Fifth Water Hot Springs sits in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest of central Utah, tucked into Diamond Fork Canyon southeast of Spanish Fork. The U.S. Forest Service notes that the Dry Canyon Campground in Diamond Fork Canyon has a trail that takes you to the Fifth Water Hot Springs, where milky-blue pools gather below a waterfall. For RV travelers exploring the Wasatch front, it is a national-forest soaking spot reached on foot.
Best season — Late spring through fall (depending on canyon road and trail conditions)
At a glance
The facts worth checking before you roll out
Conservative, source-minded facts for planning your visit — always worth confirming against current conditions before you travel.
State
Utah
Managed by
U.S. Forest Service (Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF)
Area
Diamond Fork Canyon, near Spanish Fork
Access
By trail from the Diamond Fork area
Nearby camping
Dry Canyon Campground (tent-only)
On the ground
The Forest Service lists Fifth Water Hot Springs as a destination reached from Diamond Fork Canyon, noting that the tent-only Dry Canyon Campground in the canyon has a trail that takes you to the springs. The route follows creek drainages southeast of Spanish Fork, deep into the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest.
The canyon is a quiet, forested corner of the Wasatch, and the springs gather in pools where warm mineral water meets the cooler creek. Because the area is undeveloped at the spring itself, facilities are limited — the agency notes no potable water at Dry Canyon Campground and a small parking area.
For RV travelers, the draw is a national-forest soaking spot within reach of the central-Utah corridor. Confirm current trail conditions, parking, road access into Diamond Fork Canyon, and campground status on the official Forest Service page before you go.
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