Carson Hot Springs, Natural mineral springs in Carson City, United States.
Carson Hot Springs is a hot spring in the Eagle Valley of Carson City, Nevada, the largest in the valley. It discharges about 60 US gallons (230 L) of 120 °F (49 °C) water per minute, drawn from 6.6 miles (10.6 km) below the surface. The resort has private indoor soaking areas, an outdoor swimming pool, massage and dining.
The springs were used by Washoe Native Americans before 1849, when California Gold Rush migrants encountered them. In 1880 bathhouses, dressing rooms, a swimming pool and diving board were built, and a hotel followed; guests arrived from Carson City by horse and buggy. James Shaw bought the site in 1894 and called it Shaw's Warm Springs; a group led by George Wingfield and Fred Dangberg renamed it Carson Hot Springs in the early 1900s and added a clubhouse where big bands played in the 1930s and 1940s.
The springs were used by Washoe Native Americans before 1849, when California Gold Rush migrants came upon them. Around 1910 the Carson Brewing Company bottled mineral water drawn from the spring and also made soft drinks. Boxer "Gentleman Jim" Corbett trained here for his 1897 fight with Robert Fitzsimmons.
The resort sits about 3.5 km north of downtown Carson City at roughly 1,433 m elevation, with Sugarloaf rising 2.8 km to the southwest. Water is pumped from the spring into the pools rather than fed by gravity. Soaking is offered in private indoor rooms and an outdoor swimming pool, with massage and dining on site.
The property features several private Mini-Spas with individual pools that receive direct spring water flow. Each private bath maintains its own temperature, creating a more personal soaking experience.
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