Desert Soak Guides & Trip Reports

Rogers Spring, Nevada: The Free Natural Warm Spring on Lake Mead's Northshore Road

  • November 4, 2026

Rogers Spring pushes 86-degree water into a palm-lined pool inside Lake Mead National Recreation Area, an hour from Las Vegas, and it's one of the few natural springs in the region where getting in is actually allowed. Here's what the water is, how to get there, and the one safety warning that matters before you swim.

Willow Creek Hot Springs, Nevada — A Free Soak in Elko County's Owyhee Desert

  • November 1, 2026

Willow Creek Hot Springs offers free, primitive soaking about 100 miles north of Elko, near the Idaho line in Nevada's Owyhee Desert. Rock-lined pools in the low 100s, free dispersed camping, and zero services make it a bring-everything adventure.

Double Hot Springs Nevada: The Black Rock Desert's 180°F Spring You Visit but Never Soak

  • October 28, 2026

Double Hot Springs in Nevada's Black Rock Desert pushes water out of the ground at 150 to 180 degrees Fahrenheit — hot enough to destroy skin in under a second, and hot enough to have killed. Here's what this geothermal giant actually is, how to reach it, and how to keep yourself alive while you're there.

Dry Suzie Hot Springs, Nevada: A Free, Wild Soak in the Sonoma Range Near Winnemucca

  • October 25, 2026

Dry Suzie Hot Springs is a free, undeveloped soak southeast of Winnemucca, where hot water pools behind rock dams stacked by the soakers who came before you. Here's how to get there, what the water runs at, and how to build a weekend around it.