Fifth Water Hot Springs (Diamond Fork): A Utah RV Guide
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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.
How do RV travelers reach Fifth Water Hot Springs in Utah?
Fifth Water Hot Springs is on Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest land in Diamond Fork Canyon, reached on a Forest Service trail. RV travelers can base in the Diamond Fork area near Spanish Fork and hike in — confirm trail access, parking, and campground details on the Forest Service site.
- ·On Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest land, managed by the USFS
- ·Reached by a trail in Diamond Fork Canyon
- ·Dry Canyon Campground in the canyon connects to the trail
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)
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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