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Revision as of 18:11, 24 May 2024
Paso Robles Hot Springs is a system of geothermal hot springs in the area of Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County, California. They were developed in the late 19th and early 20th century.
History
There are records by Spanish explorers that the hot springs and hot mud deposits were used by the local Indigenous peoples.[1] During the Mission period in California, there were mineral baths built by Franciscan priests at the nearby San Miguel Mission. As more settlers were attracted to the area, cattle ranches, vineyards and fruit and nut orchards were established. The first mineral spring bath house, the El Paso de Robles Hotel, was built in the town of Paso Robles in 1864.[2]
The hot springs are located on the Paso Robles Rancho land grant property that was purchased in the 1857 by Daniel Blackburn and Drury James.[2] In 1882, the two published an advertising brochure titled, El Paso de Robles Hot and Cold Sulphur Springs and the Only Natural Mud Baths in the World. The Paso Robles Inn was constructed in 1891. In 1904 the Paso Robles Hot Sulphur Company was formed by 12 investors to build a bathhouse for locals and to develop a spa for tourists and guests.[1] In 1910 a brochure was published called, Paso Robles Hot Springs; the great hot springs resort of America by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.[3] In 1913, the Inn burned down. The following year, in 1914, on the north side of town, the Paso Robles Hot Springs facility opened on a 45-acre site, which stayed open until 1980.[1]
As of 2023, there are three commercial hot springs facilities that remain: Franklin Hot Springs,[4] Paso Robles Inn, and River Oaks Hot Springs.[2]
Water profile
In 1889, the spring water was purported to heal "acute and chronic rheumatism, articular affections, scrofula, blood, glandular and cutaneous diseases." It was also claimed that the water "proved highly beneficial" for catarrh of the naso-pharynx, engorgement of the pelvic organs as well as leucorrhoeal [sic] discharges.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Middlecamp, David (11 November 2023). "Hot springs drew flood of tourists to historic Paso Robles hotel. What happened to the baths?". The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Pratt, Skye (24 December 2018). "History of hot springs in Paso Robles". Paso Robles Daily News. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Paso Robles Hot Springs; the great hot springs resort of America" (PDF). Southern Pacific Railroad. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Go mudding at Franklin Hot Springs". ABC 10. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Rytuba, Jim; Goldstein, Daniel. "Paso Robles Groundwater Basin: Effects of Geothermal Waters on Water Quality and Availability". San Luis Obispo, CA government. U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA. Retrieved 24 May 2024.