Do not fill water bottles from the bathhouse sinks. Please help us conserve drinking water. There are no cold beverages available at the Center. You may bring your own ice chest and provisions. If your meals are being provided by the Center, please call the administrative office in Fullerton if you have special dietary requirements and we shall try to accommodate your needs.
Power is provided continuously.
However outside lighting turns off at 10 pm. Motion sensors activate lights in the bathhouse after 10 pm. The Desert Studies Center, a desert field station dedicated to research and teaching on topics related to the desert, is operated at Soda Springs by a consortium of campuses of the California State University under an agreement with the National Park Service of the U.S. Department of the Interior. Soda Springs is a unique natural environment with rich cultural resources.