Arrowhead Springs, Waterman Hot Spr
Two names attach to this one, Arrowhead Springs and Waterman. It scalds. Source water comes off near two hundred degrees, which puts soaking out of the question at the source and leaves it as something to look at or read about. Five miles or so from Crestline, in San Bernardino County. Neither the land owner nor an access ruling made it into the record.
Roadside, a hundred feet or less from an anonymous road, a little below two thousand feet. Snow is rare here and the year brings about seventeen inches of rain, a mild climate. The record is empty on both owner and unit, and no fee is given. What the ground looks like around the source is not something the record can tell you.
December through February rate best and snow will not be the issue. Dogwood campground is under five miles off, the closest on record. This water will scald; stay clear of the source. Access and ownership are blank, so you will have to establish for yourself that you are allowed near it.
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 Arrowhead Springs, Waterman Hot Spr.
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
- Setting
- Canyon floor
- Steep ground climbs away on both sides of the spring.
- Highest ground nearby
- 285 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the southeast
A slice through the ground from northwest to southeast, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
That's about 1½ times the US average of 65. It's higher than at 42% 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.
See every spring on the geothermal heat map →
Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.
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Overview Dogwood Campground is a family-friendly facility located in the heart of the San Bernardino National Forest. All sites must be reserved to enjoy the area's scenic surroundings and plentiful recreational opportunities.Recreation Ample opportunities for short, day hikes exist in the surrounding area. Within the campground, the Dogwood Trail and Enchanted Loop Trail both provide scenic views and are less than a mile in length.Facilities The campground offers dozens of single-family cam...
Arrowhead Springs, Waterman Hot Spr is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water is dangerously hot, so bring water shoes and test pools carefully.
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