Where you’ll stay

The Wishmakers Union will gather within three homes on 107 acres of desert only twenty minutes outside Palm Springs, California.

The Bubbling Wells Oasis includes:

  • Overnight accommodations for 28 people across 9 bedrooms and various couch beds.

  • the Old West Style Yerxa Town gathering space with covered patio and gas BBQ and fire pits

  • 24/7 use of the hot mineral soaking pool at Yerxa Town,

  • two natural oasis lakes with a rowboat,

  • miles of hiking trails,

  • 24/7 use of the private second mineral pool and Koi Pond grotto

  • an indoor swim spa

  • a workout room

  • use of the common areas and hiking trails.

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Getting there:

14250 Yerxa Road
Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240

Flying

Desert Hot Springs is about 20 minutes north of Palm Springs and roughly 2.5 hours east from Los Angeles (depending on traffic!)

The easiest way to get here is by flying into Palm Springs International Airport (PSP).

From there, it’s a quick drive or rideshare to Desert Hot Springs.

If you’re looking for cheaper flights, you can also consider:

  • Ontario (ONT) – about 1 hour 45 minutes away

  • Los Angeles (LAX) – about 2 hours 15 minutes away

  • San Diego (SAN) – about 2 hours 45 minutes away

The address is 14250 Yerxa Road, Desert Hot Springs, CA 92240.

Getting around

We recommend renting a car if you plan to explore nearby spots like Joshua Tree, Palm Springs, or the windmill fields. The desert is spread out, and rideshares can be limited once you’re outside the main towns.

We have pretty much unlimited parking at the ranch.

About Desert Hot Springs

Centuries ago, the ancestors of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians settled in the Palm Springs region, developing advanced and enduring communities within the Indian, Tahquitz, and Chino Canyons. Visitors can still find traces of these ancient settlements: rock art, petroglyphs, house pits, stone foundations, reservoirs, trails, and food processing areas.

Archaeological research has confirmed that Tahquitz Canyon has been continuously inhabited for at least 5,000 years, highlighting its importance to Cahuilla culture. The Cahuilla called the area Sec-he, meaning boiling water, a reference to the natural hot mineral springs that still flow today. When Spanish explorers arrived, they named the site Agua Caliente, or hot water. Eventually, the name "Palm Springs" was adopted, honoring both the native Washingtonia filifera palm tree and the famous mineral springs.

The hot aquifers are heated to temperatures up to 150ºF by geothermal forces thousands of feet below the earth’s surface. Wellness resorts and spas have long sprung up along this natural feature, including in the 1930s when Al Capone set up next door to Bubbling Hills Ranch in what is now famously known as Two Bunch Palms.