Saratoga Springs, California
unincorporated community in California
Saratoga Springs (formerly, Bachelor Springs and Pierson Springs) is a set of springs that was turned into a resort in the 1870s in Lake County, California, United States. At its peak, the resort could accommodate 250 people. The resort was closed after the main hotel burned down, but reopened as a retreat in 1991.
Location
Saratoga Springs is located 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Upper Lake.
It is at an elevation of 1427 feet (435 m).
The town of Saratoga Springs was originally located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of its present location.
The springs are on the side of a wide, brushy drainage ravine.
They are about 2 miles (3.2 km) as the crow flies from the Witter Medical Springs.
They are 22 miles (35 km) east of Ukiah and 6 miles (9.7 km) west of Upper Lake.
The springs are in the Scotts Creek watershed.
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