With several lodge buildings and amusement park facilities, the resort became a popular location for tourists and visitors.

The resort area has now been redeveloped privately, containing an outdoor pool, clubhouse, bowery[definition needed], and kitchen facility for groups and parties.

In the early 1990s, landowners began to investigate the possibilities of developing the land around the hot springs and in the foothill locations of the nearby Lake Mountains range.

The Utah County land development ordinances were not sufficiently urban in nature, so several landowners sought incorporation as a town.

The City contains over twenty-one square miles and runs from Pelican Point on the west side of Utah Lake over eleven miles north to the Camp Williams US Army facility in the foothills between Utah and Salt Lake Counties.

[6] The Saratoga Springs Utah Temple's open house was held April to July 2023, and was dedicated on August 13, 2023.

On June 28, 2020, a wildfire known as the Knolls Fire forced the evacuation of around 13,000 people in 3,100 homes in Saratoga Springs.

[8] Saratoga Springs is part of the Alpine School District, which covers all of Utah County from Orem northward.

Saratoga Springs is one of the few American cities in the 21st century to have started a municipal library with a majority of donations from volunteers.

The library also provides additional programs for residents including science nights, story times, Wiggle Worms, a literacy center, and test proctoring.