Water Flow At Columbine Spring? (Icehouse Canyon)

JDB22 · Post by **JDB22** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:32 pm

Water Flow At Columbine Spring? (Icehouse Canyon)

Haven't hiked that area this time of year before. Does anyone have some good news about Columbine Spring flowing on the Icehouse Canyon trail? The one just below the beginning of the switchback section on the right.

Cheers

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:21 pm

JDB22 wrote: ↑Water Flow At Columbine Spring? (Icehouse Canyon)

Haven't hiked that area this time of year before. Does anyone have some good news about Columbine Spring flowing on the Icehouse Canyon trail? The one just below the beginning of the switchback section on the right.

Cheers

I was there on Saturday. The flow rate is great. Multiple liters per minute. Columbine Spring is very reliable.

I talked to some guys who had stayed at Cedar Glen Friday night. From what they said, the little creek below Cedar Glen is still flowing.

I talked to a couple of other guys who had been at Kellys Camp. They said the water there was drip ... ... .... drip ... ... ... drip -- in other words, super slow. Don't plan on water at Kellys.

HJ

RichardK · Post by **RichardK** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:30 pm

I have never seen Columbine dry even late in drought years. Unfortunately, Kellys Camp spring does dry up by September most years.

JDB22 · Post by **JDB22** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:43 pm

Cheers gentlemen. Was looking at some ideas for the coming weekend & this helps a lot.

Keep on hikin'

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:35 am

Lotsa good stuff to access from Icehouse Saddle:
To the north, Telegraph Pk and Timber Mtn
To the east, the Middle Fork of Lytle Creek
To the SE, Cucamonga Pk and remote Etiwanda Pk
To the SW, Bighorn Pk and Ontario Pk as well as the XC route to the Sugarloaf

Tip: Few people check out Etiwanda, and the Middle Fork of Lytle Creek is a really worthwhile spot to visit.

HJ

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:16 am

And now for a more visual representation of the water flow at Columbine Spring: Joyce at Columbine Spring.

(click the photo, and the video should come up)

HJ

jdrobison · Post by **jdrobison** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:31 am

Has anybody been up recently enough to confirm whether Columbine Spring is still flowing this season? Thanks!!!

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:28 pm

I haven't been lately, but it would be extremely unusual for Columbine not to be flowing. It's pretty rock solid reliable.

Kelly Camp and Cedar Glen? Not so much.

HJ

Post by **Uncle Rico** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:31 pm

I was up last weekend. Columbine was flowing. The spring at Kelly Camp was dust dry.

jdrobison · Post by **jdrobison** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:34 pm

Thanks. I'm new to these mountains and last month the ranger gave me the impression that Columbine goes dry some summers. It was flowing well then so just wanted to be sure. And, yes, I did see that Kelly was completely dry. Thanks.

Post by **JeffH** » Mon Aug 26, 2013 3:55 pm

Clear and cool at Columbine.
Also flowing just below Cedar Glen.

hbandrew · Post by **hbandrew** » Sun Jun 28, 2015 8:00 pm

Hi,

Can anyone confirm if there is water at Columbine Spring in Icehouse Canyon? I will be hiking up for the July 4th weekend.

Originally had a permit for two nights at Big Tree in the San Gorgonio Wilderness, but that campsite is no more.

Andrew

hbandrew · Post by **hbandrew** » Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:19 am

I made the trip and Columbine Spring is flowing nicely. Fill rate of 1 liter in 20 seconds.

There is also solid water flow and a small waterfall about 1/4 mile up Lost Creek.

GoldenPoppy · Post by **GoldenPoppy** » Fri Sep 09, 2016 3:31 pm

Hello, Does anyone know if Columbine Springs is flowing? We were hoping to head to Kelly Camp for a night or two.

Thanks!

tkane · Post by **tkane** » Fri Sep 16, 2016 11:16 pm

It is flowing, only a trickle but enough.

EricM · Post by **EricM** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:56 am

Will this be the year it dies?

6 years ago - September 2010

Sunday October 9th 2016

RichardK · Post by **RichardK** » Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:01 pm

I can't count the gallons of Columbine Spring water that I have consumed. Sad to see it reduced to a trickle.

EricM · Post by **EricM** » Mon May 01, 2017 11:13 am

flowing strong again

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Mon May 21, 2018 9:40 pm

I was up at Columbine Spring this past Saturday. Good flow.

HJ

Matthew · Post by **Matthew** » Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:12 pm

Columbine Spring is flowing very well!

tallsquirrel · Post by **tallsquirrel** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:34 pm

Anyone been up there lately?

Post by **JeffH** » Sat Oct 19, 2019 8:50 pm

I have not been there recently - but have never seen Columbine spring dry.

EricM · Post by **EricM** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 9:47 am

It's flowing very well especially for this time of year

tallsquirrel · Post by **tallsquirrel** » Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:19 pm

Thanks for your replies Jeff and Eric. I stopped at the spring on my way back from Cucamonga Peak today. Filled my 3 liter Camelback in less than a minute.

Post by **JeffH** » Mon Oct 21, 2019 8:00 pm

That’s good to hear and now I need to go visit.