Coalinga Mineral Springs
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
A state-run public access site in the dry country of western Fresno County, about thirteen miles out of Coalinga, with water that comes up hot. The record lists it as open, and the spring sits close beside the road that carries its name. No water chemistry is on record and the listing carries no campground.
Coalinga Mineral Springs Road runs right past it. From the road you cover under three hundred feet to reach the water. The land is a state public access parcel named for the spring itself and flagged as a recreation site. Elevation is missing from the record. Rainfall is scant and snow does not happen; the yearly average temperature is mild.
Winter is the season the record favors, December through February, when hot water makes sense against cool air. Access is roadside, so no walking to speak of. The water is hot enough that you will want to test it with a hand before sitting down. Nothing on file covers fees or hours, and no campground is tied to this spring, so plan to sleep in Coalinga or bring your own arrangements.
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 Coalinga Mineral Springs.
- Setting
- Canyon floor
- Steep ground climbs away on both sides of the spring.
- Highest ground nearby
- 418 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the west
A slice through the ground from west to east, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
That's close to the US average of 65. It's higher than at 17% 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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Coalinga Mineral Springs is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water runs hot, so extra hydration is key.
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