This spring is located 1/4 mile NNW of the Kingston Campground.
Just east of Kingston there is a USDA Forest Service Campground. As of this date, camping is not allowed at this site because of flooding, check with the Forest Service for current information. From the campground, the route goes north-northwest for about one-quarter mile, passing a very old Ponderosa Pine. As is often the case in dry areas the best indicator of a spring is that there is a nice spot of green at ground level, a dramatic change from the surrounding areas.
The “Google Maps - My Tracks” image (right) shows the route to the spring from the Campground (lower right in the image) - the houses of Kingston start in the lower left of the image.
The area around the spring, except to the southeast, is fenced. A spring like this is a vivid reminder of the importance of spring fencing. One or two cows would turn the spring area into a large smelly muck, one royal mud hole.
Currently, the spring is in fairly good shape and the seepage from the spring creates a green zone which leads to Middle Percha Creek.
Sisyrinchium demissum, Stiff Blue Eyed Grass, is present at the spring (photo below). This beautiful little flower has a rather limited range (this distribution map is from Flora of North America). Within this range it is typically found at elevations between 1,500’ and 8,000’. The spring furnishes its typical habitat, which is very rare in this area.
