There’s nothing like indulging in Nevada’s hot springs when you get the urge to partake in some rest and relaxation. Our hot springs are a deeply treasured part of exploring Nevada. Visitors of our state often don’t realize that we even have them, but true Nevadans know exactly where all the best ones are. The hot spring featured here is one of the oldest in the Silver State. People have been flocking to these restorative springs for centuries. This place has a long history, and it’s incredibly fascinating.
Located just south of Reno is a small volcanic field that is just bursting with geothermal energy. This is where you’ll find the historic and restorative Steamboat Hot Springs.
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Steamboat Hot Springs is a designated historic site. It’s not often that you come across hot springs like this one. People have been using the spring’s healing waters for their restorative properties since the early 1800s.
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You might be surprised to know that the hot springs were named by a famous writer you’ve probably heard of—Mark Twain! Twain wrote in 1863, “From one spring the boiling water is ejected a foot or more by the infernal force at work below, and in the vicinity of all of them one can hear a constant rumbling and surging, somewhat resembling the noises peculiar to a steamboat in motion”.
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Steamboat may look pretty fancy with its beautiful facility, but people have been visiting the springs long before a building was ever constructed. The Paiute Native Americans often visited here and advised men who flocked to Nevada during the Gold Rush to use the waters to rejuvenate themselves.
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It was during the 1920s and 1930s that Steamboat became famous as a healing spa. Stopping here for a soak could almost be considered an iconic Nevada tradition.
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Today, you can choose to relax in one of their seven soaking tubs. As is common with Nevada hot springs, the water contains small amounts of gold and silver. However, it’s the water’s silica content that rejuvenates your hair and skin.
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Steamboat provides a variety of healing services for every type of individual including aromatherapy, sound therapy, light and color therapy, mud wraps, and more.
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They also offer a variety of spa packages. Choose whichever one sounds best to you and indulge in hours of sweet relaxation!
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Check out the packages and learn more on the official Steamboat Hot Springs website!
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Have you visited these healing hot springs before? Check out this Hot Springs Road Trip Through Nevada for the most relaxing getaway you’ll ever experience!
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Address: Steamboat Hot Springs, 16010 S Virginia St, Reno, NV 89521, USA
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Hot Springs in Nevada February 10, 2022 Tori Jane How many natural hot springs in Nevada are there? If someone asked you which state has the most hot springs, what would you guess? Something like Wyoming, Colorado, or maybe Alaska is likely to come up, but none of these are actually correct. Nope – our beautiful state of Nevada is actually the hot spring capital of the United States; it’s home to more than 300 amazing hot springs. Some of them are too hot or otherwise dangerous to soak in or even really touch with bare hands or feet, but plenty more are perfect for a good, long, healing soak. Many of them are left as-is, wild and free; many others, though, have had resorts and/or getaways built up around them. Our favorite ones happen to be the wild, undeveloped ones; some of the best include Kyle Hot Springs, near Mill City, Gold Strike Hot Springs, just outside of Vegas, and Spencer Hot Springs, in the Smoky Valley. Interested in more? You might want to take this awesome hot springs road trip we put together! What is winter in Nevada like? Nevada can have some pretty epic winters sometimes, but overall, winters here happen to be pretty mild – if not even comfortable, some years. The national average for annual snowfall is 28 inches, and Nevada’s annual snowfall is about 22 inches, so it gets less snow than most states. The average low temperature in Nevada during the month of January is around 27 degrees, so just a few degrees below freezing. It’s not uncommon to have overnight freezes during the winter months, though the freezes don’t typically last for a terribly long time. Blizzards and catastrophic snowstorms are very uncommon, though there have been freak winter storm events in the past. Nevada is a great state to run away to during winter when most of the other states are bitterly cold and covered in feet upon feet of snow.
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Hot Springs in Nevada
February 10, 2022
Tori Jane
How many natural hot springs in Nevada are there? If someone asked you which state has the most hot springs, what would you guess? Something like Wyoming, Colorado, or maybe Alaska is likely to come up, but none of these are actually correct. Nope – our beautiful state of Nevada is actually the hot spring capital of the United States; it’s home to more than 300 amazing hot springs. Some of them are too hot or otherwise dangerous to soak in or even really touch with bare hands or feet, but plenty more are perfect for a good, long, healing soak. Many of them are left as-is, wild and free; many others, though, have had resorts and/or getaways built up around them. Our favorite ones happen to be the wild, undeveloped ones; some of the best include Kyle Hot Springs, near Mill City, Gold Strike Hot Springs, just outside of Vegas, and Spencer Hot Springs, in the Smoky Valley. Interested in more? You might want to take this awesome hot springs road trip we put together! What is winter in Nevada like? Nevada can have some pretty epic winters sometimes, but overall, winters here happen to be pretty mild – if not even comfortable, some years. The national average for annual snowfall is 28 inches, and Nevada’s annual snowfall is about 22 inches, so it gets less snow than most states. The average low temperature in Nevada during the month of January is around 27 degrees, so just a few degrees below freezing. It’s not uncommon to have overnight freezes during the winter months, though the freezes don’t typically last for a terribly long time. Blizzards and catastrophic snowstorms are very uncommon, though there have been freak winter storm events in the past. Nevada is a great state to run away to during winter when most of the other states are bitterly cold and covered in feet upon feet of snow.
The OIYS Visitor Center
The OIYS Visitor Center
If someone asked you which state has the most hot springs, what would you guess? Something like Wyoming, Colorado, or maybe Alaska is likely to come up, but none of these are actually correct. Nope – our beautiful state of Nevada is actually the hot spring capital of the United States; it’s home to more than 300 amazing hot springs. Some of them are too hot or otherwise dangerous to soak in or even really touch with bare hands or feet, but plenty more are perfect for a good, long, healing soak. Many of them are left as-is, wild and free; many others, though, have had resorts and/or getaways built up around them. Our favorite ones happen to be the wild, undeveloped ones; some of the best include Kyle Hot Springs, near Mill City, Gold Strike Hot Springs, just outside of Vegas, and Spencer Hot Springs, in the Smoky Valley. Interested in more? You might want to take this awesome hot springs road trip we put together!
What is winter in Nevada like?
Nevada can have some pretty epic winters sometimes, but overall, winters here happen to be pretty mild – if not even comfortable, some years. The national average for annual snowfall is 28 inches, and Nevada’s annual snowfall is about 22 inches, so it gets less snow than most states. The average low temperature in Nevada during the month of January is around 27 degrees, so just a few degrees below freezing. It’s not uncommon to have overnight freezes during the winter months, though the freezes don’t typically last for a terribly long time. Blizzards and catastrophic snowstorms are very uncommon, though there have been freak winter storm events in the past. Nevada is a great state to run away to during winter when most of the other states are bitterly cold and covered in feet upon feet of snow.
