Dirty Socks Hot Spring

Dirty Socks Hot Spring is a formerly developed hot spring near Death Valley, Inyo County, California, in the United States. A sulfur spring, the naturally occurring unpleasant odor may have been compared to smelly socks. The water is also often discolored with algae growth. Another explanation is that the spring was named from the fact miners washed their dirty socks there. The name may also be rendered as Dirty Sock, singular.

A well was drilled at the site in 1917 and hit hot water at 12000 ft. A cement swimming pool and other amenities were built in 1927, but the attempt at establishing a resort failed. The pool is about 30 feet by 30 feet in size. All the buildings were gone by 1945.

Water profile
According to NOAA, the water temperature is 93 F. The well flow rate is 380 liters per minute.

Access
According to a guide to hot springs published in 1992, "There are many acres of unmarked level space on which overnight parking is not prohibited. It is five miles to the nearest restaurant, motel, service station, and store...There are no signs on the highway." The spring is 300 yd northwest of California State Route 190. Dirty Socks is accessible year-round.