On a two-day expedition down one of California’s most spectacular—and thrilling—waterways, David Amsden and his family try river rafting with a luxurious, gourmet twist.

Hot springs are scattered along the edge of the South Hills and neighboring mountains south of the Snake River. Many of these hot springs are still found on old maps because families and tiny ...

• Miracle Hot Springs, on the Kern River. ... Parking was banned by state parks officials in July 2020 after 313 vehicles were counted along a road that had space for 12 cars.

Kern River District Ranger Al Watson has been meeting with local Hal Chiprin to discuss a path toward re-opening the Miracle Hot Springs area. Miracle Hot Springs was closed indefinitely by the US ...

North of Miracle Hot Springs: Explore wilderness areas, hike trails, and fish in mountain streams. City of Rocks National Reserve: South of Miracle Hot Springs: Discover towering granite spires and ...

LOS ANGELES — The first time David Carman submerged himself in the steamy waters of a Miracle Hot Springs soaking tub, the experience blew his teenage mind. What followed was a life-long ...

Community meetings were held at Miracle Hot Springs in late 2022 and early 2023, drawing about 65 people, Watson said. They discussed benefits and challenges of the natural amenity, as well as ...

An undated image of the Miracle Hot Springs in Sequoia National Forest, California. The bathing pools have been closed following the discovery of a body on February 17.

Video shows clips of Miracle Hot Springs on March 4, 2024. The Forest Service has announced they will be closing Miracle Hot Springs indefinitely after two deaths occurred there in a year-and-a-half.

KERN COUNTY, Calif. -- Miracle Hot Springs in the Sequoia National Forest is closed indefinitely after a person was found dead in a hot tub, the area's second death in two years. On February 17 ...

BAKERSFIELD, CA - DECEMBER 01: The mouth of the Kern River along SR 178 at the entrance to the Sequoia National Forest on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 in Bakersfield, CA.

Sequoia National Forest's Miracle Hot Springs closed indefinitely Monday after the ... The mouth of the Kern River along SR 178 at the entrance to the Sequoia National Forest on ...