01 · Closest to Las Cruces · Resort
Truth or Consequences Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Truth or Consequences, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.
- Drive
- 1 hr 15 min
- Pool temperature
- 98–112°F
- Entry
- Paid
Explore / New Mexico / Near Las Cruces
Last checked 10 Nov
Hot springs near Las Cruces
9 hot springs within 157 miles of Las Cruces, the closest about 1 hr 15 min away by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
Truth or Consequences Hot Springs · SteveStrummer · CC0
- Closest drive
- 1 hr 15 minTruth or Consequences Hot Springs, New Mexico · 76 miles by road
- Free to soak
- 5Closest is San Francisco, 2 hr 55 min
- Hottest soak
- 106°FHot Well Dunes, pools 106°F
- Today
- No closuresAll 9 checked, none reported closed.
Today
Conditions near Las Cruces
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 9.Checked
WildfireNo active fire perimeters near any of the 9.Checked
WeatherNo weather warnings in effect for these springs.Checked
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Short list
Where to start
Four picked from the 9: 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 · Hottest pool you can soak in
Hot Well Dunes
Developed pools on Bureau of Land Management, Safford Field Office land near Safford, you can drive right up to. Entry is paid. Camping nearby, dogs allowed.
- Drive
- 3 hr
- Pool temperature
- 106°F
- Entry
- Paid
03 · Worth the drive
Faywood Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Silver City, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby, dogs allowed.
- Drive
- 1 hr 25 min
- Pool temperature
- 100–105°F
- Entry
- Paid
Typical pool temperature
100–120°F
04 · Best free soak
San Francisco Hot Springs
Free natural pools on Gila National Forest land near Pleasanton, about a 1.3 mile hike in. Camping nearby, clothing optional is common, dogs allowed.
Map
Where they are
Rings are straight-line distance from Las Cruces at 80 and 160 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Asked often
Are there hot springs in Las Cruces?
Not in Las Cruces itself. The closest is Truth or Consequences Hot Springs, about 1 hr 15 min by road (76 miles) near Truth or Consequences.
What's the closest hot spring to Las Cruces?
Truth or Consequences Hot Springs, about 1 hr 15 min by road (76 miles) near Truth or Consequences. Entry is paid. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
Which hot springs are within two hours of Las Cruces?
2 are within about two hours by road: Truth or Consequences Hot Springs (1 hr 15 min) and Faywood Hot Springs (1 hr 25 min). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.
Are there free hot springs near Las Cruces?
Yes. 5 of the 9 are free. The closest free one is San Francisco Hot Springs, about 2 hr 55 min by road (168 miles) near Pleasanton.
Is there a hot springs resort near Las Cruces?
Truth or Consequences Hot Springs is the closest, about 1 hr 15 min by road (76 miles) near Truth or Consequences. There are 3 resorts in this list.
Are hot springs near Las Cruces open in winter?
Some are. Truth or Consequences Hot Springs, Faywood Hot Springs and Gila Hot Springs Campground stay accessible all winter, and none has a closure reported today. Mountain roads can close after storms, so check before you drive. See every New Mexico 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 9
Every spring, nearest first
Drive times by road from Las Cruces, 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.
1Truth or Consequences Hot SpringsTruth or Consequences1 hr 15 min76 mi by road98–112°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
3San Francisco Hot SpringsPleasanton2 hr 55 min168 mi by road100–120°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
5Gila Hot Springs CampgroundGila3 hr 5 min148 mi by road101–104°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
6Gillard Hot SpringsSafford, Arizona3 hr 5 min186 mi by road180°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
8Turkey Creek Hot SpringsGila113 miStraight line, hike in165°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
9Hannah Hot SpringAlpine, Arizona157 miStraight line, hike in133°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
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