Baker (Abraham, Crater) Hot Springs

If you're passing

Is it plungeworthy?

—temperature

A natural thermal spring.

Scale30/60

Documentation14/20

Character10/20

The details

Soak: Temperature unrecorded
Area: Delta
Coordinates: 39.613, -112.729

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About Baker (Abraham, Crater) Hot Springs

Baker (Abraham, Crater) Hot Springs is a natural hot spring in Utah.

At that temperature it's temperature unrecorded — check current conditions and always test the water before getting in.

Plungeworthy rates Baker (Abraham, Crater) Hot Springs 5.4/10 — if you're passing. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

Three little concrete tubs left over from a vanished resort at the foot of Fumarole Butte, each with its own hot and cold valves fed by a 180°F source and a cold channel — mix your own bath in the middle of the Sevier Desert. Remote, free, and usually empty.

Getting there

Parking: Pull-in ~100 yards off the graded Brush Wellman Road, northwest of Delta
Road: Good graded dirt
Hike: 0.1 mi round trip (easy)
Heads up: Bring a bucket if you want to speed the fill.

When to go

Year-round; desert spring and fall are ideal. No services, no cell — Delta is the last stop for everything.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: Free — BLM
Hours: None
Camping: Dispersed on the surrounding BLM
Warnings: The source scalds — the valves exist for a reason. Swimsuits the safe default despite the remoteness.

Researched from Wikipedia — Baker Hot Springs · Road Trip Ryan — Baker. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Baker (Abraham, Crater) Hot Springs recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

Before you go

The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.