Field note

The Forest Service records more than seven million gallons a day moving over travertine into pools. A short paved and boardwalk path, some of it wheelchair accessible, runs the springs. Hours are 6 a.m. to dusk. No swimming, wading, fishing, or picnicking at the water, and no camping — day use only, inside the American Fork fee area. A forest or America the Beautiful pass covers the lot; the Forest Service posts $10 for three days, $20 for seven, and $60 for the season. Utah 92, the Alpine Loop, is a UDOT seasonal road, typically shut from November into late spring. The Midway approach is Cascade Springs Drive. This plate is Cascade Springs, not Emerald Lake and not the Timpanogos cirque.

Cascade Springs is a day-use travertine spring in the American Fork fee area, reached by the Alpine Loop or Cascade Springs Drive from Midway. Boardwalks run the pools. Hours are 6 a.m. to dusk; there is no camping. Utah 92 is seasonal. This plate is the springs, not Emerald Lake and not Timpanogos Cave.