David Walley's Resort
- Call for prices
- 98–104°F
- 1 hr 4 min from Reno
- Walk-in OK
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.
- Price
- Call for prices
- Water
- 98–104°F
- Nearest town
- Genoa
- From Reno
- 1 hr 4 min
- Reservations
- Walk-in OK
Plan your visit
Hours & season
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Tickets & booking
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| Access | Day pass, walk-ins welcome |
| Booking | Visit Lake Tahoe says reservations are not needed for hot springs day use |
Rules
| Ages | Visit Lake Tahoe says one mineral tub is designated for families with kids under 18 |
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On site
| Lodging | Yes |
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Not stated by the venue: swimwear, dogs.
Water temperature
Soaking-pool temperatures as published by the venue or land agency; they vary with season and flow.
Mineral profile
Total dissolved minerals
536 mg/L
Moderately mineralized · Sodium–sulfate (sodium sulfate water)
- pH
- 9
- Temp at source
- 137°F
- Lithium
- 0.19 mg/L
- Fluoride
- 4.9 mg/L
- Boron
- 1.1 mg/L
- Iron
- 0.02 mg/L
Lab analysis of the source water at “105 N13 E19 22abbc1 Spring”, sampled 1959–1978 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.
Facilities
- Changing rooms: yes
- Lockers: yes
- Towels included: yes
- Food on site: yes
- Drinks / bar: yes
- Sauna: yes
| Good to know | Entry fee includes one towel per person and a locker |
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What's here
- mineral hot spring spas 98-104°F
- geothermally heated swimming pool
- eucalyptus steam rooms and dry saunas
- locker rooms
- 1862 Restaurant & Saloon
- studios, villas and cottages on site
- hot springs in use since the 1860s
Getting there
- From Reno1 hr 4 min50 mi
- From Carson City26 min18 mi
- From Reno-Tahoe (RNO)1 hr 1 min48 mi
Typical driving time without traffic or snow.
| Elevation | 4,680 ft |
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Things to do near Genoa
Mormon Station State Historic Park
Replica 1851 fort and pioneer museum in Genoa, Nevada's oldest town
Carson Valley Museum & Cultural Center
Local history museum in the old Douglas County High School in Gardnerville
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.
Grover Hot Springs State Park
A California state park 4 miles west of Markleeville with a concrete hot mineral pool fed by six springs and a separate cooler swimming pool, run with a lifeguard on duty. The hot pool is kept at 102-104°F, and pool entry is sold separately from the $8 vehicle day-use fee. The park also has a forested campground, picnic area and trails to a waterfall and Burnside Lake.
Steamboat Hot Springs Healing Center & Spa
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.
Carson Hot Springs: 15 mi · Grover Hot Springs State Park: 20 mi · Steamboat Hot Springs Healing Center & Spa: 28 mi
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· checked November 2026
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