Grover Hot Springs State Park
State Park · Markleeville, California
Grover Hot Springs State Park is in Alpine County, a few miles west of Markleeville on Hot Springs Road, in a high mountain meadow of the eastern Sierra Nevada at about 6,000 ft. Its draw is a set of mineral hot spring pools - a hot pool and a separate cool pool - and the hot water often looks slightly green or cloudy because of its minerals, not dirt. Confirm the temperatures, the hours, the day each week the pools may be closed and whether you need a timed reservation. Around the pools are conifer forest, a meadow campground (confirm layout and season) and trails that climb toward granite country (confirm names and condition). Snow can close or slow the road in winter, so check before you drive. Lake Tahoe and Carson Pass are not close; each is a long drive of an hour or two - confirm. It suits people who want to soak after a cold day outdoors, and disappoints anyone expecting a spa or a resort.
3415 Hot Springs Rd, Markleeville, California, 96120, United States
California State Parks has generally run Grover Hot Springs with the pools open on a set daily schedule and the park gate open longer, but the pool hours differ from the park hours and change by season - confirm both, the day or days each week the pools close for cleaning, and whether a timed session or advance reservation is required. Winter hours are usually shorter, and heavy snow, ice or road work can close the road or the pools with little notice. Summer evenings can be popular, so the last entry time matters. The campground follows its own check-in rules and may close for the snow season. Check the State Parks page and call the park the morning you drive, because a long mountain trip is wasted on a closed pool.
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