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Morro Creek Spring, Morro Bay, CA

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The spring comes out of a small pile of fractured rocks about 50 feet from where I collect. When I found it, it was spread out and running down the hill in several places so I channelized it with 6 mil black plastic and dug a space below the consolidated stream for a 5 gallon bucket. The grasses and water cress has now grown back and the water comes out crystal clear. Apparently nobody else used it…amazing!

Some people have asked me if the water is safe, so I will attest that I have been drinking it exclusively for 4 months and am not only still alive, but thriving, and never sick. I think the water may contain a bit of calcium carbonate because there are deposits evident. I think this is healthy though…strong bones.

Nearest Address

Cerro Alto Campground, Atascadero, California 93422

Directions from Nearest Address

Take hwy 41 about 1/4 mile west towards Morro Bay. It is on the right (uphill) side of the hwy; about 20 feet up the hillside from a small concrete culvert (8 feet across), the dead give-away is water running down alongside the hwy for 100 yards below the spring. Use extreme caution when pulling over or out; it is on a very curvy section. There is a small space to park across and down about 30 feet, but then you have to run across traffic loaded with heavy buckets. My last time I just parked right beside the spring and had 2 feet between my van and the road edge…much easier and safer I think.

Vital Information

  • Fee: No Fee
  • Access: Public
  • Flow: Continuous
  • TDS: 230-284
  • Temp: 48° F
  • pH: 7.5

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Morro Creek Spring Map

Submitted by: Doug Smith

Category : California / USA
  • Dave

    Cool!

  • Dave

    Cool!

  • wesrawMT

    ya super sweet spring, been drinking from it for over a month and its such a blessing to have this fresh pure water source.. park on opposite side of road. enjoy!

  • mikewiegel

    I love this water! Thanks for for posting on here!

  • http://holeinthefence.net jeanne

    Finding this spring was my Mother's Day wish. Great directions. Went to far the first time and ended up at the campgrounds. Coming back I saw the stream along side the road just like you said. 41 is ugly but found a turn out and turned around and parked in a pull out about 100 feet away and crossed the road. Next time will park right at the spring by the cement culvert. O.K. I am in heaven. That was so worth the trip. What a difference in taste. I mean it was sweet. Thank you everyone.

  • Dave

    Hey. I'm not clear on the directions. I'm coming up 101 from San Luis Obispo. I take 41 West and after 1/4 mile I'm still in sprawl. Is it 1/4 mile past the campgrounds or off of PCH?

  • Jeannezzzzz

    Dave do you know where Miner's hardware is on 41? You head up 41 pass Miner's. After about 2 miles you will notice a little water on the left side of the road. Follow the water. When it stops take the first pull out and park. I walked to the spring to get my bearings. There are two pull outs one is about 30 feet before the spring the other is about 30 feet above the spring which is on the opposite side of the street. If you come to the campgrounds you have gone too far. Coming back there is a yellow sign triangle sign I think it is a curve sign right before the spring. There is a cement culvert with a metal crate where the spring runs into right along side the road. I have a little Tercel that I pull right next to the culvert and park. It is tricky. I am always a little nervous because there is not much space. Someone craved out steps just to the right of the spring. There is poison oak all around so be aware. I cut it back the last time I was there but it grows very fast. Good luck. Hope this helps.

  • Amy

    I see that the TDS and pH is posted, is that because someone had the water tested? I was wondering if there are any people who have drank this water for a long time. Also how are people sure that there are no contaminants?

  • Tigger_eyes_here

    Hi Folks! You now can get SPRING water coming out of your TAP WATER!!! For real!! Please watch this movie on water!! It is just on water and nothing else!! Water has to have HIGH ENERGETICS! Spring water does, but you can now get it out of your TAP! NO MOVING PARTS! No magnets! Designed by a phycisist that worked for the Military working on Cloaking technology!! LIFETIME WARRANTY! IT MIMICs 10-15 miles of running stream water going over rocks creating 1000′s of vortices! For more info email me!! Tigger_eyes_here and I use yahoo. so tigger_eyes_here {at}yahoo{dot}com. I’m in SLO!! YOU SHOULD SEE OUR GARDEN!! ANIMALS will choose this water although I would love to do a test between this spring water and our water!! So someone w/a dog please email me with this spring water and let’s do a test!!!
    BTW David Wolfe is getting a DVD about this soon. HIs secretary AVOCADESS is excited about it because it will save her lots of gas and lots of $$!!!!
    TO THE BEST DRINKING WATER!,Debbie

  • Tigger_eyes_here

    oops sorry folks! here’s the youtube link. Please watch as soon as possible because this is at least the 2nd time they’ve taken it out! Don’t know how much longer it’ll be there!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvvTf-Sx2xs&feature=related
    To SPRING WATER COMING FROM YOUR TAP!!!
    Debbie

  • Debbie

    oh forgot to say: The owner of this company was at the LONGEVITY conference and he met up w/the LIVER DR and they did a DARK FIELD BLOOD analysis. I have before and after photos from just 10 minutes after drinking this water!! Debbie

  • Miles

    I would love to find this spring. I drive 41 everyday. Is it in the canyon because the canyon is about 5 miles past Miners?

  • Miles

    I think the directions Vitalis is giving are from the Cerro Alto Campground not from Hwy 101 in Atascadero.

  • Jeanne

    Water is 48 degrees and TDS today was 284. I am not exactly sure what the solid ions are but someone thought it was calcium. On Dan’s site he did mention I believe that a steady intake of calcium rich water is not advisable. Good to alternate. 02.20.11.

  • Dave

     Hey.  I’m heading out that way today- these directions seem pretty detailed, so I don’t see how I can miss it.  Thanks so much!  D

  • Jeanne

    Went to the spring today to get my water,  Oct. 23, 2011 and all the plastic sheeting had been torn up. There also was a newly formed trail that lead off to the left. I followed it for about 100 feet hoping to get to the actual source of the spring but the path was too narrow. I didn’t take any water. There was pooling and stagnant water so I didn’t think it would be pure. I wonder if anyone knows what happened here. Or if there is another spring around here. Here being San Luis Obispo I will go 10 miles either way for water. I am really going to miss that spring. Thanks

  • Sarah

    jeanne, have you been up there recently? any updates on if its flowing again or what happened?

  • Doug

    Jeanne, see my update down below. The spring is usable again!

  • Doug

    see my update below

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Doug-Smith/1062318555 Doug Smith

    Hey everyone, This is Doug, the original poster of this spring. I am gratified to see all the comments. I was starting to feel crazy for being the lone human collector of this precious gift.

     I still have not tested this water, but I would like to, just to remove any doubt about possible bad stuff in it. I have been drinking it exclusively for almost 2 years now and am aparantly not dead yet and I have not been sick once either. In fact I am able to leap tall buildings now! 
    The last time I collected (about 11/25/11) I was pleasantly shocked to see that CalTrans had channelized it from the source (aparanly in an effort to stabilize the hillside), so now all the water flows rapidly to just above the culvert and the volume is way higher since lots of water seeped down the bank before. The plants will soon grow back and I intend to install a spout that a 5 inch pipe will pop into to run the water directly to the nice level concrete pad just a few step up from the road. It will be much easier, safer, and faster now to fill 5 gal buckets. Just pop the pipe in. Fill. Rehide pipe. I will let you know where I hide the pipe so you all can use it too. Just please put it back in its hiding spot so riffraff doesn’t use it as a javelin.