Willett Hot Springs is located in the Sespe Wilderness, North of Ojai, California. This natural

hot spring A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by c ...

has been augmented by a man made collection basin. The most popular approach to the hot spring is by an approximate hike from the Piedra Blanca trailhead in

Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a United States national forest in southern and central California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, Los Padres includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Mo ...

. Nearby Sespe Hot Springs (about ) has a reputation as one of the hottest springs in California.Martin, Hugo (December 7, 2008
"Sespe Hot Springs in Ventura County: a hot time in the wilderness"
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External links

USDA: Los Padres National Forest Hot Springs

References

{{reflist Hot springs of California Los Padres National Forest Bodies of water of Ventura County, California