[5] It is located 6 miles north of the Ojai Valley, within Los Padres National Forest.

Webb Wilcox, Blumberg's son-in-law, became the new owner and renamed it Wheeler Hot Springs.

[6] California government geologists reported in 1917:[12] A group of three warm springs flows out of clay banks on both sides of the creek.

The larger of the three, consisting of about 11 small springs within a radius of a few feet, has a temperature of 100 °F (38 °C) and flows about 35 US gallons (130 L; 29 imp gal) per minute.

A resort has been conducted here since 1890, open throughout the year, with hotel and cottage accommodations for several hundred people.

[11][4] There was also a Wheeler Cold Springs, circa 1915, located in Sespe Canyon, that offered seasonal accommodations for hunters and fishermen.

The shack, no larger than a phone booth, was designated by Ripley's Believe it or Not as the smallest post office in America.

[6] Wheeler Springs is located 5.5 miles north of the Ojai Valley and is situated within Los Padres National Forest.

Tall mountain peaks, including Nordhoff Ridge, border the village in all directions.

Wheeler Springs is in a rugged, mountainous landscape surrounded by giant oak trees.