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Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs

Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs in Nevada offers a landscape with flat desert terrain and sparse vegetation. Temperatures can range from highs of 90°F in summer to lows of 20°F in winter. Visitors can explore nearby natural attractions such as the Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs and the surrounding desert scenery.

Description

Bureau of Land Management

This beautiful marsh also promises excellent birding and wildlife spotting opportunities. Despite its name, actual Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs fishing is fairly restrictive, due to being a sensitive region and prime habitat for the critically endangered Fish Lake Valley tui chub. Keep your eyes peeled for large schools of goldfish found within the warm ponds year-round. Because this natural oasis is found in the middle of high-desert landscape without other water sources for miles, an abundance of wildlife is drawn to the spring as a watering hole.

The Fish Lake Hot Springs are a free public resource. Before you hit the road, brush up on Hot Springs Etiquette and be sure to avoid camping within 100 feet of the hot spring. Be respectful of the local wildlife residents, too, and leave them plenty of space.

Fee Info

There is no admission fee to visit Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs. Please remember to study up on Nevada Hot Springing Etiquette and to practice Leave No Trace methods whenever possible.

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Location

Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs is located in Nevada

Detail location of campground

Coordinates

37.86066071 N
117.9841699 W

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Access

  • Drive-In
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  • Walk-In
    Park in a lot, walk to your site.

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  • WiFi
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  • Verizon
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Site Types

  • Tent Sites
  • RV Sites
  • Standard (Tent/RV)
  • Dispersed
  • Group

Features

For Campers

  • Trash
  • Toilets
  • Alcohol
  • Pets
  • Fires

For Vehicles

  • Pull-Through Sites

DISPERSED CAMPING

Enjoy dispersed camping on government land and leave no trace. Pack in and pack out. No (or limited) services at this camping area. Permit may be required.


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Reviewed Sep. 3, 2024

Great spot

Great spot. There were quite a few people out but it was also labor day weekend, I still had no issue finding a spot and there were more sites available. Amazing stars and great hot spring.

Reviewed Aug. 12, 2024

Nice spot!

We were driving from Las Vegas to Yosemite > It’s a nice spot to spend the night, it’s almost halfway.

The access to the spot was 30min of dusty road but flat enough to drive at 35mph in a campervan.

The parking area is quite big Now one when we arrived near 8.30PM 2 cars when we woke up

It’s nice to be in the middle of nowhere, without any service. A lot of animals near the water (frogs, ducks, birds, cows, fishes)

There is toilets

Month of VisitAugust
  • Review photo of Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs by Clara T., August 12, 2024
  • Review photo of Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs by Clara T., August 12, 2024
  • Review photo of Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs by Clara T., August 12, 2024
Reviewed May. 15, 2023

Quiet, remote with nice comfortably hot spring

We are full-timers and have a 36 ft Class A with a Cherokee Trailhawk tow. We stayed for two nights here in mid May to enjoy the spring. This is a nice comfortably hot spring with no odor and two stage lake with Coots and lots of little fish. They are in the process of putting up barriers to prevent people from camping right next to the Hot Well, but there is plenty of dispersed camping around it. Also, unfortunately, there is a new sign(the old one was shot up) that reads“This facility will be closed and filled in if the vandalism and killing of wildlife continues”. Some people are just bent on ruining things for everyone else. There were only a couple other people here during our stay. There is absolutely no light pollution here, so the skies when clear are awesome, as was the view of the snow capped White Mountains to the West. 

We had zero AT&T service. Starlink had speeds up to 8 MB/s and we had DISH coverage on all of the western satellites. We didn’t try any OTA channels with our fixed omni antenna.

Month of VisitMay
  • Review photo of Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs by Ray & Terri F., May 15, 2023
  • Review photo of Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs by Ray & Terri F., May 15, 2023
  • Surroundings and snow capped White Mountains.
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Are fires allowed at Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs?

    Yes, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, fires are allowed at Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs, although make sure to check current fire restrictions in the area.

  • Does Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs have wifi?

    No, according to campers on TheDyrt.com, Fish Lake Valley Hot Springs does not have wifi.