Several clusters of hot springs near Salt Lake City spread across the Wasatch Front, with options south along I-15, southeast through Parley's Canyon, and north toward Box Elder County. The nearest soaking option, Mountain Point Lake and Hot Springs in Bluffdale, is a 20-minute drive from downtown.
The I-80 and US-40 corridor east through Parley's Canyon leads to Homestead Crater in Midway, a geothermal pool enclosed in a 55-foot limestone dome, about 45 miles from the city. South of the valley, Fifth Water Hot Springs in Diamond Fork Canyon requires a 2.5-mile hike from the Three Forks Trailhead in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest, roughly 65 miles via US-6. North of the city, Stinky Hot Springs near Corinne sits off UT-83 about 70 miles via I-15, with free cement tub soaking.
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