Sweat Lodge

Temescal Creek is named for the sweat lodges that once existed in several locations along the creek, positioned so those using the seat lodges could cool down afterward. One may have been maintained in the area of 51st and Telegraph, where there was likely a camp created by Huichin Ohlone. Temescal is the spanish word derived from temescalli, which means "sweat house" in the Nahuatl language of Mexico.