01 · Closest to Silver City · Resort
Faywood Hot Springs
Privately owned resort near Silver City, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby, dogs allowed.
- Drive
- 40 min
- Pool temperature
- 100–105°F
- Entry
- Paid
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Last checked 10 Nov
Hot springs near Silver City
11 hot springs within 84 miles of Silver City, the closest about 40 min away by road. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.
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- Closest drive
- 40 minFaywood Hot Springs, New Mexico · 30 miles by road
- Free to soak
- 5Closest is San Francisco, 1 hr 5 min
- Hottest soak
- 108°FKachina Mineral Springs, pools 100–108°F
- Today
- No closuresAll 11 checked, none reported closed.
Today
Conditions near Silver City
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 11.Checked
WildfireNo active fire perimeters near any of the 11.Checked
WeatherNo weather warnings in effect for these springs.Checked
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Short list
Where to start
Four picked from the 11: 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
Essence of Tranquility
Privately owned resort near Safford, with drive-up access. Entry is paid. Camping nearby, clothing optional is common, dogs allowed.
- Drive
- 1 hr 55 min
- Pool temperature
- 98–104°F
- Entry
- Paid
Typical pool temperature
100–120°F
03 · 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.
Typical pool temperature
100–108°F
04 · Hottest pool you can soak in
Kachina Mineral Springs
Privately owned resort near Safford, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.
Map
Where they are
Rings are straight-line distance from Silver City at 50 and 100 miles. Roads take longer, especially over mountain passes.
Questions
Asked often
Are there hot springs in Silver City?
Not in Silver City itself. The closest is Faywood Hot Springs, about 40 min by road (30 miles) near Silver City.
What's the closest hot spring to Silver City?
Faywood Hot Springs, about 40 min by road (30 miles) near Silver City. Entry is paid. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.
Which hot springs are within two hours of Silver City?
7 are within about two hours by road: Faywood Hot Springs (40 min), San Francisco Hot Springs (1 hr 5 min), Gila Hot Springs Campground (1 hr 20 min), Gillard Hot Springs (1 hr 55 min) and Kachina Mineral Springs (1 hr 55 min) and 2 more. Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.
Are there free hot springs near Silver City?
Yes. 5 of the 11 are free. The closest free one is San Francisco Hot Springs, about 1 hr 5 min by road (57 miles) near Pleasanton.
Is there a hot springs resort near Silver City?
Faywood Hot Springs is the closest, about 40 min by road (30 miles) near Silver City. There are 5 resorts in this list.
Are hot springs near Silver City open in winter?
Some are. Faywood Hot Springs, Gila Hot Springs Campground, Kachina Mineral Springs and Essence of Tranquility and 1 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 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 11
Every spring, nearest first
Drive times by road from Silver City, 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.
2San Francisco Hot SpringsPleasanton1 hr 5 min57 mi by road100–120°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
3Gila Hot Springs CampgroundGila1 hr 20 min41 mi by road101–104°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
4Gillard Hot SpringsSafford, Arizona1 hr 55 min106 mi by road180°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
5Kachina Mineral SpringsSafford, Arizona1 hr 55 min119 mi by road100–108°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
6Essence of TranquilitySafford, Arizona1 hr 55 min119 mi by road98–104°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
8Truth or Consequences Hot SpringsTruth or Consequences2 hr 10 min89 mi by road98–112°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
10Turkey Creek Hot SpringsGila26 miStraight line, hike in165°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
11Hannah Hot SpringAlpine, Arizona67 miStraight line, hike in133°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
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