Also in the works are plans to add exercise rooms, racquetball courts and squash courts to existing tennis and shuffleboard courts. On our midweek visit, the spas were uncrowded and soothingly quiet, with seniors, honeymooners, kids and parents all finding their own space. Both noise and chlorine increase on weekends, as the crowds grow. The resort draws an annual 180,000 visitors, many of them during the World Championship Sand Sculpture Competition each September. Teams of international artisans gather lakeside to create intricate sculptures of pirates, trolls, castles, ships, mermaids and other transitory fantasies.
Activities are plentiful around the tiny town.
Visitors enjoy hikes along the lakefront, and splashing in the dredged-out swimming lagoon at the beach. Shopping in the area is spare. The hotel has two gift shops, and a nearby mini-mall offers a few books, New Age trinkets, handmade candy and select clothes. Italian, French, Swiss, German and Japanese restaurants are nearby, as are numerous pubs, cafes, pizza and burger joints. The Harrison Hot Springs Hotel's two mineral pools are open 24 hours a day to registered guests.