Hot Spring Tour-Central Nevada

[Smokecreek1]

Yep-and more yep. While lot's of hot springs are signed, allot are not and one should not just jump into any one out there without first checking it out. A further word to the wise-people and dogs have died because the jumped before they tested them first and every year you read reports of both people and dogs who made that mistake. Me I always lease up the dog (some dogs are smart about hot springs-some are not-so why chance it) when I'm near any hot springs-even if I know how hot they are- both for his and for the safety of any present bathers who might not like a splashing dog in their mist!.

Smoke

 

[GroovyDad]

Awesome report and those are some really cool hot springs!

Is there any danger of the springs or the ground being too hot? I've been in Yellowstone and there are all kinds of warnings about how the water can be near boiling, and how there can be really hot mud underneath thin crusts of dirt.

There's always a danger of a hot spring being too hot, but the rule of thumb is to NEVER soak in a source pool. Most "soakable" pools are separate from their hot water source. Water is usually channeled into a stock tank or earthen tank, so if Mother Nature decides to belch, the scalding water is kept at bay.

Also, I only soak in pools that I know are safe i.e. mentioned in a hot spring book and I keep my dog leashed until I'm sure of the area..

Also, NEVER, dunk your head in a hot spring. It's rare, but there are "brain eating" amoeba's that thrive in hot water and get into your body through your nostrils. Here's a really good article on it from WebMD.

I've heard of scalding hot mud being an issue as well, in fact, a local woman was scalded in hot mud while she was trying to rescue her dog from the muck. She had to be airlifted to the U.C. Davis Burn Center and the dog didn't make it.

 

[hoyden]

GroovyDad!

I might be changing my route, so would go through NV.
What are you favorite hot spring spots in NV?
or a list of 1 -10 or something like that would be awesome if you have time!

Thanks!
Dawn

 

[GroovyDad]

There are so many out here that it really would depend on which roads/route you're taking through the state. I'll send you a PM.

 

[ntsqd]

I read recently that NV is actually the 3rd most hot springs populated State. CA is first, and Idaho is second (NV is a close 3rd). Based on our recent travels in ID I've no reason to think it's ID propaganda.

 

[GroovyDad]

Hi ntqsd, I had actually read that Nevada has the most hot springs of any state, with over 300 of them statewide. Here's the Reno Gazette Journal article I had read. A lot of Nevada's hot springs are too hot to soak in, but they were counted in the above-referenced article.

I wonder if there's an official article on hot spring counts per state. Do you remember where you read your article?

Just curious....

 

[ntsqd]

Beyond it being somewhere on the net when I was looking into hot springs along our just finished trip I've no idea. I suspect such ratings are highly subjective. All hot springs, or just those that are soakable, soakable with easy access or soakable but not easy to access? The article that I read didn't make any distinction.

 

[Foy]

On these here Interwebs I've seen some figures representing Idaho's hot springs at just under 300. Most compilers show any and all springs having over a certain temperature as "hot" vs. "warm".

www.soakersforum.com and www.hotspringsguy.com are good resources.

Foy