The 10 best hot springs in Colorado

Why these made the list

1. Glenwood Hot Springs Resort

   Glenwood's Grand Pool sits around 90 to 94°F and the Therapy Pool near 104°F, with mineral baths and cold plunges beside them. A big, historic complex that has been soaking people since 1888.

2. Strawberry Park Hot Springs

   Stone-lined pools about 7 miles north of Steamboat Springs, mixed down from 147°F spring water to roughly 102 to 104°F. Rustic and dark after sunset, so bring a headlamp. The winter road is icy.

3. Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort

   About 20 rock-lined pools in Chalk Creek, where 140°F spring water mixes with the cold creek, plus developed pools and a water slide. Day passes are sold at the door, and it suits families.

4. Ouray Hot Springs Pool

   The town's municipal mineral pool, renovated in 2026, with clear, sulfur-free water at several temperatures. It stays open all winter, and steam rises off the pools.

5. Pagosa Hot Springs

   Home to the Mother Spring, about 144°F and billed as the world's deepest geothermal spring. The water feeds three soaking operations in town, with pools cooled to soaking temperatures.

6. Wiesbaden Hot Springs Spa & Lodgings

   A historic Ouray lodge with natural, non-recirculated mineral water. Soak outdoors or sweat in the Vapor Cave under the building, where the water is about 108°F. Shower first.

7. Conundrum Hot Springs

   Primitive pools at about 11,200 feet, reached by an 8.5-mile hike up Conundrum Creek Trail near Aspen. The water runs 98 to 104°F. A long day with bear canisters required, and well worth it.

8. Iron Mountain Hot Springs

   Sixteen small geothermal pools at 98 to 108°F on the Colorado River in Glenwood Springs, plus a family pool and an adults-only area. Good for hopping between temperatures.

9. Dunton Hot Springs

   A restored mining camp near Dolores at about 8,900 feet, with a historic bathhouse and outdoor pools between 85 and 106°F. Remote and luxurious, with a dirt road that winter snow can affect.

10. Radium Hot Springs

    A small rock-lined pool with a sandy bottom, built against a canyon wall above the Colorado River. Free, about 80 to 97°F, and a short steep hike. High spring water can flood it.