About Mystic Hot Springs
Mystic Hot Springs combines geothermal water with something considerably less natural: a collection of vintage bathtubs arranged outdoors on a mineral-covered hillside. Hot water runs across orange, red, and white deposits before being routed into tubs where visitors soak while looking across the surrounding Utah landscape.
The spring water emerges much hotter than a comfortable bath, then cools as it travels through channels and into the soaking areas. Decades of mineral-rich flow have built colorful terraces around the hillside, making pipes, pools, and old tubs look gradually fused into the geology.
The property includes larger soaking pools as well as individual bathtubs, and lodging has included cabins, campsites, and converted buses. The combination makes the place feel less like a conventional spa than a geothermal folk-art environment that happens to be usable.
Reservations are required for soaking time, and current conditions and rules should be checked with the property before visiting. Utah has many hot springs, but relatively few ask visitors to climb into an old bathtub sitting outdoors beneath mineral formations created by the spring itself.