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Black Rock Hot Spring

Black Rock Hot Spring is a primitive, undeveloped hot spring near Gerlach in Nevada. Water at the source is recorded at 136°F (58°C), hot enough to scald. Records place it on public land.

136°F58°C recorded at the source
Scalding at the source. Do not enter without a cooled, mixed pool.

Black Rock Hot Springs sits at Black Rock Point on the edge of the Black Rock Desert playa within the Black Rock Desert-High Rock Canyon Emigrant Trails National Conservation Area, reached only by driving across the playa when it is bone dry. It has two overlapping pools; the smaller, deeper pool is too hot to enter and the larger shallow pool is also hot.

Facts

Coordinates
40.9738, -119.0081 (Google Maps, OSM)
Source temperature
136°F (58°C)
Access
Public land
Type
Primitive (undeveloped)
Fee
Not recorded
Clothing optional
Not recorded
Nearest town
Gerlach
State
Nevada
Data sources
NOAA NCEI, OpenStreetMap, Official sources (linked below). See sources

Map

Larger marker is Black Rock Hot Spring; smaller markers are other springs within 50 miles.

Quick answers

Can you soak at Black Rock Hot Spring?
Records place Black Rock Hot Spring on public land. That is not a guarantee of current access: closures, fire restrictions and road conditions change, so check with the land manager before you go.
How hot is Black Rock Hot Spring?
The hottest recorded reading at the source is 136°F (58°C). That is the outlet temperature, not a pool temperature; water cools as it flows away from the source. Water this hot can cause serious burns, so test any pool by hand first.
Where is Black Rock Hot Spring?
Black Rock Hot Spring is near Gerlach in Nevada, at coordinates 40.9738, -119.0081.
What other hot springs are near Black Rock Hot Spring?
The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are Casey Springs, 2 mi; Double Hot Springs, 5 mi; and Caine Spring, 14 mi.

Before you go

  • Temperatures are measured at the source and can be far hotter than any soaking pool. Test with a hand before stepping in.
  • Access, fees, and road conditions change. Verify with the land manager or owner; "public" here reflects survey records, not a current right of entry.
  • Water in natural springs is untreated. Keep your head above water and avoid soaking with open wounds. Some springs carry Naegleria fowleri risk.
  • Pack out everything, including soap residue. Many springs have been closed because of trash and overcrowding.

Sources

Dataset last rebuilt October 11, 2026. Not yet checked on site by a person. Access, fee, clothing and closure details appear only when a source below states them. How this data is built.

Checked against

  1. Travel Nevadatravelnevada.com/hot-springs/black-rock-hot-springs

Merged from

  1. NOAA NCEI Thermal Springs List (archived 2025): survey location and source temperature, public domain
  2. OpenStreetMap: mapped feature and its tags, ODbL