Cold Creek, Nevada
Cold Creek is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States located within the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area and approximately 28 miles by road from the Las Vegas city limits. Cold Creek is named for the stream that flows through the community. Cold Creek is a popular community for residents of Las Vegas and nearby locations to purchase second homes, away from large cities. The community's isolated location provides little light pollution coming from Las Vegas at night. Cold Creek has a homeowners association. History In the 1930s, Cold Creek served as a dude ranch, called Cold Creek Ranch, differentiating from modern dude ranches. Stacy Irvin, curator of education at the Nevada State Museum, says, “Dude ranches were popular after the law for quickie divorces was passed in Nevada. Women would stay there for six weeks in order to get Nevada residency and be eligible for a divorce." The ranch now exists as a historic site. On July 7, 2018, a wildfire caused by a lightning strike burned near Cold Creek. Infrastructure Cold Creek is served by the Clark County Fire Department with a fire station and has no commercial businesses. The community is primarily accessed by Cold