Wolf 2002
Piru 2003
Day 2006
Zaca 2007
Gap 2008
La Brea 2009
Date | Surveyor | Water Report |
11-26-2022 | Addison Jerlow | Stagnant |
07-06-2022 | Anonymous Surveyor | Trickle |
06-02-2022 | Anonymous Surveyor | Flowing |
05-22-2022 | Valinor223 | Flowing |
04-28-2022 | Maureen McHale | Flowing |
12-04-2021 | Jared Pulley | Flowing |
11-10-2021 | Anonymous Surveyor | Flowing |
10-09-2021 | Dan O | Trickle |
06-27-2021 | Anonymous Surveyor | Flowing |
07-27-2020 | Anonymous Surveyor | Flowing |
10-12-2019 | Vicki Wilson | Flowing |
04-01-2018 | Hiker Rosie | Flowing |
02-17-2018 | Michael Pratt | Flowing |
11-15-2017 | Anonymous Surveyor | Flowing |
10-18-2015 | Steve Cypher | Flowing |
Buckeye Spring is a perennial spring on the Buckeye Trail in the Silver Peak Wilderness. The spring is a stone trough with a black plastic pipe just south of the main camp area at Buckeye Camp. The pipe stops running when water is low, but the trough usually stays full year-round.
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 11-26-2022 |
Surveyor Name: | Addison Jerlow |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Stagnant |
Water Source Details: | No water coming out of pipe but two deep, clear pools left in spring boxes. |
Weather Conditions: | low 70s, high 40s |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 07-06-2022 |
Surveyor Name: | Anonymous Surveyor |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Trickle |
Water Source Details: | |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 06-02-2022 |
Surveyor Name: | Anonymous Surveyor |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 05-22-2022 |
Surveyor Name: | Valinor223 |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | Flowing approx. 2 L/min from tube |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 04-28-2022 |
Surveyor Name: | Maureen McHale |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | The flow rate from the pipe was 1.2 gallons a minute. |
Weather Conditions: | Clear and 40°F - 70°F, breezy |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 12-04-2021 |
Surveyor Name: | Jared Pulley |
Camp Description: | Pipe in Good Condition |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | Minimal Flow |
Weather Conditions: | |
Images: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 11-10-2021 |
Surveyor Name: | Anonymous Surveyor |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 10-09-2021 |
Surveyor Name: | Dan O |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Trickle |
Water Source Details: | Trickle flowing over trail. |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 06-27-2021 |
Surveyor Name: | Anonymous Surveyor |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | A trickle by the trail but if you are willing to scramble down a few rocks there is very ample flow |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 07-27-2020 |
Surveyor Name: | Anonymous Surveyor |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | Clear water flowing out of pipe at about 1 liter/10 seconds. |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 10-12-2019 |
Surveyor Name: | Vicki Wilson |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | Good flow at pipe. Easy to fill water bottle. |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 04-01-2018 |
Surveyor Name: | Hiker Rosie |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | good flow, at pipe very easy to filter, downstream a container to filter is required but very steady flow rate |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 02-17-2018 |
Surveyor Name: | Michael Pratt |
Camp Description: | |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | Spring has good flow out of a pipe, making it easy to fill a bag/container for filtering, but is primarily just mud on the ground, not great for a pump filter. |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 11-15-2017 |
Surveyor Name: | Anonymous Surveyor |
Camp Description: | This is a great camp in a pocket potrero, lots of graze and room for a couple of scout troops. There is a table under a giant oak. A very pleasant place to camp. |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | Old spring box with pipe, and some flow in streamlet |
Weather Conditions: |
Link: | Buckeye Spring |
Date: | 10-18-2015 |
Surveyor Name: | Steve Cypher |
Camp Description: | Spectacular camp. Large, beautiful meadow with big pines, oaks, eucalyptus & bay trees. Picnic table & fire ring beneath big bay. Only a little hair remains of the horse carcase that poluted the site for a long time. Reliable spring with hose. Ocean views & Indian mortar sites close. |
Water Source: | Flowing |
Water Source Details: | This spring always flows. |
Weather Conditions: | Awesome |
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