[1] A sulfur spring, the naturally occurring unpleasant odor may have been compared to smelly socks.

[2] Another explanation is that the spring was named from the fact miners washed their dirty socks there.

[5] A cement swimming pool and other amenities were built in 1927,[5] but the attempt at establishing a resort failed.

[8] According to a guide to hot springs published in 1992, "There are many acres of unmarked level space on which overnight parking is not prohibited.

It is five miles to the nearest restaurant, motel, service station, and store...There are no signs on the highway."