Big Spring

Big Spring: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this attraction: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Big Spring

Season: October to February.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Big Spring — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 38.99307, -117.75901. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Big Spring

• Berlin Icthyosaur State Park · sanctuary · Nye · ~25 km · Must-see
• Broken Hills · viewpoint · Churchill · ~27 km · Must-see
• Bell Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~42 km · Must-see
• Slate Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~51 km · Must-see
• Arc Dome Wilderness · sanctuary · Nye · ~51 km · Must-see
• Desatoya Peak · viewpoint · Lander · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fairview Peak · viewpoint · Churchill · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Pony Express Station Ruins · fort · Churchill · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cold Springs Station Site · fort · Churchill · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chalk Mountain · viewpoint · Churchill · ~60 km · Must-see
• Twin Peaks · viewpoint · Churchill · ~66 km · Must-see
• Humboldt–Toiyabe National Forest · sanctuary · Nye · ~70 km · Must-see
• Marble Falls Canyon · waterfall · Nye · ~7 km
• Berlin Mine · fort · Nye · ~23 km
• Waterfall Canyon · waterfall · Nye · ~33 km
• Arc Dome · viewpoint · Nye · ~49 km
• Ramsey Spring · attraction · Mineral · ~58 km
• Dixie Valley Reservoir Number One · lake · Churchill · ~68 km

See everything within a day’s drive of Big Spring

Other other attractions near Big Spring

• Diana's Punchbowl · attraction · Nye · ~118 km · Must-see
• Ramsey Spring · attraction · Mineral · ~58 km
• KVLV-AM (Fallon) · attraction · Churchill · ~133 km
• LORAN-C transmitter Fallon · attraction · Churchill · ~139 km
• Ottawa Spring · attraction · Nye · ~10 km
• Fowler Spring · attraction · Nye · ~13 km
• Green Spring · attraction · Nye · ~15 km
• Midas Spring · attraction · Nye · ~15 km
• Fifteenmile Spring · attraction · Nye · ~19 km
• Baxter Spring · attraction · Nye · ~20 km

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