Sweet Warm Spring
Sweet Warm Spring is barely warm, a few degrees under seventy in the one measurement on file, taken in August 1972. Dip a hand and you would register that it is not cold, and little more. It surfaces in Gem County, eleven miles from Emmett in the low country of southwestern Idaho. The land owner is not recorded and neither is any access status, so whether you can legally reach the water is an open question.
The Sweet Ola Highway runs right past, fifty feet or so from the spring, about as roadside as it gets. At around twenty-five hundred feet the weather is lowland weather: mild winters with light snow, and a fairly dry year. Whose ground it sits on is not listed.
Midwinter is listed as the best time to come, though with so little heat in the water the season hardly changes what you will find. The closest camping on file is Swinging Bridge, roughly seventeen miles off. No burn risk at all. What needs checking is permission, since nothing on record says the spring is open, and the reading itself dates back half a century.
The water at Sweet Warm Spring is neutral (pH 7.2) with 580 mg/L total dissolved solids.
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Overview Swinging Bridge Campground is located 10 miles north of Banks, Idaho just off Highway 55 at an elevation of 4,000 feet. The North Fork Payette River flows next to the highway, where extreme kayaking is a popular activity.Recreation The North Fork of the Payette River is a very popular location for expert kayaking. Whitewater rafting is nearby on the Main and South Fork sections of the Payette River. Anglers will find good to excellent fishing for whitefish and rainbow trout.Facili...
Sweet Warm Spring is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear.
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