Arrowhead Springs is the name of a neighborhood in the 81 square miles (209.8 km²) municipality of San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino, California

San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...

, officially annexed to the city on November 19, 2009. The neighborhood lies below the Arrowhead geological monument, which is California Historical Landmark

California Historical Landmark

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 #977.

The natural geographic formation of light quartz on the side of the mountains presides over San Bernardino and the rest of the San Bernardino Valley. The city of Lake Arrowhead, California

Lake Arrowhead, California

Lake Arrowhead is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in the San Bernardino Mountains of San Bernardino County, California, within the San Bernardino National Forest, adjacent to Lake Arrowhead Reservoir...

 and the adjacent lake, Lake Arrowhead Reservoir

Lake Arrowhead Reservoir

Lake Arrowhead is an artificial lake with a surface area of approximately 780 acres and a capacity of . It is adjacent to the unincorporated community of Lake Arrowhead in San Bernardino County, California....

, take their names from the formation as does Arrowhead Water

Arrowhead Water

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. The Native American

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s of the San Bernardino Valley

San Bernardino Valley

The San Bernardino Valley is a valley in Southern California. It lies at the south base of the Transverse Ranges. It is bordered on the north by the eastern San Gabriel Mountains and San Bernardino Mountains, on the east by the San Jacinto Mountains, and on the south and west by the Santa Ana...

 thought the Arrowhead pointed to the artesian hot springs

Hot Springs

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below, which are the site of the historic Arrowhead Springs Hotel, Spa, & Bungalows.

The Arrowhead landmark itself is at 34°11'38.69"N 117°15'34.59"W

Arrowhead Springs Hotel and Spa

The historic Arrowhead Springs Hotel and Spa, located in the Arrowhead Springs neighborhood, encompasses 1916 acres (7.8 km²) directly beneath the Arrowhead geological monument that presides over the San Bernardino Valley. The resort contains hot springs, in addition to mineral baths and steam caves located deep underground. Long the headquarters for Campus Crusade for Christ, the site now remains largely vacant and unused since their operations moved to Florida.

In 1924, architect Arthur B. Benton, designed a rustic concrete entrance archway encased in ornamental boulders. The archway stood 15 feet high with a 26 foot span. It appears the arch location was at 34°10'58.02"N 117°16'25.55"W

Future

The specific plan for the future of the site includes: a new 115-room annex to the existing 135-room hotel; a new 300-room lakefront hotel; new reservoirs and a reconfiguration of the 5 acres (20,234.3 m²) Lake Vonette; new vineyards, along with the Windy Point restaurant and wine-tasting site; a new 18-hole golf course; 36 new custom estates on fairway-adjacent lots; 200000 square feet (18,580.6 m²) of commercial space, 34 apartment suites built to condominium standards, and 266 condominiums, townhomes, and single-family attached homes in the new Village Walk mixed-use lifestyle center; 300 new condominiums, townhomes, and/or senior apartments in an upscale retirement village; a new 8600 square feet (799 m²) spa resort; 429 condominiums, townhomes, and single-family detached homes located adjacent to the golf course; commercial stables at a new polo club and equestrian center; extensive multi-purpose trails and watercourses; a 13.9 acres (56,251.4 m²) public botanical garden; 7.1 acres (28,732.7 m²) of private parks; a new 250000 square feet (23,225.8 m²) office complex; a new 25000 square feet (2,322.6 m²) conference center; and, 8000 square feet (743.2 m²) of commercial space and 285 condominiums, townhomes, and single-family attached homes in the Hilltown development. Existing facilities on the grounds include: a cinema; ten private bungalows previously-owned by such people as Eleanor Roosevelt, Lucille Ball, the Marx Brothers, Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, and Humphrey Bogart; an outdoor amphitheater; a wedding chapel; the Esther Williams Pool and Cabanas; the Hill Auditorium; several ballrooms; a guard house; tennis courts; and, the Hacienda.

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