Finding St. Thomas

The following are general directions on how to find the town site of St. Thomas. If you are going here for the first time please have a good map and be prepared for the adventure. A spare tire, water and thick soled boots are a must and knowing where you are going, with the help of a map, helps.

Head south out of Overton, Nevada on Highway 169. (shortly out of Overton it turns into Northshore Road)
Drive past the Lost City Museum.
Continue driving past the turn off to Valley of Fire State Park turn off.
Shortly after the Valley of Fire turn off you will see the Park Service Toll booth.
The turn to St. Thomas is directly after the toll booth heading east.
From here it is dirt road, somewhat maintained by the park service.
Drive roughly 3.5 miles down the dirt and you will arrive at the parking area.
From here it is hiking

From the parking area to the top of main street at St. Thomas the trail is roughly 0.62 miles

From the top of main street it is up to you to see how much you want to see and how much you want to hike and fight the overgrowth. Please take the time and read the Watch Your Step post. Some of the foundations on Main Street of St. Thomas have been cut back for better accessibility but the stumps of the cut off tamarisk bushes pose somewhat of a hazard.

Above is Roxton Whitmores home on Main Street St. Thomas

The most accessible part of St. Thomas is from the top of Main Street roughly at Roxton's home down to the St. Thomas School house. From the school house you can go south to the Gentry Hotel site and loop back into the main hiking trail.

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