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Keep Hot Springs Clean and Safe for Generations to Come!
Pickup ALL trash, always pack
it in - pack it out, respect others and the land. Hot springs are a gift. Abused
hot springs are shutting down at an alarming rate.
Utilize Leave No Trace
Principles and keep all soap and shampoo at least 200 feet from any water source; hot springs, creeks, rivers, lakes, springs and reservoirs.
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Sawtooth National Forest |
Overall Rating: A |
| 5,600
ft |
Water Temperature: Varies per pool
per season |
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Fairfield / Smoky Mountains Area |
Usage Level: Moderate |
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Pool Condition
A variety of log and rock damned pools with sand/gravel/rocky
bottoms. |
| Dates Visited: |
Trash Levels: |
Bug Levels: |
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08.29.04 |
moderate |
moderate |
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05.12.02 |
light |
none |
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Water Clarity:
Semi-Clear |
Visibility:
High |
Odor(s):
Slight Odor |
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Wildlife Sighted: Deer
and elk |
Seasonal Notes
Seasonal Forest Road closure from October through mid-May (open date
in May depends on snow level). Prime soaking season is between late
July and late October. |
Camping Notes
No campsites around the spring,
but plenty of campgrounds and primitive sites to choose from in the
surrounding Sawtooth National Forest. Some folks do however opt to
camp in the large dirt parking lot. |
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Briefings
08.29.04
During late season Worswick is da Bomb! Wow! There's pools and hot
water all over the place. Take your pick from the surrounding area.
You can soak on the hill, where you can choose from a huge
log-damned pool which does have moderate amounts of goobers, a
smaller pool next to the large log-damned pool is scoured clean
jacuzzi-style because of the high volume of water flow and finally a
decent pool below the uppermost source pool provides for an average
soak with above average views.
At the base of the hill
you can soak in a pool (with swing!) just below the main road at the
base of a large culvert. Further downstream of the hot creek and
outflow from the culvert pool lies yet another soaking opportunity.
Come during late season though, because during spring the
temperatures are just too cool aside from the uppermost source pool
(see below briefing to see why you don't want to soak in this pool).
All things considered, this was awesome!
There was light traffic
to and from the springs once mid-afternoon arrived.
Rating A
05.12.02
Every pool below the highest pool was too cool for a soak. But, the upper pool was filled with Elk doo doo and a couple chunks of flesh
anyway, which deterred us from taking a much wished for soak. The surrounding area seemed devoid of trash save for the campers mentioned in the
Skillern HS Trip Report. I'd expect conditions to improve greatly over the next month.
Rating X
Average Rating:
A
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