Puertecitos Hot Springs

On the remote Gulf of California coast about 55 miles south of San Felipe, geothermally heated water seeps up through rock pools carved into the shoreline at Puertecitos. What sets the springs apart is their tidal mechanics: as the tide rises, seawater floods and cools the pools, and as it recedes, fresh hot spring water refills them -- so bathing temperature shifts through the day depending on the tide level, with the mid-tide window generally considered the best time to soak. A hand-painted sign at the site describes the water as 'relaxing, medicinal, curative,' and the springs sit beside a small oceanfront campground popular with overlanders exploring Baja California's remote east coast.