Scovern Hot Springs
35 mi from Bakersfield · ~1.0 hr drive
Scovern Hot Springs is a hot spring catalogued in California by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System — about 35 miles from Bakersfield, CA. Coordinates and the closest documented metro are listed below; for current access and soaking rules, check with the relevant land manager before visiting.
Safety & access
Before you go: check current conditions and access rules with the relevant land manager — National Park Service unit, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, Bureau of Land Management field office, state-park department, or the property owner if it's private. Wild thermal water can be unsafe to enter without a thermometer; surface temperatures can vary dramatically from the deeper pool. When in doubt, don't soak.
- State
- California
- Nearest city
- Bakersfield, CA · 35 mi · ~1.0 hr drive
- Type
- Hot spring
- Coordinates
- 35.6209°, -118.4742°
- County
- Kern
- GNIS ID
- 273616
Visiting Scovern Hot Springs
The exact location is at 35.6209°, -118.4742° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
If you've visited Scovern Hot Springs and have current notes (parking, access, soaking rules, fees, ownership), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.
Stay nearby
Other hot springs within 30 miles
Sources
Location data for Scovern Hot Springs comes from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System (public domain), feature class "Spring". We filter the GNIS Spring catalog to thermal features by name pattern (hot spring, warm spring, geyser, boiling spring, thermal). The GNIS records the geographic feature itself; access rules, ownership, and current conditions come from the relevant land manager. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.