Steamboat Hot Springs Healing Center & Spa
- From $25
- 20 min from Reno
- Walk-in OK
A small nonprofit bathhouse on South Virginia Street in south Reno, on a geothermal site used for bathing since the 1850s. Visitors book private mineral-bath rooms or an outdoor mineral tub with a cold plunge, filled with water pumped straight from the ground, and massage and spa treatments are offered alongside. Children under 12 are not admitted.
- Price
- From $25
- Nearest town
- Reno
- From Reno
- 20 min
- Reservations
- Walk-in OK
Plan your visit
Hours & season
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| Season | Open year-round |
Tickets & booking
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| Access | Day pass, walk-ins welcome |
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Rules
| Swimwear |
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On site
| Pools | 8 |
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| Lodging | No |
Not stated by the venue: dogs.
Water temperature
This venue doesn't publish pool temperatures.
Mineral profile
Total dissolved minerals
2,190 mg/L
Highly mineralized · Sodium–chloride (salty, brine-like water)
- pH
- 7.1
- Temp at source
- 199°F
- Lithium
- 7.5 mg/L
- Fluoride
- 2.1 mg/L
- Boron
- 37 mg/L
- Iron
- 0.06 mg/L
Lab analysis of the source water at “088 N18 E20 33c 1 Steamboat Springs” (0.3 mi from Steamboat Hot Springs Healing Center & Spa), sampled 1974–1978 by the USGS and partners (data). Pool water may be cooled, mixed or treated, and spring chemistry is generally stable over decades. We report measurements only; we don't make health claims.
The pools
| Pool | Temp | Setting |
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| Private Mineral BathsprivateSeven private tub rooms (per Travel Nevada), booked for 30 or 60 min, up to two people; shower in each. | — | Indoor |
| Outdoor Mineral BathOutdoor geothermal tub paired with a cold plunge/cold shower. | — | Outdoor |
As published by the venue. Temperatures shift with the seasons and the weather.
Facilities
- Showers: yes
- Massage: yes
- Sauna: yes
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What's here
- private geothermal mineral bath rooms
- outdoor mineral bath with cold plunge
- geothermal steam room
- infrared sauna
- massage and facials
- yoga and wellness classes
- nonprofit historic site
Getting there
- From Reno20 min13 mi
- From Reno-Tahoe (RNO)17 min10 mi
Typical driving time without traffic or snow.
| Elevation | 4,606 ft |
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Things to do near Reno
Virginia City
Comstock Lode mining town with historic C Street, in the hills east of the springs.
Washoe Lake State Park
State park on Washoe Lake between Reno and Carson City, with camping and trails.
Nearby springs
Carson Hot Springs
A historic hot springs on the east side of Carson City, run as a resort since the 1880s, with four outdoor pools and hot tubs at 98-104°F and nine private indoor pools. The 121°F mineral water flows through the pools with no chemicals or city water added, and every pool is drained and refilled daily. Admission is sold in 2-hour blocks without reservations, and a restaurant and brewery share the property.
David Walley's Resort
A Holiday Inn Club Vacations resort at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, 1.5 miles from Genoa, on a hot springs site developed in the 1860s. Day visitors pay one fee for the mineral spas (98-104°F), a geothermally heated swimming pool, steam rooms and dry saunas. Lodging ranges from studios to three-bedroom cottages, and the 1862 Restaurant & Saloon is on site.
Sierra Hot Springs
A nonprofit hot springs retreat on more than 600 acres outside Sierraville, about 30 minutes north of Truckee. Its four soaking areas run from the 95-96F Phoenix Baths to the 110-112F Temple Dome Hot Pool, which sits under a geodesic dome with two cold plunges, and all soaking areas are clothing optional. Every visit needs an advance reservation and at least one member in the party, and stays are in the Main Lodge, the Globe Hotel or the campground.
Carson Hot Springs: 13 mi · David Walley's Resort: 28 mi · Sierra Hot Springs: 35 mi
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· checked November 2026
Prices, hours and rules are checked against the official site and land-agency pages. Spot something out of date? Let us know.
- Official site: home
- Official site: Hot springs
- Official site: Appointment policy
- Official site: The water
- Official site: About
- Official site: Packages specials
- Official site: Contact
- travelnevada.com: Steamboat hot springs
- visitrenotahoe.com: Hot springs
- travelnevada.com: Virginia city
- parks.nv.gov: Washoe lake