Great Boiling Spring Park

Great Boiling Spring Park
Great Boiling Spring Park
	Hot Springs In Gerlach
Location	Gerlach, Nevada
Coordinates	40°39′42″N119°21′56″W / 40.66167°N 119.36556°W Coordinates: 40°39′42″N119°21′56″W / 40.66167°N 119.36556°W
Operated by	none, is private property
Open	no

Last updated April 05, 2019

Great Boiling Spring Park^[1] is a historical name for a former park that was on private property near Gerlach, Nevada, in a region known as the Black Rock Desert. The spring is not currently accessible by the public and has not been so since the 1990s. The park is on top of one of Nevada's most geothermally active^{[ citation needed ]} regions, and contains dozens of hot springs and thermal pools. Great Boiling Spring ^[2] is fenced off to keep swimmers out. In the 1960s and 1970s, the park was a popular weekend destination for Nevada residents.

Gerlach, Nevada is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The population was 206 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Reno–Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to 2010, Gerlach was part of the Gerlach–Empire census-designated place. The town of Empire is now a separate CDP. The next nearest town, Nixon, is 60 miles (100 km) to the south on a reservation owned by the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. The Fly Geyser is located near Gerlach.

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References

↑ "Great Boiling Spring Park (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. 12 Dec 1980. Retrieved 25 Sep 2014.
↑ "Great Boiling Spring". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2013-05-19.

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[1] "Great Boiling Spring Park (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey. 12 Dec 1980. Retrieved 25 Sep 2014.

[2] "Great Boiling Spring". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2013-05-19.