Gold Strike Hot Springs Trail Head

PLEASE NOTE THE TRAIL HEAD IS CLOSED MAY-SEPTEMBER. I didn’t know this and me and my friends tried to backpack there in May and we’re very disappointed. Other than that it is a great hike around 3 miles in and out. I would say it’s about a medium difficulty hike. It’s through a very beautiful slot canyon which is worth the hike even without the end goal of the hot springs. The hot springs are wonderful with many different pools with a variety of temperatures. It’s right by the Colorado river. It’s about a 1/4 mile hike to and from the Colorado and the hot springs so you can take a dip in the hot then go over to the Colorado and take a dip in the cold. Another side note- THERE ARE DANGEROUS AMEBAS IN THE HOT SPRINGS THAT IF YOU GET IN YOUR NOSE IT CAN MAKE YOU VERY SICK so just be aware of that. I would recommend this highly to beginning backpackers. It’s a very beautiful spot so I would recommend it to most anyone.

This place is absolutely incredible. Hiking and climbing down the slot canyons is so much fun. It’s definitely a challenge if you’re not used to hiking but a must see. The hot springs meeting with the Colorado River wraps it up quite nicely. I recommend hiking it at the crack dawn, you’ll have the place to yourself and the weather will treat you just right.

One of the best walks/hike/scramble I’ve ever done, some fun routes to climb/boulder in places. You need to be fit, confident in your ability and have some basic climbing knowledge. There are some sketchy ropes to help climb on sections, though these are rubbing and wearing on rocks, enter under your own risk.
It took us 3hr found trip to descend, swim and climb back up. We are very fit and easily consumed 1L water. GO PREPARED and go early before parking fills up, paths are congested and it’s too hot.

Really fun and beautiful hike. Took us about 1.5-2h each way, plus time to hang out by the river and in a hot spring pool. Fairly steady traffic with a handful of bottlenecks at the rope climbing/repelling areas and more challenging scrabbles. Easy to access and didn’t notice the crowds too much along the trail except at bottlenecks. Some ropes were fraying. We had a blast!

Hot springs on the trail. Bring your suit and beach towel so you can change out of your hiking clothes. It is a technical trail not made for beginners. Being in decent shape is a plus as it is down hill on the way out and up on the way back. Walking through canyon down to springs and the River where you can get great pictures of the bridge. One of the best hikes I’ve been on. 5 hour round trip gave tons of time for lunch on the river and lounging in the hot springs for a while.