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Hot springs near Truth or Consequences

11 hot springs within 146 miles of Truth or Consequences, the closest right in town. Each one is checked for closures, wildfire and weather warnings every morning.

Hot Well Dunes, Arizona
Essence of Tranquility, Arizona

Hot Well Dunes · Bureau of Land Management Arizona · Public domainEssence of Tranquility · cmattogno · CC BY 2.0

Nearest
In townTruth or Consequences Hot Springs, New Mexico
Free to soak
5Closest is San Francisco, 3 hr 10 min
Hottest soak
108°FKachina Mineral Springs, pools 100–108°F
Today
No closuresAll 11 checked, none reported closed.

Today

Conditions near Truth or Consequences

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.

Truth or Consequences Hot Springs, New Mexico
Photo: Jeff Vincent · CC BY 2.0

01 · Closest to Truth or Consequences · Resort

Truth or Consequences Hot Springs

Privately owned resort near Truth or Consequences, with drive-up access. Entry is paid.

Distance
In town
Pool temperature
98–112°F
Entry
Paid
No closures reported
Faywood Hot Springs, New Mexico
Photo: Faywood Hot Springs · Used with permission

02 · 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 45 min
Pool temperature
100–105°F
Entry
Paid
No closures reported
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.

3 hr 10 min drive · Free No closures reported

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.

3 hr 30 min drive · Paid No closures reported

Questions

Asked often

Are there hot springs in Truth or Consequences?

Yes. Truth or Consequences Hot Springs is right in town.

What's the closest hot spring to Truth or Consequences?

Truth or Consequences Hot Springs, right in town. Entry is paid. Drive times are from Google Maps; mountain roads can close in winter.

Which hot springs are within two hours of Truth or Consequences?

2 are within about two hours by road: Truth or Consequences Hot Springs (in town) and Faywood Hot Springs (1 hr 45 min). Mountain passes and forest roads can close in winter, so check before you drive.

Are there free hot springs near Truth or Consequences?

Yes. 5 of the 11 are free. The closest free one is San Francisco Hot Springs, about 3 hr 10 min by road (145 miles) near Pleasanton.

Is there a hot springs resort near Truth or Consequences?

Truth or Consequences Hot Springs is the closest, right in town. There are 5 resorts in this list.

Are hot springs near Truth or Consequences open in winter?

Some are. Truth or Consequences Hot Springs, Faywood Hot Springs, Gila Hot Springs Campground and Kachina Mineral Springs 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 Truth or Consequences, 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 ConsequencesIn town98–112°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
2Faywood Hot SpringsSilver City1 hr 45 min110 mi by road100–105°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
3San Francisco Hot SpringsPleasanton3 hr 10 min145 mi by road100–120°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
4Gila Hot Springs CampgroundGila3 hr 15 min125 mi by road101–104°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
5Hot Well DunesSafford, Arizona3 hr 30 min214 mi by road106°F poolDevelopedPaidNo closures reported
6Kachina Mineral SpringsSafford, Arizona3 hr 30 min232 mi by road100–108°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
7Gillard Hot SpringsSafford, Arizona3 hr 35 min212 mi by road180°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
8Essence of TranquilitySafford, Arizona3 hr 35 min233 mi by road98–104°F poolResortPaidNo closures reported
9Upper Frisco Hot SpringsReserve4 hr 5 min232 mi by road98°F poolNaturalFreeNo closures reported
10Turkey Creek Hot SpringsGila71 miStraight line, hike in165°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported
11Hannah Hot SpringAlpine, Arizona111 miStraight line, hike in133°F sourceNaturalFreeNo closures reported

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