Homestead Crater Hot Spring

The Homestead Crater (also called the Homestead Caldera) in Utah is a mineral dome cavern that covers a hot spring pool. There is a small opening at the top of the dome that is covered by a net and a bridge. The net keeps things from dropping into the crater onto people swimming in the pool.
This hot spring isn’t too hot, just about 90-96 degrees F, so it’s a really pleasant place to soak and swim. We went in November, so it was a great way to warm up and get out of the cold.
The 55-foot high mineral dome was formed over about 10,000 years as the geothermal spring deposited minerals onto the surrounding pool edge that hardened over time (similar to the way stalactites form as minerals keep getting deposited by water over time).
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[@user-eg9up3ms2o]

Its a nice novelty to visit. A kid died here. I will stick with my bath tub

[@thefitcookie]

Fair enough, although pretty much all bodies of water can be considered dangerous. The young man who passed away in this hot spring was freediving without oxygen, which I don't think they allow here anymore.