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Keough Hot Springs | California's hidden road trip gems

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Keough Hot Springs is a hidden California treat

For our brief stopover we stayed in a motel, at our friend’s behest. She desired the American experience and I assured her it wouldn’t be fun like the films. For us Brits, there’s something of an adopted nostalgia—seeing the doors all open right onto the car park, the little desk building at the entrance, the room of twin beds and the basics.

It was fine but, as suspected, it was not her favourite. However, stopping by the hot springs for a dip en route to Tahoe made up for the somewhat rough night immensely. Keough Hot Springs is an excellent place to while away a morning. With the mountains on both sides and electricity pylons overhead, it’s a bizarrely beautiful spot.

Sure, you could go a little further up the road and pay for the official spa, but we preferred the free version. Ignoring the proximity to our EMF blast, it was fabulous.

 
Rowena Harris