Dry Suzie (Hot Sulphur, Greenhorn) Hot Spring

General Description: Hot water emerges from a hillside and flows to several shot up tubs and cattle troughs

General Location: Central Nevada, outside of Carlin

Pool Type: Cattle Trough and Bath Tub

Pool Temps: DO NOT SOAK (Above 115° F), Lobster Hot (110° - 115° F), Extremely Hot (106° - 110° F), Very Hot (104° - 106° F)

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Accessibility: Year round, but high clearance required and maybe muddy in the winter

Restrictions: None

Elevation: 5000 feet.

Distance from road: 0.00 mile.

Book Reference: Hot Springs and Hot Pools in the Southwest, or Touring California and Nevada Hot Springs

Map Reference: Battle Mountain NV USGS 1:100,000 scale quadrangle, or Huntsman Ranch USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle

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The Hot Spring:

Dry Suzie Hot Spring also known as Hot Sulphur or Greenhorn is in a beautiful spot in the high desert near a historical stop on the California Trail. This spring could be amazing but instead it is full of garbage and tubs are shot full of gun holes. The overuse and abuse could be because it is close to interstate 80, but the road is rutted and steep in places so 4 wheel drive and high clearance is required. The source at about 145 deg F is at the top of the hill and piped to the different tubs with pvc pipe. The one bathing spot is a bath tub up on the top of the hill where you fill it and have to wait for the water to cool off. People have also tried to cover the bullet holes in one of the cattle troughs to soak, but it doesn't work that well. This location has so much potential with camping allowed and being protected from cattle with a fence, but right now the pools seem to be used for target practice more than soaking.