The notebook of Black Rock Desert
Follow the light on the ridges.
Playa immense, hot springs and isolated reliefs from northwestern Nevada.
At your own pace
Identity summary
2 to 5 days
Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Recommended car
Desert · Nature
Variable accessibility
Sweet rhythm
General presentation
Black Rock Desert
Playa immense, hot springs and isolated reliefs from northwestern Nevada.
Black Rock Desert, Fly Geyser and High Rock Canyon give the most telling landmarks of Black Rock Desert. Together they form a destination where desert areas and natural spaces meet, with atmospheres that change over the stages rather than just one uniform decor.
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For a stay of 2 to 5 days, a quiet rhythm works well. Also to be anticipated: conditions to be checked according to the season. A car is usually the easiest way to connect different sectors. Accessibility varies from site to site and deserves to be checked step by step.
Strengths and constraints
Strengths
- Black Rock Desert
- Fly Geyser
- High Rock Canyon
Before you choose
- Car often useful
- Conditions to be checked by season
Places worth visiting
A selection to start dreaming and organizing the stay — not an exhaustive list of everything there is to see.
Place indismissible
Black Rock Desert
Black Rock Desert deploys a huge, flat and clear playa surrounded by dry mountains in northern Nevada. The cracked ground, the distant horizon and silence give a radical impression of space; conditions change quickly after the rain, when the surface can become impassable despite its solid appearance.
Place indismissible
Fly Geyser
To Fly Geyser, mineral cones striated with red, green and d'ocre project hot water in the middle of a desert ranch. The site is only visited in a framed setting, which gives the approach a rare character, between geothermal curiosity and almost unreal landscape of northern Nevada.
Nature and panorama
High Rock Canyon
High Rock Canyon Cut the Black Rock Desert into an isolated gorge, bordered by light cliffs, old passages of wagons and discreet springs. The track speaks mainly to travellers equipped for unpaved roads, attracted by the silence of the Great Basin and the traces of the Oregon-California Trail.
Practical tips
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The nearest destinations
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