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This is a wonderful place to see the minerals stacked as layers on top of each other. It's a bit tough to get there but, it's a nice attractive place to visit. Very colorful scenary.
This was a fun stop! The man made geyser goes off every hour on the hour, making your visit worth planning for. There is a little visitor center with flush toilets. The history was very interesting and informative.
This is an excellent excursion not too terribly far off the main highway if heading to the ever popular Arches and/or Canyonlands National Parks from the north. Of the three times I've visited, I was lucky enough to be there when water was flowing two of those times. I confess, it's far less interesting when dry, but if you can figure out when it will be spewing water, a pretty cool place to see. The mineral deposits left by the flowing water are fascinating even when dry, but much more compelling when the water flows. Expect people camping in the area, sometimes set up pretty close to the feature. Would be nice if there was a buffer preventing people to set up camp so close, but I've been there when there were no people camping also.
The orange travertine (mineral deposits) built up between the geyser and the river are beautiful and fun to walk around. It looks somewhat like the inside of a cave only it's outside. We were there between 1:30-2:30 pm and the geyser was bubbling the whole time. No big eruptions though. The rock formations behind the geyser are pretty and were also fun to climb on. There was a big group with at least 14 ATVs when we got there which was also fun to see.
Convenient and pretty distraction if you need a break to stretch your legs while driving I-70 across Utah. Its not breathtaking as is numerous other Utah parks. But nice just the same. Ten miles of solid dirt road easily driven in a car when dry.
