Henninger Flats water status?

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 2:34 pm

So says the piece of paper tacked onto their welcome sign. The fountain and pipes are capped. Soda cans available for $0.75 in the visitor center. The flush restrooms are closed but a sign at the visitor center has the locations of "alternate restrooms," which I presume would be of the non-water variety, but I didn't check them out.

Post by **HikeUp** » Sat Oct 11, 2014 9:47 pm

VermillionPearlGirl · Sat Oct 11, 2014 10:46 pm

That probably explains why the bathrooms were closed last time I was up there and there were alternates.

I always remember that soda machine being super cheap

Still, yeah, water....

Post by **Uncle Rico** » Sun Oct 19, 2014 5:55 pm

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Sun Mar 20, 2016 6:54 pm

Anyone know whether Henninger/Henniger Flats got enough water this year to turn on a drinking fountain?

If not, is the soda machine still $0.75?

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Sat Mar 26, 2016 5:58 pm

Water is off, and soda is still $0.75.

Post by **Hikin_Jim** » Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:45 am

Water is off?

I know the flush toilets are closed, but no water in the faucets?

How about at the ranger station/visitor center? Is any water available there?

HJ

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 9:32 pm

Yes, the fountains and spigots are capped, except for the horse trough that's marked "non potable." I suspect the ranger would likely help in an emergency, but I think the idea is to bring one's own water, as evidenced by the "No water at Henninger" sign at the Pinecrest gate.

hbandrew · Post by **hbandrew** » Thu Apr 07, 2016 6:47 am

Hi,

I spoke with a Ranger at Henniger Flats on Feb 10th. He told me the lack of water in the water tanks from the drought caused them to crack on the inside. They are in need of repair. They hope to have them repaired sometime this year.

I presume that even if it rains the water will remain turned off because the tanks are busted.

Post by **Uncle Rico** » Sun Jul 17, 2016 6:09 pm

As of last night, there is water at Henninger, it's just not potable. The spigot behind the restroom at the lower campground is working. I talked to a guy this morning who used it to water his dogs. He also said his group boiled it and used it for their dinner. I passed on that option, but it was nice for cleaning off the day's grime.

mangus7175 · Post by **mangus7175** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 10:20 am

Heading up this weekend for a quick one-nighter with the little one. Has anyone been up recently that can confirm if the spigot by the restrooms is still working?

Thx!

psykokid · Post by **psykokid** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 1:55 pm

mangus7175 wrote: ↑Heading up this weekend for a quick one-nighter with the little one. Has anyone been up recently that can confirm if the spigot by the restrooms is still working?

Thx!

No clue as to if the water was running, but I was looking at something on my son's boy scout district calendar and Troop 342 from South Pasadena will be holding an event up there this weekend. Not sure of their expected turnout, but here's the flyer : http://luckybaldwinbsa.org/files/Hennin ... sFlyer.pdf

Long story short, there may be a bunch of boy scouts and cub scouts up there this weekend so if you are looking for solitude you might want to head elsewhere..

mangus7175 · Post by **mangus7175** » Thu Nov 03, 2016 3:14 pm

Thanks for the heads up. I plan on staying at Upper Fuji...most of the time, the troops stay down below near the museum.

hillbasher · Post by **hillbasher** » Sun Nov 06, 2016 8:03 pm

If you Google Henninger Flats you can get a phone number to the ranger station direct. I have called them a few times about water and they are always a pleasant talk. If you guys can't find the number, let me know as I have it somewhere, just would have to look for it.

mangus7175 · Post by **mangus7175** » Tue Nov 08, 2016 10:23 am

Spigot was working as I suspected. Just needed to be sure. If you do call them though, they will deny that water is available. The spigot is technically not public knowledge.

Slowest_Hiker · Post by **Slowest_Hiker** » Sun Aug 04, 2019 3:51 pm

Does anyone know the status of the "Henninger Flats Potable Water and Septic Systems Refurbishment Project?"

I took that photo on May 24, and there were also some "trucks this way" type signs on the Toll Road, but I didn't observe any obvious work or work crews.

Myself, I'm able to filter the water from the horse spigot, but I'm just curious about the water project.

Post by **Taco** » Sun Aug 11, 2019 12:36 am

Didn’t know there was a spigot there. Thanks. Been hauling a grip of water up after filtering in Eaton Cyn.

Post by **Sean** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 9:28 pm

There is a faucet next to the horse trough. I drank from it without dying. The trough spigot is still marked "not potable." But the human one isn't marked and has strong flow.

Post by **HikeUp** » Thu Mar 31, 2022 10:49 pm

Sean wrote: ↑There is a faucet next to the horse trough. I drank from it without dying. The trough spigot is still marked "not potable." But the human one isn't marked and has strong flow.

So you had a choice and you went full-equine?

Post by **Sean** » Fri Apr 01, 2022 2:55 pm

HikeUp wrote: ↑ So you had a choice and you went full-equine?

No, that would be silly. Though I have started walking on all fours for some reason.