Wheeler Springs
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.
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...
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