To get to Sierra Hot Springs, take I-80 northbound to Exit 188B in Truckee and drive north on Highway 89 approximately 30 minutes to Sierraville. Turn right onto Highway 49, then right onto Lemon ...

Karen Alexander is a freelance journalist in the Bay Area. SIERRAVILLE, Calif. — I learned about the vegetarian, clothing-optional Sierra Hot Springs retreat north of Truckee from my rabbi.

Clothing is optional inside the geothermal swimming pool. Sierra Hot Springs in Sierraville offers its guests spring water “smooth as silk,” according to its website. Indoor and outdoor pool ...

Here are the most prevalent hot springs in the Tahoe region: About an hour’s drive north of Truckee on Highway 89, the tiny town of Sierraville has a gas station, a Mexican restaurant ...

Here’s a cheat sheet to seven hot springs that won’t disappoint. (Courtesy of Strawberry Hot Springs) Midwinter, you’ll need four-wheel drive to reach Strawberry Park Hot Springs ...