Bay Tree Spring - Hwy 243 CA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 33° 49.177 W 116° 47.367
11S E 519484 N 3742175
This spring is on Hwy 243 about halfway between Idyllwild and Banning.
Waymark Code: WM32GC
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 01/29/2008
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member the federation
Views: 84

According to Korean Folklore, this spring is holy water. (visit link) Lots of people get water from this spring, but for Madame Lee, it has special properties.

Except for pictures, maps and anecdotal information, there isn't much more information available about this spring.

California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the state By David L. Durham has this listing:

Bay Tree Spring [RIVERSIDE]:spring. 10 miles east-northeast of San Jacinto (lat.33°49'10" N, long.116°47'20" W; at E line sec. 17, T 4 S, R 2 E). Named on Lake Fulmor (1956) 7.5' quadrangle.

california.quickcityinfo.com (visit link) has this info:
Feature Details for Bay Tree Spring
Bay Tree Spring is a Spring located in Riverside, CA
Details:
Feature Class: Spring Location: Riverside, CA
State Name: California County Name: Riverside (065)
Elevation (feet): 5162.72 Latitude: 33.81946
Elevation (meters): 1574 Longitude: -116.7897
USGS Feature Id: 269712 USGS Map Name: Lake Fulmor
Public or Private Land?: Public

Public Land Fees?: no fees

Private Land access?: Not listed

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