Paso Robles Artesian Spring
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
An artesian spring at soaking temperature, San Luis Obispo County, a few miles outside Paso Robles. It sits less than a hundred feet off North River Road, which leaves nothing you could call a walk. Ownership and access status are both unrecorded, so treat it as a spring of unknown standing until you learn otherwise.
Low rolling country at under a thousand feet, with mild winters and dry summers. No snow. North River Road runs right past. Nothing on file names an owner or a land unit, and there is no designation, so it may well be private. No fee is recorded and no bath type.
Winter is what the record recommends, and the wet season here is short. For camping, Cerro Alto Campground is on file at roughly sixteen miles. The water is pleasant and safe. Check who owns the ground before you get out of the car; access is unrecorded.
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 Paso Robles Artesian Spring.
- Setting
- Gentle slope
- The ground tilts gently up to the south.
- Highest ground nearby
- 31 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the south
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 about twice the US average of 65. It's higher than at 65% 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.
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Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.
Overview Cerro Alto Campground is a well-known hiking and mountain biking paradise. It is located a short distance from the sandy beaches of Morro Bay, where visitors enjoy surfing, fishing, kayaking, sailing, scuba diving and more. While the campground offers a serene, relaxed environment, both Morro Bay and the nearby town of Atascadero offer numerous dining opportunities, shopping, museums and other activities. Wine Tasting in the Tempelton, Paso Robles Area is also a very popular experi...
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