National Recreation Area Lake Mead National Park Service
Arizona Hot Spring
pets in cars while you are away! in bushes, under or around rocks Length - approximate six mile Because of flash flood dangers, do where you cannot see. For your roundtrip depending on the not hike in wash or canyon areas safety, it is recommended you route that you take. Please see if thunderstorms are threatening. stay on established trails. map on the back side. All plants, wildlife, geologic fea- Time - six to seven hours tures (rocks), and archeological Directions to the Hot Spring: Elevation gain - 900'+ artifacts are protected. From Boulder City follow U.S. Rated - strenuous. Hwy 93 east over the Hoover Dam The water in the Arizona Hot bypass bridge. The trailhead is just Lake Mead National Recreation Spring has been heated by the past mile-marker four. Look for Area offers a variety of guided natural geothermal temperature the trailhead exit. The trail goes and self-guiding hikes at lakes conditions of the earth. This west under the highway and con- Mead and Mohave. Summer hik- heated groundwater moves to tinues down White Rock Canyon. ing is not advised as temperatures the surface through faults and At 0.4 miles the trail splits. Veer in the desert can reach as high as fractures in the rock and to the right to continue in White 120° Fahrenheit. Hiking seasons discharges at an estimated rate Rock Canyon, veer to the left up are fall, winter and spring. of about 30 to 50 gallons per over the hills for Hot Spring Can- minute. The water temperature yon. At 0.9 miles in White Rock When traveling to the hot spring, of the spring ranges from 111 to Wash Canyon the Liberty Bell always travel with a companion, 120 degrees Fahrenheit. Arch trail climbs up on the right bring at least one gallon of water out of the wash and continues per person, a first aid kit, map, White Rock and Hot Spring for another 1.5 miles and ends at trash bags to carry out your trash, Canyons are located in a strikingly a scenic viewpoint. Liberty Bell sturdy shoes, extra shoes (water- beautiful volcanic area. There is Arch trail does not go to the hot shoes) if you wish to sit in the hot a wide variety of desert plants to spring. Please see map on the back spring, hat, lunch, sunglasses and be found, including indigo bush, side. sunscreen. ground cherry, rabbit brush, Mormon tea, desert fir, cheese- Warning! If you take the White Please tell a family member or a bush, globemallow, and rock Rock Canyon trail there is a friend of your destination, your nettle. Rocks are primarily volca- 20 foot ladder to get into the expected return time, and stick nic and volcanic ash, with some springs. Climb at your own risk. to your itinerary. Be prepared, ac- granite boulders washed down cidents can happen in the desert. from the Black Mountains. Warning! Naegleria fowleria, an There is no cell service in the amoeba common to thermal pools canyons but there is sporadic cell Arizona Hot Spring hike is not around the world, may be present service at the river. advised in the summer. In warmer and could enter through the nose weather take lots of water and causing a rare infection and death. Always lock your car and take watch out for rattlesnakes. Do not Do not dive into pools, splash wa- valuables with you. Do not leave put your hands or feet on ledges, ter, or submerge your head. AZhotspring - 3/17/15