Kilaga Springs, California

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in California, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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Kilaga Springs is a historic natural spring and resort in Placer County, California. Kilaga Springs is located {{convert|10.5|mi|km|1}} west-northwest of Auburn.{{California's Geographic Names|507}} It lies at an elevation of 509 feet (155 m).

Kilaga Springs was established in 1923 on the site of a former mine known as Whiskey Diggings, where water seeped from the old mines. The name "Kilaga" came from the first letters of the site's founders, Kimberlin, Landis, and Gaylord. The water was said to have healing properties and was bottled and distributed.{{cite book |author= |date=2014 |title=Lincoln |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=COPHAwAAQBAJ&dq=kilaga+springs&pg=PA21 |location=Charleston, SC |publisher=Arcadia Publishing |page=21 |isbn=978-1-4671-3205-3}} A spa and resort was soon built, which burned in 1924 and 1938; the spa closed after co-founder Edwin Gaylord was found dead in one of the cottages in 1940. The site was abandoned for many years after that, but a new resort has recently been established at the site.{{cite web |url=https://goldcountrymedia.com/news/72380/the-kilaga-springs-legend/ |title=The Kilaga Springs Legend |last=Logan |first=Jerry |date=6 Jul 2006 |website=Gold Country Media |access-date=23 Dec 2023 |quote=}}