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Montecito Hot Springs
Montecito Hot Springs is a thermal spring system and former resort located within the Los Padres National Forest approximately 5 miles northeast of Santa Barbara, California. Description In 1914, 11 separate spring sources were identified and recorded with hot mineral water emerging from a thick sandstone formation at a boundary where a shale formation overlays the sandstone below. A 1983 report of the USGS lists several of the springs as Arsenic Springs, Big Caliente Springs, Cliff Spring, Lower Barn Spring and Upper Barn Spring. In 2022, the hot spring area was described as "eight cascading pools". History For over 10,000 years the area around the site of the present-day town of Montecito, California was inhabited by the Chumash people, Chumash Indigenous peoples. They believed the hot spring water had curative properties. Later, Californios, Californio settlers from Spain and Mexico used the hot springs to wash laundry; temporary women's camps would be established for seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Padres National Forest
Los Padres National Forest is a United States national forest in Southern California, southern and central California. Administered by the United States Forest Service, Los Padres includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura, California, Ventura to Monterey, California, Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to . Geography The forest is approximately in area, of which or about 88% are public lands; the rest are privately owned inholdings. The forest is divided into two non-contiguous areas separated approximately from one another. The northern division lies within Monterey County, California, Monterey County and includes the Big Sur, Big Sur Coast and its scenic interior areas. This is a very popular area for hiking, with of hiking trails and 11 campsite, campgrounds (ranging from very rugged to suitable for recreational vehicles). The larger, so called main section of Los Padres lies further south, within San Luis O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
