Jacumba Hot Springs California

Welcome to Jacumba Hot Springs

Goat Canyon Trestle

Round Mountain

Happies Museum and Beanery

Jacumba Hot Springs was first established in The Mid 1800s being in close vicinity of the early Wagon roads, portions of which still exist. The area natural hot mineral springs as well as the local landscape hint at the volcanic activity in its geologic past. The area was developed over the years for tourism centered on its hot springs, even today The Jacumba Spa still caters to guest with its Hot Mineral water pools, and restaurant.
The Town started coming into it's own around the 1920s and was known to have many famous people regular visit it, including many movie stars. Most would stay at the Hotel Vaughn, in later days The Jacumba Hotel, which burned down and now foundations and a chimney are all that remains.
The Town has seen a resurgence in recent years. I myself like the area for rambling about.

Round Mountain, an extinct volcano located just off the Hwy 8, in Jacumba California. I am definately going to see if this can be hiked

Ruin in front of The School

Abandoned building, Jacumba Hot Springs, California.

Hotel Vaughn

This sign is in Campo, but Reads Eat at The Casino Cafe, Jacumba Hot Springs. There was a Casino and Dance hall around the 1920s in Jacumba next to where the hotel would be built.

for Earache Bromo Seltzer sign, Jacumba

Jacumba Town

Interesting piece of history in an out of the way sand wash in Jacumba, Richard McCain. The McCains were an old Cattle Ranching family, McCain valley bears their name.

I apologize for not give out directions to most of my trips, trails change and I do not have the time to keep the site always updated. My hikes also span from the easy to the extreme, a lot of places do not even have trails, as well as extreme conditions. Some sites need to be protected as they are fragile and historically sensitive. So if you decide to hike some of these areas, do your research and know your limits, have the proper provisions .Every year many hikers die from not understanding these Simple Rules. San Diego County and surrounding areas are diverse in climate and terrain. Remember if you do decide to Hike do your research, carry the essentials and do so at your own risk. An alternative is to join one of the many hiking groups such as meetup or on facebook ,as well as other social sites. Not only is there safety in numbers but a pooling of knowledge.