01 · Best free soak
Hobo Hot Pool
Developed pools on Town of Saratoga land near Saratoga, you can drive right up to. Free to soak.
- Drive
- 2 hr 30 min
- Pool temperature
- 100–119°F
- Entry
- Free
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Last checked 10 Nov
Hot springs near Fort Collins
There are no hot springs within an hour's drive of Fort Collins. The closest is Indian Hot Springs in Colorado, about 1 hr 35 min by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
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- Closest drive
- 1 hr 35 minIndian Hot Springs, Colorado · 92 miles by road
- Free to soak
- 4Closest is Hobo Hot Pool, 2 hr 30 min
- Hottest soak
- 110°FCottonwood Hot Springs Inn & Spa, pools 94–110°F
- Today
- No closuresAll 20 checked, none reported closed.
Today
Conditions near Fort Collins
Checked every morning against Forest Service closure notices, national wildfire perimeters and National Weather Service warnings. How we check
ClosuresNo closures reported for any of the 20.Checked
WildfireNo active fire perimeters near any of the 20.Checked
WeatherNo weather warnings in effect for these springs.Checked
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Short list
Where to start
Four picked from the 20: the closest, the best free soak, the hottest pool you can safely sit in, a resort or developed pool and one more worth the drive.
02 · Worth the drive
Old Town Hot Springs
Resort on Old Town Hot Springs land near Steamboat Springs, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.
- Drive
- 3 hr 10 min
- Pool temperature
- 96–105°F
- Entry
- Paid
Typical pool temperature
90–112°F
03 · Closest to Fort Collins · Resort
Indian Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Idaho Springs, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Clothing optional is common.
Typical pool temperature
94–110°F
04 · Hottest pool you can soak in
Cottonwood Hot Springs Inn & Spa
Privately owned resort near Buena Vista, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.
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Where they are
Rings are straight-line distance from Fort Collins at 80 and 160 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Asked often
Are there hot springs in Fort Collins?
Not in Fort Collins itself. The closest is Indian Hot Springs, about 1 hr 35 min by road (92 miles) near Idaho Springs.
What's the closest hot spring to Fort Collins?
Indian Hot Springs, about 1 hr 35 min by road (92 miles) near Idaho Springs. Entry is paid. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
Which hot springs are within two hours of Fort Collins?
One is within about two hours by road: Indian Hot Springs (1 hr 35 min). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.
Are there free hot springs near Fort Collins?
Yes. 4 of the 20 are free. The closest free one is Hobo Hot Pool, about 2 hr 30 min by road (142 miles) near Saratoga.
Is there a hot springs resort near Fort Collins?
Indian Hot Springs is the closest, about 1 hr 35 min by road (92 miles) near Idaho Springs. There are 13 resorts in this list.
Are hot springs near Fort Collins open in winter?
Some are. Indian Hot Springs, Hobo Hot Pool, Saratoga Hot Springs Resort and Dakota Hot Springs and 9 more stay accessible all winter, and none has a closure reported today. Mountain roads can close after storms, so check before you drive. See every Colorado spring you can reach in winter
How do you know if a hot spring is open today?
We check every spring each morning against Forest Service closure notices, national wildfire perimeters and National Weather Service warnings. When nothing turns up we say "no closures reported", not "open", because a missing report isn't proof a spring is open.
All 20
Every spring, nearest first
Drive times by road from Fort Collins, from Google Maps (November 2026). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you go. Water is the typical pool temperature, or the source temperature where that's all we have.
2Hobo Hot PoolSaratoga, Wyoming2 hr 30 min142 mi by road100–119°F poolDevelopedFreeNo closures reported
3Saratoga Hot Springs ResortSaratoga, Wyoming2 hr 30 min143 mi by roadNot on fileResortPaidNo closures reported
5Hot Sulphur Springs Resort & SpaHot Sulphur Springs2 hr 55 min157 mi by road98–112°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
6Desert Reef Hot SpringsFlorence2 hr 55 min173 mi by road96–108°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
7Old Town Hot SpringsSteamboat Springs3 hr 10 min157 mi by road96–105°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
9Cottonwood Hot Springs Inn & SpaBuena Vista3 hr 20 min188 mi by road94–110°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
10Mount Princeton Hot Springs ResortNathrop3 hr 20 min190 mi by road33–120°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
11Antero Hot Springs CabinsNathrop3 hr 20 min190 mi by road181°F sourceGuests onlyNo closures reported
12Deer Valley Hot Springs RanchNathrop3 hr 20 min191 mi by roadNot on fileGuests onlyNo closures reported
13Strawberry Park Hot SpringsSteamboat Springs3 hr 25 min164 mi by road102–104°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
14Glenwood Hot Springs ResortGlenwood Springs3 hr 35 min217 mi by road90–104°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
15Yampah Spa and Vapor CavesGlenwood Springs3 hr 35 min217 mi by roadNot on fileResortPaidNo closures reported
16Iron Mountain Hot SpringsGlenwood Springs3 hr 35 min217 mi by road98–108°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
17South Canyon Hot SpringsGlenwood Springs3 hr 40 min223 mi by road118°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
18Avalanche Ranch Hot SpringsRedstone4 hr 5 min241 mi by roadNot on fileResortPaidNo closures reported
20Conundrum Hot SpringsAspen145 miStraight line, hike in98–104°F poolNaturalPaidNo closures reported
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