Volunteers clean out all tubs with bleach once a day. Lizard Lee has a Park Service radio so he can call for help in medical emergencies. An adjacent airstrip accommodates small planes and helicopters, allowing for swift evacuation of the seriously ill as well as access to the well-heeled. I walked to it for a solitary soak in natural conditions. The NPS limits visitors to 30-day stays.
People stay for a long time and many come back often.
Pete, the optometrist from Maine, often comes to California on business. This trip he left his van with friends in Lancaster to facilitate his trips to Warm Spring. Most people I met there had visited often before and knew each other. When we had no music around the fire we told stories and jokes. One fellow told of the hot day he said he would kill for a milkshake.