Big Caliente and Little Caliente Hot Springs in the Back Country of Santa Barbara

Описание: I started at Romero Saddle and jogged down past Escondido Creek to the Santa Ynez River along a fire road (Romero Camuesa Road). I turned left along Camuesa Road just past the Santa Ynez river and went up the fire road along Agua Caliente Creek to Big Caliente Hot Springs and the Agua Caliente Springs. Despite some cyclists camping with their dog, I went in the large pool. The dog barked at me a few times waking them up, but I guess that's what happens when you camp right next to a popular hot spring. I did feel bad about waking them up so after maybe ~5 minutes, I went to one of the smaller pools closer to the river where I spent ~45 minutes soaking in the spring. After that, I started jogging back, stoping briefly to look at the Pendola Debris dam, which had a nice waterfall and a large pool or waterhole. Instead of going back the direction I came, I continued along the fire road and looked or a sign for a trail (Blue Canyon Trail) that would take me to Cottam camp where there was a connecter trail (Romero Trail on the backcountry side of Santa Barbara) out of Blue Canyon to near where I started. Unfortunately, I missed the sign and continued along the route to Little Caliente Hot Spring, which I soaked in for ~10-15 minutes. I went back passing Mono campground along a trail that avoided the Mono Jungle and eventually crossed the Santa Ynez River. From there, I located the Forbush Trail, which I took up to Cold Spring Saddle. On Forbush, I stumble upon a gorgeous waterfall and upper pools associated with a tufa formation, and spotted a big waterfall above Forbush camp. I then jogged back along Camino Cielo to Romero Saddle doing a total of over 28.8 miles (more than a marathon) according to google maps (not accounting for the trail around the Mono Jungle that just goes through the jungle in google). I'm happy I brought food with a bunch of electrolytes since I was planning on doing a ~20 mile jog/hike (~22 miles at most). Most of the spots in the San Gabriels don't require going much more than ~20 miles (like Gleason and some parts of Pacoima - maybe far up the East Fork, there are certainly some spots). I think this was worth while though, and I wasn't feeling all that bad after the trip, which is a plus. This journey reminded me of how much I enjoy the Los Padres National Forest.

I noticed I missspelled Rerouted as "Rerounted" but I think I'm just going to leave this up unless I can find a way to replace it.

Here are some other videos/slideshows people have made about the springs (some even when the fire roads were open for drivers:
   • big caliente  
   • Big Caliente Hot Springs Camping Trip 2013  
   • Видео  
   • Big Caliente Hot Springs  
   • Big Caliente Hot Spring Santa Barbara,CA  
   • Big Caliente Hot Spring  
   • Little Caliente Hot Spring  
   • Matilija to Caliente Hot Springs Bikepacking  
   • Santa Barbara Little Caliente Hot Springs  
   • Little Caliente Hot Springs In Los Padres ...  
   • Видео  
   • A Little Hot  
   • Little Caliente Hot Springs  
   • Big Caliente Hot Springs  
   • Nala and Riley Jump in Little Caliente Hot...  

This is going below all videos in my long form content:

FYI: I explore a lot and stumble upon many different things. The way I go about sharing locations is that if someone tells me to keep a spot secret before I wind up finding it on my own, I keep those spots secret. Otherwise, I share information at my own discretion because I like sharing what I find. I may take things down, obscure locations, or remove data upon request as I have done in the past, but a lot of the places I visit are less well known (because I'm exploring), so I could potentially be removing everything if I did things the other way around, which I don't want to do.

If there is a spot you'd like me to keep secret (if I find it), let me know BEFORE. I change my mind about what I keep secret on my own, but if we talk, I am much less likely to jeopardize my integrity than change my mind. There are a few secrets I don't share with people because I agree to keep these spots on the down low (even when I have heard about them through different parties before visiting). If I find a spot on my own on publicly accessible land and I decided to share it despite you not wanting me to, THAT'S ON YOU. These areas are for everyone to enjoy, explore, and share with the world. Feel free to reach out. I am a reasonable person.