Touring California and Nevada hot springs

Introduction

Northern California. Surprise valley region ; Southern Cascade mountains region ; Northern Sierra Nevada region ; Mendocino national forest and northwestern California

Central California. Carson river area ; The eastern Sierra: the hot spring jackpot ; Long valley primitive hot springs ; Owens valley region ; The Saline valley

California central coast. Paso Robles area ; Point Sur and Los Padres national forest

Southern California. Lake Isabella and the Kern river ; Mojave desert region ; Death valley region ; Santa Barbara region ; Inland empire region ; San Diego and imperial counties desert region

Northern Nevada. Reno area ; Black rock desert region ; The Denio region

North-central Nevada. Paradise valley area ; Region south of I-80 ; Dixie valley area

Northeastern Nevada. Elko region

Central Nevada. Gardnerville, Minden, and the Carson valley ; Fallon and the Carson sink ; Monitor valley and the Toiyabe national forest ; Warm springs region ; Pahranagat valley ; Tonopah and Goldfield region

Southern Nevada. Death valley region ; Lower Colorado river region ; Lake Mead region

Appendix A: Honorable mentions

Appendix B: Closed, but not forgotten

Appendix C: further reading.