Diamond Fork Warm 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: Salt Lake City
Coordinates: 40.085, -111.355

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About Diamond Fork Warm Springs

Diamond Fork Warm 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 Diamond Fork Warm 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

Utah's showpiece wild soak: turquoise travertine pools cascading below a hot waterfall on Sixth Water Creek, 100–112°F near the source and stepping cooler downstream. The blue-milk color is real, the crowds are earned, and the 2.5-mile canyon walk in keeps it just wild enough.

Getting there

Trailhead: Three Forks Trailhead, Diamond Fork Road off US-6, Spanish Fork Canyon
Parking: Small lot that fills badly on weekends — roadside parking is ticketed and towed
Road: Paved; the upper road gates in winter, adding ~3 miles each way
Hike: 5 mi round trip, 700 ft of climb (moderate)
Heads up: Vault toilet at the trailhead, nothing beyond. Digital day pass ($10/3-day) or interagency pass.

When to go

Year-round: summer for the full turquoise, winter for the snow-rimmed long version. Spring runoff swells the creek crossings — poles help. Weekday mornings are the only quiet this trail knows.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: $10 3-day vehicle pass (recreation.gov digital) or America the Beautiful
Hours: None posted
Camping: Not at the pools; Diamond Fork campgrounds down-canyon
Warnings: Keep your head above water — state health guidance, not superstition. Pack out every scrap; this canyon shows wear.

Researched from USFS — Three Forks Trailhead · Utah Valley — Fifth Water guide. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Diamond Fork Warm Springs recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

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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.