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Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs

Mineral springs resort and spa·Calistoga

Calistoga’s mineral springs since 1952

A Calistoga resort of mineral pools and spa treatments, on Lincoln Avenue since 1952.

About Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs

Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs has been a place for wellness in Calistoga since 1952, built around the town’s healing mineral waters. Today it has rooms and cottages, mineral pools, a spa and bath house, wellness workshops and classes, and day passes for visitors not staying overnight. It is on Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga’s main street, at the top of the Napa Valley; book the spa ahead at weekends.

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Our take

  • Mineral pools
  • Spa and baths
  • Day passes
Address
1507 Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga, CA 94515
Calistoga, California

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Treatments, day passes and opening hours change, so please check with Dr. Wilkinson’s Backyard Resort & Mineral Springs directly. In an emergency, call 911.

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