Many of the locals that care for these sacred spaces only get paid back by reckless visitors with litter, graffiti and vandalism. If you want places like this to stay open, we must do our part to ensure that we leave it better tan we found it.<\/p>\n<p>Parking fee, lot managed by California State Park. Gate closes at dark.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4920\" alt=\"gaviota park signs\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gaviotasign.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gaviotasign.png 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/gaviotasign-250x300.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>1 mile hike round trip<\/p>\n<p>Poison oak,\u00a0snake and ticks can be a problem at this location, so do be on the lookout.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4919\" alt=\"swampy pool\" src=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pool_below-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pool_below-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/pool_below.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>hiking trails from here &#8211;<br \/>\nGaviota Peak (fire road) and Campbell Trail (unmaintained)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Las Cruces Hot Springs also known as Gaviota Hot Springs, and as Gaviota State Park Hot Springs W of Santa Barbara, W of Goleta, CA North of Gaviota State Park US Hwy 101 @ PCH 1 exit follow frontage road on south side of the 101 View Gaviota Hot Springs in a larger map This &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/totalescape.com\/outside\/hikes\/gaviota-hot-springs\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Gaviota Hot Springs<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[25,8,35,5],"tags":[1309,71,527,415,1306,1307,267,1310,365,1311,315,410,1308,977,497],"class_list":["post-4915","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hikes-hikes","category-hotsprings","category-primitive","category-hikes","tag-1309","tag-california","tag-cheap","tag-gaviota","tag-gaviota-hot-springs","tag-goleta","tag-hiking","tag-hwy-1","tag-park","tag-pch","tag-peak","tag-santa-barbara","tag-short-hike","tag-soak","tag-state-park"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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