Morton’s Warm Springs Resort

Place is for sale. Latest owner only trying to make a fast buck. Bought 3 years ago for $ 1.5m now for sale for $ 2.5m. Lawns have never looked worst. Save your money.

I purchased a deal on Groupon that was a $ 29.99 package day pass for 2 adults and 2 children. After reading some Unilocal reviews, my husband and I were concerned about bringing our 13 month old to spend the day at Morton’s Resort. We pulled in and were pleasantly surprised! There was a large lawn and plenty of space for several families to host picnics and gatherings. My family and our friends brought our own food and blankets and started the day by eating lunch and enjoying the scenery. Then we headed to the pools and we spent most of the day in the small kiddie pool. It was shallow enough that my daughter could crawl on her hands and knees and not be totally submerged in the water. One reviewer suggested the pool looked green but I didn’t see any signs of the pool being unclean. Personally, I found it refreshing that the pool didn’t reek of chemicals. Before your stay, I recommend brining your own lunch/​drinks because I did not see any food and/​or vending machines on site. I also recommend bringing your own umbrella because there is limited shade in the pool area. I think if you visit Morton’s Resort with the mind set that you are visiting a small community pool and not a «resort» you will enjoy your time.

I’m pretty sure this place is run by teenagers. We’ve been there several times and each time the only people on staff were kids — the lifeguards, the check in area — all kids. I don’t really have a problem with that, in fact, it kind of makes for a good story. And for a place being run by children, it’s pretty clean and well kept. But if something were to go wrong, I shudder to think of how things would get handled. I bet these kids have some great parties off hours though. Which reminds me, all the signs say they close at 5pm BUT what they don’t tell you is that the pool closes at 4pm. The picnic area stays open until 5 which is mostly useless.
Also, make sure you check Groupon or Living Social for discounted rates if you’re going to go. You can basically get in for almost 50% off the standard price.

We came here to checkout the place bought their promotion from living social, apparently it looks like most of the people comes here were only guest from living social.
We wanted to go swim because we are already there but they don’t even have a towel service you have to bring your own. You can see the pools outside and one of the pool is filthy you can see the algae, it looks like an abandoned pool that is not up kept. I don’t need to get in to make a review i guess it’s good enough that I drove hour and half to go checked the place my self if it’s worth a try despite of all the reviews from Unilocal «I should have listen» lol

What a disappointment ! We drove up expecting a nice place. This place is all concrete and uncomfortable chairs. Screaming kids-​we counted fifty. The water looked yellow from pee. It was cold!!! There wasn’t any food to buy. We left after being there for 40 min. Awful changing rooms. This is just a neighborhood pool. We bought a living social deal for 25–
what a total rip off.

The water was freezing cold, and there’s not much «spa» or «resort» going on, but it’s an okay spot for swimming and picnicking with the family. Wouldn’t have wanted to have paid full price, but okay with a groupon deal.

Wow, talk about disappointing and false advertisement! Heads up $ 15 per person, cold cement pools, overcrowded and the pools were really dirty. Oh yeah, no food or water close by… make sure to bring your own. Warm springs? My 5 year old renamed this filthy place to «Morton’s Cold Springs». When we drove up (in a high truck) we could see the murky water, first instinct for both daddy and I… our son is NOT going in that water, since we assumed it was actually mineral pools… well, that’s what is advertised. But we discovered their pool supplies, plenty of chlorine etc. We attempted to keep him occupied with some games we brought and played in the picnic area (it was just like any public park… we paid to go to this place??) ate lunch… but he kept reminding us that we came for the warm springs. I braved the water with him. Brrrrrrr!!! It was at least 85 out… and the warm springs are cold? Is this normal? A very far drive for a very big disappointment. I really wanted to love this place! I talked to some friends and they told me like 20 years ago… if not longer, this place was pretty epic. What happened? :(

Warm springs? Resort? No way! This place was so awful. We bought a Living Social deal, went in, and left. Cold community pools, filthy locker rooms, and not even a little snack canteen. Just the worst.

Morton’s has gone way down hill. The pools were dirty and disgusting. The snack bar has nothing worth purchasing. New ownership has let this once fun place go right down the tubes. Very disappointing. Will not be going back.

This place is not at all what was marketed. Bought tux thru living social and arrived to what was described as a «resort and spa» with hot springs and hiking trails. This place has grubby looking pools, no trails other than a path to horseshoes, outdoor BBQ grills and RV hookups. It is at best describes like a public park, it is absolutely not a spa or resort. We felt very taken advantage of as we went especially out of our way on a limited budget and time frame to go to this place. Don’t expect much!

They raised their prices to $ 15.00 per adult which is ridiculous!!! I paid around 8 last yr. I was so disgusted by the price hike, we were 5 adults and 3 kids. One still a toddler .we paid a total of 75.00 dollars ! Expensive since we only stayed 3 hrs but inside the pool only an hr .
The water was pretty cold but overall didnt stop me from getting in. Lots of youngsters and family .
Clean, and nice staff …
I probably wont be coming back. The prices are way to high for adults. Ill stick to community pools.
Also id like to add that this is not a place for people who want to retreat, to a nice, warm and quiet area. Kids will always be kids so i suggest getting a membership at a gym.

Got as living social deal and went to check out the springs. The water is spring in origin but warm is a bit of an overstatement. The water was refreshing on a warm inland day and the property was clean and well maintained. Parking space and lounge chairs were difficult to come by but that did not stop us from having a great time. We did not utilize the picnic facilities but they are nicely situated and also well maintained.

Nice pools and great picnic areas. Would be a great place to have a company picnic.
That is the positive. The negative is the springs «Pools» are barely warm in fact it was so cold that my wife never got in the pool.
I suffer from arthritis and some skin problems and mineral hot springs help my conditions.
This spring did not and that was a disappointment.
On another point they supposedly take credit cards on the weekend. They did not have that capability today.

Oh, how I love this place. It brings back some of the best memories of my childhood. It’s spacious, and well shaded with a big grassy area. I would easily give it a 5 if the bathrooms and changing rooms were updated, as well as their snackbar. Either way, it is definitely worth the trip. Just bring your own food, and sit back and relax.
There is one very deep pool that you can even dive into. The other family pool is cool, too. My kids love the stream behind the pool area, too. My husband just laid down a blanket and rested while we hung out at the water. Can’t wait to do it again.
It is a little pricey, but as far as I’m concerned, worth it. Go for it!

My family and I have been coming here every year now for the last 5 or 6 years. We reserve a spot for either Memorial Day (Saturday) or Father’s Day. The weather for Memorial Day has been iffy for the last few years, but Father’s Day is always beautiful and sunny and warm. The pools are nice (nice to have a deep pool to swim in!), with no chlorine. There usually are a lot of kids, but that doesn’t bother us. The bbq areas are almost all in shady areas, except the ones nearest the road. This is a fantastic place to have good food, friends and family, lounge chairs, blankets and pool attire. Never in all the years we’ve been have we ever noticed any foul smells (reference to another poster’s review) and when we were there a few days ago, the creek was full of water, enough to wade in. The changing rooms for swimming could stand an upgrade. I understand that the place is now under new ownership. Not liking at all that we couldn’t use the deposit for the space we reserved for our admission. We had to pay admission ON TOP of the $ 50 deposit for our reservation. (you only need to reserve a spot if you want to). In the past, we paid an upfront cost for the total number of people we expected in our party, to reserve a spot and simply had our guests pay us back. Also, we didn’t like the fact that the VIP parking has gone up from $ 5 to $ 10, and the free parking is now $ 5. I think I’ll talk to the new owners about this. Morton’s is a beautiful relaxing and fun place to spend the day.

This is a kid’s summer paradise ! ~ Three pools to choose from based on swimmer ability. There’s a small snack bar to grab a quick piece of pizza or bag of chips before going back into the water. There is a small preteen tennis table, arcade, and juke box for diversion. There is a large lawn and come early BBQ pits available for families. The changing rooms are sparse and toilets could be better maintained through out the hot day, so BRING your flip flops and an extra towel ! All the Life Guards are friendly and know how to keep the kids from harming themselves or others. This is a kids paradise for all day swimming, learning to swim experience. Also, plan to visit the Jack London State Park for a short hike and then venture over to Morton’s Hot Springs to spend the rest of the day swimming and sunbathing. Morton’s Warm Springs Resort is on our summer 2013 to do list !

Lots of kids. Not springs. Sunny and warm! Though throngs of kids.

Nice place for me and my family to BBQ and just enjoy each other, regardless of age. Negatives; 1. If you are really into hiking, the trail is about a quarter of a mile and basically a circle. 2. I confirmed $ 5 special before arriving, but a lot of my family paid the regular fee. I haven’t received a call yet, in reference to my complaint.

I wouldn’t ever really use this place for picnics (well it is only 10 mins from my house, tops), because when your not IN the water it seems to smell like… sewage. I think this is from the nearby creek being dried up.
However, the large pool in the deep in hasn’t ever been over crowded (even on a saturday afternoon!) and the pools feel amazing on a hot day. Great place to take a dip, especially if you’re a local.
Also you can park for free or in VIP for $ 5, a plus for some people — really the only advantage to VIP parking is you dont have to walk by the stinky creek! :)

Owned by the family for many, many years. Only open during the warm weather months.
This is a wholesome hang-​out that has a swimming pool, a large lawn area & a few picnic tables for your lunch in the sun.
Low key & rural.
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