I first heard about the Nevada hot springs from a fellow hiker I met on a trip to Utah. She rattled off names like Spencer and Ruby Valley, and her eyes lit up when she described the desert air mixing ...

Nevada may not have a lot of water, but the importance of its elusive groundwater aquifers is best understood at the surface. Many hot springs dot the Silver State and its surrounding desert, offering ...

Nevada is home to more than 300 naturally occurring hot springs, the most found in the U.S. While some are too hot to enjoy, if you know the right spot, a day of soaking and relaxation is as easy as a ...

Buried in the foothills of central Nevada’s Big Smoky Valley, Spencer Hot Springs is one of the most reliable hot spring soaks in the state. Managed by the Nevada Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and ...

There’s something almost magical about sinking into naturally heated mineral water while surrounded by mountains, forests, or ...

Every year since 1998, the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology at the University of Nevada, Reno has invited the public to bounce along bumpy backroads to explore the incredible geology of Nevada as ...

RENO, Nev. (CN) — A federal judge halted the start of construction on a geothermal energy project in the wetlands of central Nevada on Tuesday. The ruling by senior U.S. District Judge Robert Clive ...