Murrieta Hot Springs is a neighborhood in the eastern region of Murrieta, California, which was annexed on July 1, 2002. Prior to annexation, Murrieta Hot Springs was a Census-designated place of Riverside County, California. The population was 2,948 at the 2000 census. The ZIP Code 92362 was originally used, until 92563 was introduced in the early 1990s.
The neighborhood grew up around a hot springs spa that was developed as a resort starting in the 1880s and became a college campus and conference center in the 1990s.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km<sup>2</sup>), of which 1.3 square miles (3.3 km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.78% is water.
French Valley Airport (FAA designator: F70), with a runway, is near Murrieta Hot Springs.
History
The Luiseño called the thermal springs Cherukanukna Hakiwuna. They bathed in the warm water and took mud baths;<!-- --> Like the city, the springs acquired their name from Don Juan Murrieta, on whose land grant they were located. The Guenther family operated the spa until the late 1960s; in addition to the 48-room California Hotel, it included an assembly hall, the 63-room Stone Lodge and mosaic-tiled mudbath building, both built in 1926, a 1928 swimming pool, and a nature-care spa with private baths dating to 1936. By then it had two additional pools, a sauna, and tennis courts, and abutted Rancho California Golf Course. The resort closed in 1977.
Following closure of the campus and conference center because of the COVID-19 pandemic, in August 2022 Calvary Chapel sold the Murrieta Hot Springs property to Olympus Real Estate Group, who own properties including the Springs Resort in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. It reopened as a spa resort in February 2024, with renovations continuing.
Government
In the California State Legislature, Murrieta Hot Springs is in , and in .
In the United States House of Representatives, Murrieta Hot Springs is in .
References
External links
- Murrieta Hot Springs Resort