Tecopa Natural Hot Springs
- Location
- Tecopa, Inyo County, California, États-Unis d'Amérique
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 40 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
On the edge of the Mojave Desert near Death Valley, Tecopa takes its name from a Paiute leader and grew from 1875 onward around the silver and lead mines that drew its first settlers. Paiute communities had already been visiting these springs long before miners arrived, using the site's mineral mud in their traditional practices.
When the mines shut down in 1957, the springs took over as the local economic mainstay, drawing retirees and travelers seeking quiet. The waters, rich in calcium, magnesium, and lithium, were later handed over to the county on the condition that they remain free to the public, turning Tecopa into a small but essential stop for desert hot-spring enthusiasts in California.