# Big Bend, California, California

Big Bend, California in California. Roadside. Shasta County.

- Page: https://www.soakingsprings.com/hot-springs/california/big-bend-california
- Source: Soaking Springs, researched and maintained by Armen Suny
- Updated: 2026-09-14

## Can you soak at Big Bend, California?

No water temperature is on record for Big Bend, California. You can drive right up to it. We haven't confirmed whether it has a pool or charges a fee.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Source water temperature | Unknown (USGS record; developed pools are often cooled) |
| Elevation | 1,720 ft |
| Access | Roadside, 130 ft from the nearest road |
| County | Shasta County |
| Nearest town | Burney |
| Coordinates | 41.01972, -121.90778 |
| Nearest campground | CAMP 4 GROUP CAMPGROUND, 15.3 mi |

## About Big Bend, California

Big Bend, California is a small community in Shasta County, about sixteen miles from Burney, and what the record holds is a settlement, with no measured spring attached. No temperature is on file, so nothing here tells you whether there is hot water to sit in. The mapped point is roadside, a hundred and thirty feet from an unnamed road. Land ownership and access are blank.

The settlement sits around seventeen hundred feet in the Pit River country of Shasta County. Winters here are wet, about fifty inches of precipitation a year, and snowy, with over five feet in a normal season. There is no park or forest unit attached to this point in the record.

Wikipedia describes Big Bend of the Madesi Valley as the indigenous homeland of the Madesi tribe, named for a major change of course in the Pit River. The 2020 census counted seventy-nine people, down from 102 a decade earlier.

The record gives no best months, because no water temperature exists to plan around. Camp 4 Group Campground is the nearest camping on file, roughly fifteen miles away. Before treating this as a hot spring destination, confirm that there is a spring at all and who owns it; the record is silent on both.

## Nearby

- Nearest city page: [Hot springs near Mount Shasta](https://www.soakingsprings.com/hot-springs/near/california/mount-shasta), 31 mi away
- State page: [Hot springs in California](https://www.soakingsprings.com/hot-springs/california)
- [Big Bend Hot Springs, CA](https://www.soakingsprings.com/hot-springs/california/big-bend-hot-springs): 180°F source, Roadside, near Burney, Shasta County
- [Hunt Hot Spring, CA](https://www.soakingsprings.com/hot-springs/california/hunt-hot-spring): 136°F source, Short Walk, near McCloud, Siskiyou County
- [Little Hot Spring, CA](https://www.soakingsprings.com/hot-springs/california/little-hot-spring): 169°F source, Short Walk, near Burney, Shasta County
- [Hot Spring, Fumaroles, CA](https://www.soakingsprings.com/hot-springs/california/hot-spring-fumaroles): 183°F source, Hike, near Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County
- [Hot Springs, CA](https://www.soakingsprings.com/hot-springs/california/hot-springs-shasta-county): Hot, Short Walk, near Burney, Shasta County
- [Bassett Hot Springs, CA](https://www.soakingsprings.com/hot-springs/california/bassett-hot-springs): 174°F source, Short Walk, near Burney, Shasta County

## Questions

**Where is Big Bend, California located?**
Big Bend, California is located in Shasta County, California at 1,720 feet elevation, near Burney. Coordinates: 41.0197°N, 121.9078°W.

**How do I get to Big Bend, California?**
Big Bend, California has Roadside road access (130 ft from the road).

**Can I camp near Big Bend, California?**
Yes, Camp 4 Group Campground is located nearby (15.3 miles away).

## Sources

- USGS thermal springs records, Water Quality Portal lab analyses, OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia/Wikidata, NOAA climate normals
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend,_California