Guadalupe Canyon Oasis Hot Springs

Cañón de Guadalupe cuts through the granite Sierra de Juárez roughly two hours from Mexicali, where a fault line brings mineral-rich geothermal water to the surface at temperatures ranging from about 35°C to 52°C. Indigenous communities used the springs long before the site's current stewards -- the Ejido Guadalupe Canyon -- began channeling the water into private stone-and-mortar tubs spread across some fifteen campsites shaded by native California fan palms. Visitors camp overnight to combine soaking with some of Baja California's clearest night skies, reached via a rough dirt road through the desert.