Geyser Park

First it helps to lower expectations, this is not a Yellowstone Geyser… it is not even natural. it is man made. But still it is a nice little park in the Soda Springs area. It has some interpretive signs and a nice boardwalk. Great for kids and certainly worth 10 minutes of your time.

Maybe because I had no expectations, I thought this place was just wonderful. The historical information was hilarious. The idea of a guy looking to create the next natural springs resort and instead nearly wiping out the town is just awesome. It was doubly fun that the water is cool and that if you stand in the right section of the walkway you’ll get soaked.
The fact that White explorers were so desperate for beer that they drank this water and declared it a good substitute, that still has me giggling.
A smile inducing way to break up a long drive.

Great small town went in mid June still cool weather and no crowds. Make sure you go to the visitor center and pic up info on the area there is more to see and taste.

Not sure what to say about the geyser that serves as one of the tourist attractions in the small town of Soda Springs. It was created in 1937 when people were drilling for hot water to form a swimming pool. The drill hit a hot water pocket that sent water spewing out. This water is not sweet smelling (note the name of the town) and got hard water deposits all over buildings in town, so they had to cap it off.
It has been turned into a tourist attraction by a timed valve that releases the water every hour on the hour. It is billed as the world’s largest MAN MADE geyser.
Perhaps you could bring your unsuspecting girlfriend here and time a kiss for the eruption, adding cinematic effect to what would normally be an everyday event.