Mercey Hot Springs, California

Coordinates: 36°42′15″N 120°51′37″W / 36.70417°N 120.86028°W / 36.70417; -120.86028

Mercey Hot Springs
Unincorporated community

Mercey Hot Springs Location in California
Coordinates: 36°42′15″N 120°51′37″W / 36.70417°N 120.86028°W / 36.70417; -120.86028
Country	United States
State	California
County	Fresno County
Elevation^[1]	1,161 ft (354 m)

Mercey Hot Springs (formerly, Mercy Hot Springs) is an unincorporated community in the Panoche Valley of Fresno County, central California,^[1] about 60 miles (97 km) west-southwest of Fresno.^[2] It is a resort along Little Panoche Road (Fresno County Road J1) located at the western edge of Fresno County.

The unincorporated area is about ten driving miles west of Interstate 5. NAD83 latitude and longitude for the site are listed as 36°42′15″N 120°51′37″W / 36.70417°N 120.86028°W / 36.70417; -120.86028 in the National Geographic Names Database (NGND).^[1] The NGND shows a feature ID number of 1659109. The facility is along the San Andreas Rift Zone.

Located in the Panoche Valley, the facility includes a campground and natural hot springs. The ZIP Code is 93622, and the community is inside area code 559. It lies at an elevation of 1161 feet (354 m).^[1]

History

The springs were discovered in 1848 and the resort opened after 1900.^[2] The name is in honor of J.N. Mercy, an early stockman.^[2]

Nearby

The Mercey Hot Springs Resort has served as an oasis of quiet and relaxation for hundreds of years—first for Native Americans and later for all Californians since the 1800s. The Resort offers several options for enjoying the hot springs, including both clothed and clothing-optional choices. Lodging includes rustic cabins, tent camping, and RV spaces (no hook-ups; a dump station is available.) No amplified music is allowed in the Resort, and visiting motorcyclists should restrict their riding to entering and leaving the resort only. The campground also serves visitors to the nearby US Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Panoche Hills Management Area. The Panoche Access Road, entrance to the Area, is just east of the resort. The BLM reservation is a popular area for target shooters and hunters.

About 7 miles (11 km) south, in San Benito County near the intersection of Panoche Road and Little Panoche Road, is the Panoche Inn. The bar is popular with motorcyclists on weekends in good weather. NAD27 latitude and longitude for the Inn are 36°36′25″N 120°53′07″W / 36.60694°N 120.88528°W / 36.60694; -120.88528.

Four miles northwest, the county lines for Merced County, San Benito County, and Fresno form a "T".

References

1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mercey Hot Springs, California
1 2 3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 1071. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.

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Municipalities and communities of Fresno County, California, United States

County seat: Fresno

Cities	Clovis Coalinga Firebaugh Fowler Fresno Huron Kerman Kingsburg Mendota Orange Cove Parlier Reedley San Joaquin Sanger Selma

CDPs	Auberry Big Creek Biola Bowles Calwa Cantua Creek Caruthers Centerville Del Rey Easton Fort Washington Friant Lanare Laton Malaga Mayfair Minkler Monmouth Old Fig Garden Raisin City Riverdale Shaver Lake Squaw Valley Sunnyside Tarpey Village Three Rocks Tranquillity West Park

Unincorporated communities	Alder Springs Arbios Avocado Balch Camp Barstow Benito Big Bunch Biola Junction Bretz Mill Broadview Farms Burness Burrel Calflax Camden Cameo Camp Sierra Cecile Cedar Crest Cedar Grove Cedarbrook Cella Chaney Ranch Cincotta Clint Clotho Conejo Crabtree Cromir Deer Crossing Dinkey Creek Dora Belle Dunlap Edmiston Elk Elm View Etheda Springs Figarden Five Points Floyd Giffen Cantua Ranch Glorietta Goldleaf Goodmill Gordon Gravesboro Helm Herndon Highway City Hoffman Point Hub Hume Hume Station Humphreys Station Huntington Lake Ingle Ivesta Jamesan Kanawyers La Jolla Ranch Lacjac Lakeshore Lerona Levis Locans Lone Star Marshall Junction Mathews Mill Mattei Meadow Lakes Mercey Hot Springs Miley Miramonte Mono Hot Springs Murietta Farm Muscatel Navelencia New Auberry Ockenden Old Bretz Mill Oleander Ora Oro Loma Oxalis Panoche Junction Parkfield Junction Piedra Pilibos Ranch Pinehurst Pineridge Prather Pratton Raco Riverbend Rock Haven Rodgers Crossing Rolinda Sawmill Flat Schilling Shaver Lake Heights Sierra Cedars Sierra Sky Park Snow Bend Tarpey Tollhouse Trimmer Turk Uva Vanguard Wahtoke Westhaven Westside Wildflower Wineland Wolf Wood Ranch Zediker

Indian reservations	Big Sandy Rancheria Cold Springs Rancheria Table Mountain Rancheria

Ghost towns	Andrews Barton Bender Bridge Bronge Butler Cadogan Caldwell Carlile Carmelita Coalinga Mineral Springs Collins Darwin Dathol Deseret Dickerson El Prado Elkhorn Station Eshel Everts Fargo Fort Camp Fresno Beach Fresno City Fruitvale Garfield Granz Hawthorne's Station Hayes Kelso Kingriver Kingston La Libertad Last Leroy Letcher Lillis Marshall Station McKenzie Spring McMullin Mendota Station Millerton Mountain Rest Nares Nevills Oakhurst Oleander Peteras Mill Pinedale Pool's Ferry Pool's Fort Poso de Chane Portal Pueblo de las Juntas Rancho de los Californios Reka Riverview Robinson Rogers Rugg Sanders Sentinel Sharpville Shaver Shipp Smith's Ferry Sparkville Sycamore Point Tarn Temperance Temple's Ranch Thermal Tisechu Vanris Vino Warsaw Watson's Ferry Whites Bridge

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Mercey Hot Springs, California

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