Meadow 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: Richfield
Coordinates: 38.864, -112.506

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About Meadow Hot Springs

Meadow 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 Meadow 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 gin-clear travertine pools in open ranchland near Fillmore, about 106°F, the main one dropping 20-plus feet into blue depth — Utah's best free soak, on a rancher's land held open by donation boxes and goodwill.

Respect the depth: underwater ledges here have drowned four people in a decade. Swim like it matters.

Getting there

Parking: Dirt pull-in off the ranch road near Meadow, south of Fillmore
Road: Short graded dirt off I-15
Hike: 0.1 mi round trip (easy)
Heads up: Drop cash in the donation boxes — access exists at the landowner's pleasure and can end any season.

When to go

Year-round; winter steam over the pasture is the classic. Weekends bring crowds the meadow visibly can't absorb — go midweek, leave it better.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: Free / donation
Hours: None posted
Camping: None official
Warnings: Deep water, ledges, no facilities, no lifeguard — the drowning history is real. Keep valuables out of sight at the pull-in.

Researched from Wikipedia — Meadow Hot Springs. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Meadow 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.