More on Cold Creek

Cold Creek has one of the last remaining Wild Horse herds close to Las Vegas, & one that you don't need a 4WD vehicle to get to. If you do have a 4WD, quad, dirt bike, or side by side, or a horse to ride, you will be even more amazed by the views, the scenery & the wildlife. Hiking, camping & fishing are also many of the activities enjoyed in this not so populated area.

When I grew up here, we used to camp at Willow Springs. It has now been fenced off so you can't camp by the creek & trees. Will post pics of it at a later date. But if you get off the main highway, there are some wonderful sights to see. Elk grazing on a hight mountain ridge, wild horses & deer grazing together.

It is a place of magic. Maybe our wild horses aren't quite as wild as other places, but they are still wild. They live off the land, in their family bands, just as any other wild horses do. Unfortunately, with humans comes contact, as Wild Horses are being fed by people. Some drop hay stupidly by the side of the highway, some feed them gummy bears, sandwiches & other things from the window of their cars. The horses are paying for it by being hit. Just this year alone there have been 5 hit by cars. That is one reason I started this blog. I would like to educate people on our Wild Horses. I pass out these flyers each time I go up there to people.

Some are nice & say they didn't know they shouldn't feed them, some are to put it bluntly, assholes. It is against the law to feed them. They are not starving, nor are they hurting for water. The Spring Mountains are aptly named for the 100+ springs in the mountain area. Not all have year round water, but the horses know where to go, believe me.