Convenient hot spring inn as a base for Death Valley travel.
The water was lukewarm, which was nice in the extreme desert climate.
Family-owned and operated for generations
Shoshone, California, is a hamlet of about 20 people located one mile from the southeastern entrance to Death Valley National Park.
![Road 02](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn29.jpg)
It is located at the three-way intersection of State Route 127 from Tecopa Hot Springs to Death Valley Junction and State Route 178 leading to Pahrump, Nevada.
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ReferenceTecopa Hot Springs Resort - Hot Springs in California
The private pools are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Music started next to the bath house. A kind of resort I climbed up a small hill at the center of Tecopa. From the white cross at the top, there ...
![Building 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn27.jpg)
It looks like a typical rural scene with a Chevron and a general store, but it deserves attention.
There are hot springs here.
![Building 02](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn16.jpg)
The settlement has been maintained and managed exclusively by the Brown-Fairbanks family since its establishment in 1910.
![Courtyard 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn17.jpg)
The family has a wide range of businesses, including the Shoshone Inn, a 17-room hotel.
![Office 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn01.jpg)
Behind the reception area was a kitchen that could be used freely.
![Office 02](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn26.jpg)
The guestroom equipped with a microwave and a refrigerator.
![Guest Room 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn02.jpg)
The price seemed a little high due to the easy access to Death Valley National Park, but the accommodations were satisfactory.
Pool with the ultimate in simplicity
![Road 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn13.jpg)
Shoshone Inn guests are given a key to the hot spring pool, which is located approximately 0.3 miles away.
Available from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., but only until 2:00 p.m. on Fridays for cleaning.
![Shoshone Trailer RV Park 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn14.jpg)
It was located across the street from an RV park/campground owned by the same family.
![Garden 02](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn10.jpg)
I drove there because it was a bit far, but the area around the park was well-maintained like a park and it looked fun to walk around.
![Garden 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn05.jpg)
Shoshone Spring, a beautiful oasis in the desert.
![Pond 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn07.jpg)
It also appears to have a history as a mining town.
![Historic District 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn08.jpg)
![Capybara](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/capybara150.png)
![Alpaca](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/10/alpaca150.png)
Geothermal spring water was drawn from the oasis.
![From the Parking Lot 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn11.jpg)
The fenced pool was adjacent to the parking lot.
![The Pool 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn09.jpg)
The pool was the ultimate in rectangular simplicity.
![Night 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn04.jpg)
It was open and facing the RV park.
![The Pool 03](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn21.jpg)
Changing rooms with ethnic lizard patterns.
![The Pool 02](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn25.jpg)
The water was pouring out of a pipe beside it at a tremendous rate.
![Changing Room 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn19.jpg)
89 degrees F lukewarm water.
In Shoshone, with its severe summer temperatures exceeding 105 degrees F, the water temp may be rather just right.
![Water Outlet 01](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn23.jpg)
The colorless, clear, tasteless, and odorless water, combined with the color of the bottom of the pool, was even mysterious.
![Water Outlet 02](https://hotspringers.net/ja/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/02/shoshone-inn24.jpg)
Shoshone Inn, Shoshone, California, U.S.
My rating
Type: Lodging
Rule: Clothing required
Chemical use: Not detected
Water temp: Up to 89 degrees F