The 10 Best Hot Springs in Utah

Fifth Water: turquoise travertine terraces under a hot waterfall, 2.5 miles up Diamond Fork — Utah's signature wild soak.

Homestead Crater: a 90-something-degree pool inside a 55-foot limestone dome — soak, snorkel, or scuba, reservation required.

Mystic: vintage bathtubs plumbed into a flowing travertine mound, hippie buses out back — Monroe's photogenic institution.

Red Hill: Monroe's free town pools on red travertine, dusk curfew, lobster-pot up top — the neighborly one.

Meadow: gin-clear 106°F pools on a generous rancher's land — donation box, deep water, and a drowning history that demands respect.

Crystal at Honeyville: mineral water so dense it ranks among the world's richest, waterslides included — the family bargain.

Saratoga's survivor spring at Utah Lake's Inlet Park — free, historic, and warm where a grand resort once stood.

Gandy: an 80-degree river bursting from a cave in the far west desert — a warm wild swim two hours from anywhere.

Baker: three valve-controlled desert tubs at Fumarole Butte — mix your own bath, likely alone.

Veyo Pool: the 1927 spring-fed swim resort in a climbing canyon near St. George — the cool-off end of the spectrum, crawdads included.