Unnamed spring (Soldier Meadow 7.5) Soakable

Unnamed spring (Soldier Meadow 7.5) reads 114°F at the source (NCEI, historical reading); the pools people soak in usually run cooler than the source. Managed by the Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca District (checked 2026-08-19).

Cool Warm Hot Boiling-class 114°F

114°F / 46°C

Hot range at the source — hotter than a hot tub

Reading from the NCEI Thermal Springs List (historical reading, 1981 compilation). Source temperature — lower pools usually run cooler.

Water temperatures change with flow and season — test before entering, and never submerge your head in warm natural water. CDC guidance on Naegleria fowleri.

Access

The BLM places the Soldier Meadow Area of Critical Environmental Concern approximately 60 miles north of Gerlach and describes it as a popular location for recreationists due to the hot spring, a designated campground, and the Soldier Meadows Cabin.

Winter: The BLM has reported Route 2054, the High Rock Lake road through Soldier Meadow, flooded and impassable, advising that travel through the flooded area is not advised and that driving around it creates unauthorized routes through desert dace habitat.

Access notes read from the manager's own page, checked 2026-08-19.

Worth knowing: The NCEI record is an unnamed spring; it is placed here by position — inside the Soldier Meadows ACEC at the BLM campground the agency describes — not by a name the BLM publishes, so verify locally. The springs here are desert dace habitat and the BLM publishes no pool description or soaking guidance for any individual spring.

Check current conditions with the Black Rock Field Office, Winnemucca District

Nearby springs

Identity, coordinates, and temperature quoted from the NCEI Thermal Springs List (historical reading, 1981 compilation).