The curve of the earth is visible. The alkaline silt bed of the play is as much as 10,000 feet deep. Visit one of the many hot springs which surround the playa a welcome relief to a dusty traveler. Or enjoy numerous events held each year including, the Burning-Man Festival, Golf Tournament or land sailing races.
Tours are available.
Home to Samuel Longhorne Clemens, alias Mark Twain. Unionville, once Humboldt County seat, was prominent in the 1860's and up to 1918 when the Humboldt County Courthouse burned, which served as the impetus to divide the County and the creation of Pershing County in 1918. Pershing County is located along Interstate 80, about 90 miles north of Reno, Nevada, and U.S. Highway 95 approximately 200 miles south of Boise, Idaho.