Reliable Water Sources in Bryce NP backcountry?

[steve]

I'll be hiking the Under the Rim trail this weekend with some friends. I'm curious which water sources are reliable this time of year?

Can I expect to find water at sheep creek and at yellow creek?

 

[steve]

From the Ranger's mouth:

Water is scarce, tastes terrible even when filtered, and has giardia in it. Carry as much water as possible. But the following have some water:

Sheep creek

Iron springs (most reliable)

Riggs springs

 

[Nick]

Use a First Needs XLE. It makes foul tasting water taste a-okay. It's the only purifier I've ever used that truly eliminates bad taste.

 

[steve]

I'll bring lots of true lemon.

 

[Jammer]

Riggs Spring is very reliable and tasted fine to me. Iron Spring has always had plenty of water when I've been there, but it's nasty looking:

Also... I know this might break the illusion of being in the wilderness, but there are a couple of spots that it would be fairly easy to set up a water cache via a side hike to/from the road. The park may frown upon that approach -- not sure of their rules.