Hot Springs Near Park City, Utah - 12 Within 100 Miles
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Hot springs near Park City include 12 options within 100 miles, from the Homestead Crater in Midway to Fifth Water and Baker Hot Springs. Eight are free.
Homestead Crater in Midway, 10 miles from Park City via US-40, is the closest and most unusual hot spring in the area. Geothermal water at 90 to 96 degrees fills a 55-foot-deep limestone dome open at the top, where visitors can soak, swim, snorkel, or scuba dive inside the cavern. It is the only geothermal cave of its kind open to the public in the United States.
South toward Utah Lake, Saratoga Hot Springs and Inlet Park Hot Springs are free lakeside springs about 35 miles from Park City via I-80 and I-15. Fifth Water Hot Springs in Spanish Fork Canyon, roughly 50 miles south, is a free pool reached by a popular 2.5-mile hike along a creek. Crystal Hot Springs near Honeyville, about 90 miles north, has the highest mineral content of any spring in the world at 46,000 mg per liter. Baker Hot Springs near Delta, roughly 120 miles southwest, has the hottest source at 180 degrees.
Homestead Crater in Midway is about 10 miles east of Park City via US-40, roughly 15 minutes by car. Geothermal water at 90 to 96 degrees fills a 55-foot-deep limestone dome where visitors can soak, swim, or scuba dive. Reservations are required and sessions are timed.
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Are there free hot springs near Park City?
Eight of the 12 hot springs within 100 miles of Park City are free. Saratoga Hot Springs and Inlet Park Hot Springs near Utah Lake are about 35 miles south. Fifth Water Hot Springs, roughly 50 miles south, requires a 2.5-mile hike. Ogden Hot Springs is about 55 miles north in Ogden Canyon.
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How far is Park City from Fifth Water Hot Springs?
Fifth Water Hot Springs in Spanish Fork Canyon is about 50 miles south of Park City via I-80, I-15, and US-6, roughly one hour by car to the trailhead. The 2.5-mile hike follows a creek through a canyon to pools at 100 to 110 degrees. The trail is popular year-round and can be icy in winter.
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Which hot springs near Park City are good for families?
Homestead Crater in Midway, 10 miles east, has controlled water in an enclosed cavern with lifeguards and timed sessions. Crystal Hot Springs near Honeyville, about 90 miles north, has a large swimming pool, soaking tubs, and a waterslide with supervised facilities open year-round.
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What makes Homestead Crater near Park City unique?
Homestead Crater is a 55-foot-deep geothermal pool inside a limestone dome formed over thousands of years by mineral deposits. The 96-degree water is clear enough for scuba diving and snorkeling. It is the only publicly accessible geothermal cave of its kind in the United States.
West on I-80, hot springs near Salt Lake City overlap with most of the same Utah springs from the Wasatch Front side about 30 miles from Park City, adding Meadow Hot Springs and the central Utah corridor south on I-15.
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