Stingleys Hot 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.
Stingleys Hot Springs is a short way from Matilija Canyon Road North, in Ventura County, with Meiners Oaks about five miles distant. The water is hot, well above body temperature, hot enough that you would want to cool it before getting in. There is no landowner on file and no access ruling, which matters for a spring this close to a road and a town.
Four hundred and some feet from Matilija Canyon Road North. Low foothills elevation, a bit over twelve hundred feet. Mild climate, low sixties on average, fourteen inches of rain and a dusting of snow some years. Holiday Group Campground, the nearest listed, is under four miles from it.
December through February rate best. Nothing on file about a fee. At 123 degrees the source is too hot to soak in directly; test before you touch. Ownership is unrecorded, so be ready for the possibility of private land.
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 Stingleys Hot Springs.
- Setting
- Canyon floor
- Steep ground climbs away on both sides of the spring.
- Highest ground nearby
- 563 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the north
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.
That's close to the US average of 65. It's higher than at 3% 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.
Overview Holiday Group Campground is a relaxing location to enjoy nature all year long; a quick escape from the bustle of the city. It provides access to a variety of recreational opportunities, including hiking, biking and horseback riding. Surrounding trails are also fun for off-road vehicle enthusiasts.Recreation The Wheeler Gorge Nature Trail begins not far from the campground. It is a relatively short, loop trail that leads through thick vegetation along the river banks and to a scenic h...
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