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Agua Caliente County Park

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Agua Caliente County Park is a seasonal campground with geothermally heated mineral pools, open Labor Day weekend to Memorial Day. Day use starts at 9:30 a.m. Pool entry for non-campers is $7 per person and parking is $5. No dogs on the trail or pool decks.Checked October 23, 2026.

$7pool entry, non-campers
$5parking
Labor Day to Memorial Dayseason
7cabins
Desert hillside with cholla cactus above a small campground and buildings
Cholla and desert slopes above the park's camp area. Jim1138, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Who it suitsCampers and families; some pool sessions have age limits
Address39555 Great Southern Overland Stage Route of 1849, Julian, CA 92036 (base of the mountain, west of Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, per the page)
SeasonLabor Day weekend to Memorial Day
Day use9:30 a.m. to sunset
PoolsOutdoor pool and children’s pool 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., all ages. The indoor pool has age-restricted sessions; see the official page. Camper evening sessions Friday and Saturday, 6 to 9 p.m.
FeesPool entry (non-campers) $7 per person; parking $5
CampingOnline or (858) 565-3600
DogsNo dogs on the trail or on pool decks
Official pageOfficial page

What You Will Find

A camping park with geothermally heated mineral pools, desert hiking, full and partial hook-up sites, tent sites and seven cabins.

What We Could Not Verify

  • Hours outside the listed season are not confirmed. County Parks can confirm. No map point is shown because none was confirmed. County pages carried a Storm Recovery banner about park closures and updates when read on 2026-10-23; no closures were itemized there. Check the official page before you go.

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FAQ

When is it open?

Labor Day weekend to Memorial Day, per the county page.

Sources

  1. County Parks: Agua Caliente

Checked October 23, 2026 by It’s San Diego. Cite this page: It’s San Diego (itssandiego.com), checked October 23, 2026. Free to quote with a link to this page; tables are licensed CC BY 4.0.