[2] The springs are located about 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Bear River City,[3] near Utah State Route 83 northwest of Corinne.

[5][6] According to a 1941 history of Corinne, Utah, Hiram's son W. F. House inherited the springs land and attempted to capitalize on the water resource: "He owned much of the land in and around the town at one time and most of the small mountain, called 'Little Mountain' located about six miles west, with the railroad running around its southern tip.

Left on this improved dirt road (difficult in winter) to SULPHUR SPRINGS, 6.7 m (duck hunting), flowing from the base of Little Mountain, and forming a series of pools.

[2] According to one account, H. House supposedly donated the springs to the county when he died "with the stipulation that no one would ever be charged to use the healing sulfurous waters.

[6] The facilities were described in 1965 as "improvised,"[8] and according to a guide to hot springs of southwestern North America published in 1992, "No one knows why this block house was built, or how it survives, but it continues to provide free soaks".

The 1999 history of Box Elder suggests that the site was considered a fearsome place at that time, with a great deal of uncollected litter, and stated that "many people dare not go there any more.

[13] Stinking Hot Springs water is quite mineralized with high levels of sodium chloride, lithium, bromide, and iodide.