Anderson Springs, California

Lake County, California · Near Cobb
38.7750°N, 122.6931°W · 1,408 ft
62°F air · Good soaking weather 1,408 ft Roadside Camping nearby (17.0 mi)
Aerial view of the ground around Anderson Springs, California LiDAR bare-earth view of the same ground around Anderson Springs, California
Aerial LiDAR bare earth

Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.

Anderson Springs is an unincorporated community in Lake County, about four and a half miles from Cobb, and the record carries it as a place name. No water temperature is on file. Nothing here says there is a spring to sit in, or that one still flows. Rose Anderson Road passes within a few dozen feet of the mapped point, so whatever is there is beside the road.

Location

Lake County hill country, roughly fourteen hundred feet up. The climate on record is mild, winters wet with about 35 inches of rain and snow almost never. Roadside access class. No landowner is recorded and neither is public access, which leaves no basis for saying you can walk up to anything.

No best months are listed, which follows from there being no temperature to plan around. Warm Springs Rec Area is the closest camping on record, seventeen miles away. Before driving out, confirm there is a spring to see and that it is not on somebody's land; the record settles neither question. No fee information exists.

History of Anderson Springs, California

Wikipedia lists Anderson Springs only as an unincorporated community in Lake County, with no detail on the springs themselves.

Terrain

Aircraft with laser scanners measured this ground to within inches. The scan strips out trees and buildings, leaving the bare shape of the land around Anderson Springs, California.

Setting
Hillside
The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the southwest.
Highest ground nearby
385 ft above the spring
Within a quarter mile, to the southwest
Cross-section through the spring

A slice through the ground from southwest to northeast, about 0.6 miles end to end.

Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.

Heat Below
191 milliwatts per square meter of heat flow

That's about 3 times the US average of 65. It's higher than at 99% of the springs on this site.

Heat flow measures the warmth working its way up through the ground from deep inside the earth. Where it runs high, rain and snowmelt that seep down through cracks in the rock come back up hot.

Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.

Monthly Climate
48°
Jan
49°
Feb
51°
Mar
56°
Apr
61°
May
71°
Jun
75°
Jul
74°
Aug
71°
Sep
64°
Oct
53°
Nov
47°
Dec
Annual Precip: 34.5 in Annual Snow: 0.9 in
Current Conditions
62°F
WSW 10.8 mph 51% Good soaking weather
Tuesday 85° Low 59° Sunny
Wednesday 77° Low 55° Sunny
Thursday 79° Low 52° Sunny 2% precip
Friday 86° Low 57° Sunny
Saturday 86° Low 60° Sunny
Where to Stay

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Nearby Camping
Warm Springs Rec Area 17.0 mi away

Overview Warm Springs Recreation Area is a day-use park located at Lake Sonoma, which is just a 45 minute drive north of Santa Rosa and a 2 hour trip from San Francisco. There is no overnight camping available at this facility World famous vineyards and a land rich in history surround the lake, where visitors enjoy boating, fishing and exploring the area's extensive trail network.Recreation The Woodland Ridge Nature Trail begins at the park and winds up the ridge, rewarding hikers with great...

Reservable Yes
Reserve on Recreation.gov →
Temperature
No data recorded
Avg Air Temp 60°F
Access
Road Access Roadside
Nearest Road Rose Anderson Road
Distance to Road 57 ft
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Anderson Springs, California located?
Anderson Springs, California is located in Lake County, California at 1,408 feet elevation, near Cobb. Coordinates: 38.7750°N, 122.6931°W.
How do I get to Anderson Springs, California?
Anderson Springs, California has Roadside road access, with the nearest road being Rose Anderson Road (57 ft from the road).
Can I camp near Anderson Springs, California?
Yes, Warm Springs Rec Area is located nearby (17.0 miles away).
Sources: Wikipedia