2014 Map of Forest Home

About this map

Forest Home sits at the head of a drainage system where Forest Home Cr and Big Spring Wash descend into the northern reaches of Garden Valley. This 2014 survey reveals a landscape defined by water management in a high-desert environment, evidenced by the series of reservoirs including Forest Home Reservoir Number 1, Forest Home Reservoir Number 3, and Forest Home Reservoir Number 4. The terrain is marked by intermittent watercourses like Teaspoon Wash, Sherwood Wash, and Scofield Wash that carve through the topography toward the valley floor. To the west, the presence of Mountain Spring and Little Spring indicates natural water sources that likely influenced the initial settlement at this location. A break in the high ground at Moon River Gap provides a notable landmark within the complex network of ridges and washes that characterize this portion of Nye County.