Soldier Meadows

Soldier Meadows is a ranch 62 miles north of Gerlach. Soldier Meadows offers lodging.

See Also

• Ralph Parman
• Wheeler Ranch

External Links

• Soldier Meadows Website
  • History

"In 1844 Captain John C. Fremont stayed at Soldier Meadows and enjoyed the hot springs and meadows. In 1865 Camp McGarry was established at Summit Lake, twelve miles from Soldier Meadows. It was a U.S. Army camp established with the mission to protect pioneers and freight trains from Indian attack. By then there were regular freight wagon trains traveling from the Sacramento Valley to Silver City, Idaho. There was a silver discovery in Idaho and supplies were sent from Chico and other California towns. Protection was needed along this stretch of the trail so the Army established a camp near Summit Lake (now the Summit Lake Indian Reservation). In the winter, they moved the Fort south to Soldier Meadows because it was quite a bit warmer with the lower elevation and warm water from the nearby hot springs. Several of the stone buildings and stables remain standing from the U.S. Army camp."

• Soldier Meadows Ranching History - timeline
• Bob Greschke's description of Soldier Meadows
• http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=278504
• http://www.nature.org/ourinitiatives/regions/northamerica/unitedstates/nevada/placesweprotect/soldier-meadows-conservation-project.xml
• The Nature Conservancy in Nevada - Soldier Meadows Conservation Project
• DACE, DESERT; DESERTFISH, SOLDIER MEADOWS;FISH, DESERT+ and SOLDIER MEADOWS
• Fick v. Parman, a 1955 court case between the then current owner of Soldier Meadows (C. W. Fick) and the Parmans, who owned the ranch in the 1920's. The case involved cattle in a snow storm.

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A traveler wrote on 28 April 2007:

Thanks for the info Matthew,

I got your advice before I left on my trip to Smoke Creek and Black Rock Deserts on O4/06/07 to 04/09/07. It was great. I found that the Leonard Creek Road is closed by the ranchers with locked gates, Soldier Meadows is open but rough. I also took the BLM road from Gerlach to Sulphur and then to Winnemucca it was better than the Soldier Meadow Road. I want to do some more exploring. At some time in the near future I will probably be a reliable reference for trips to this beautiful area.