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Great Boiling Spring

Great Boiling Spring is a geothermal spring near Gerlach in Nevada. Water at the source is recorded at 208°F (98°C), hot enough to scald. It is documented as closed to soaking and is listed for reference only.

208°F98°C recorded at the source
Scalding at the source. Do not enter without a cooled, mixed pool.

Great Boiling Spring, also known as Gerlach Hot Springs, is a hot spring on private land near Gerlach, Nevada. Great Boiling Spring Park is a historical name for a former park that was on private property.

Facts

Coordinates
40.6614, -119.3661 (Google Maps, OSM)
Source temperature
208°F (98°C)
Access
Private property
Type
Unknown
Fee
Not recorded
Clothing optional
Not recorded
Nearest town
Gerlach
State
Nevada
Data sources
NOAA NCEI, OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, Official sources (linked below). See sources

Map

Larger marker is Great Boiling Spring; smaller markers are other springs within 50 miles.

Quick answers

Can you soak at Great Boiling Spring?
No. Great Boiling Spring is documented as closed to soaking or off-limits to bathing. It is listed for reference only; see the sources on this page.
How hot is Great Boiling Spring?
The hottest recorded reading at the source is 208°F (98°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 Great Boiling Spring?
Great Boiling Spring is near Gerlach in Nevada, at coordinates 40.6614, -119.3661.
What other hot springs are near Great Boiling Spring?
The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are Mud Springs, under 1 mi; Coyote Spring, 12 mi; and Fly Ranch (Wards) Hot Springs, 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. Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Boiling_Spring

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
  3. Wikipedia: short description, CC BY-SA 4.0