Wheeler 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.
Wheeler Springs sits under four miles from Meiners Oaks in Ventura County, and the reading attached to it is 102 degrees. That is bath temperature, the range most people want in a soak. Ownership and access are unrecorded, so the question of sitting in it is a separate one. Wheeler Gorge campground is about a mile away.
Roadside, a couple hundred feet off pavement the record leaves unnamed, at modest elevation. Climate is mild: fifteen inches of rain, a trace of snow in a cold year, and the mean sits in the mid sixties. Wheeler Gorge campground is close enough that the spring and the camp could be one trip.
The listed season is December through February. Camp at Wheeler Gorge and cover the mile over. No fee is listed. The water sits well inside comfortable soaking range, so no scalding concern. With no owner and no access status on record, watch for posted signs.
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 Wheeler Springs.
- Setting
- Hillside
- The spring sits on a steep slope that climbs to the south.
- Highest ground nearby
- 695 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the south
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 close to the US average of 65. It's higher than at 7% 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 Wheeler Gorge Campground is a great place for families to explore the Los Padres National Forest all year long. Informative tours of the area are led by forest rangers at the nearby visitor center. The campground provides scenic views of a nearby stream, as well as vast mountain vistas.Recreation The Wheeler Gorge Nature Trail begins at the upper end of the campground. It is a relatively short loop that leads through thick vegetation along the creek banks and to a hillside view of th...
Springs Near Wheeler Springs
More Springs Around 102°F
Hike 6 waterfalls near Wheeler Springs
Looking for more outdoor adventures? Explore waterfall hikes near Wheeler Springs, California.