The Long Way
Washoe County
A young child climbs out of a natural pool using a metal ladder attached to a wooden dock.
Plate I. Visitors at Soldier Meadows Hot Springs. From travelnevada.com
A rustic wooden cabin sits beneath snow-covered mountains with parked vehicles nearby.
Plate II. Soldier Meadows BLM Cabin, Soldier Meadows Hot Springs. From travelnevada.com
A person relaxing in a natural hot spring surrounded by grassy fields and distant mountains.
Plate III. Bather enjoying Soldier Meadows Hot Springs. From travelnevada.com
People soak in a natural hot spring surrounded by a landscape under a purple sky.
Plate IV. Bathers at Soldier Meadows Hot Springs. From travelnevada.com
A rustic wooden cabin with picnic tables outside under a cloudy sky.
Plate V. Cabin and picnic area, Soldier Meadows Hot Springs. From travelnevada.com
Three people inside a cabin, with one person cooking on a wood stove.
Plate VI. BLM Cabin interior, Soldier Meadows Hot Springs. From travelnevada.com
A rustic stone building is partially obscured by tall trees and a wooden fence.
Plate VII. Historic cabin, Soldier Meadows Hot Springs. From travelnevada.com
A natural hot spring pool bordered by rocks and grassy banks with reflections of the sky.
Plate VIII. Natural pool at Soldier Meadows Hot Springs. From travelnevada.com

Soldier Meadows Hot Springs

Gerlach, Washoe County, Nevada. Natural hot springs on BLM land; Open for visitors year-round.

Details

Map. Gerlach, Washoe County, Nevada. Larger map
Where
Soldier Meadows Hot Springs, Gerlach, NV 89412. Directions
Getting there
Soldier Meadows Hot Springs is situated 60 miles north of Gerlach (about 2.5 hours on a sometimes-rough road), and about five hours north of Reno in some of the most ruggedly remote stretches of Nevada.
Fees
No fee or permit required.
Access
Public land overseen by the Bureau of Land Management. There is no fee or permit required. High clearance 4-wheel drive vehicle required; the area is impassable with any kind of precipitation. No cell service. Soakers are asked not to have sunscreen on or add anything to the water to protect the threatened desert dace and the Soldier Meadow springsnails. Practice Leave No Trace ethics.
Walk-in or reserve
First-come, first-served; no reservation required.
Phone
(775) 557-2900
Website
travelnevada.com
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management.

Some of Nevada's most beautiful public-lands natural hot springs nestled at the edge of the Black Rock Desert and High Rock Canyon, in the Black Rock High Rock Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area.

Sources

  1. travelnevada.com/hot-springs/soldier-meadows-hot-springs