List of hot springs in Colorado
This is a partial list of geothermal springs in the US State of Colorado. These springs range in volume from the hot springs around Glenwood Springs which keep the Colorado River from freezing for 50 miles (80 km) downstream to little springs with just a trickle of water. Water temperatures range from scalding to tepid. Accommodations around these springs range from elegant resorts to remote mountain sides. Many of these springs are on private property, so check before entering.
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This is a sortable table of some of the geothermal springs in Colorado. Select the OpenStreetMap link in the box at right to view a map showing the location these springs.
Geothermal spring[1] | Nearest town | County[1] | Location[1] | Elevation[1] | Access |
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Antero Hot Springs | Nathrop | Chaffee | 38°43′54″N 106°10′02″W / 38.7316°N 106.1671°W / 38.7316; -106.1671 (Antero Hot Springs) | 8,281 ft 2524 m | Antero Hot Springs[a] |
Aqua Hot Spring | Nathrop | Chaffee | 38°43′26″N 106°10′25″W / 38.7240°N 106.1736°W / 38.7240; -106.1736 (Aqua Hot Spring) | 8,406 ft 2562 m | Aqua Hot Spring[a] |
Birdsie Warm Spring | Spar City | Mineral | 37°43′41″N 107°03′16″W / 37.7281°N 107.0545°W / 37.7281; -107.0545 (Birdsie Warm Spring) | 8,924 ft 2720 m | Colorado State Highway 149. |
Box Canyon Hot Springs | Ouray | Ouray | 38°01′09″N 107°40′28″W / 38.0191°N 107.6744°W / 38.0191; -107.6744 (Box Canyon Hot Springs) | 7,799 ft 2377 m | Box Canyon Hot Springs[a] |
Browns Canyon Warm Spring | Browns Canyon National Monument | Chaffee | 38°39′11″N 106°03′24″W / 38.6531°N 106.0567°W / 38.6531; -106.0567 (Browns Canyon Warm Spring) | 7,507 ft 2288 m | Browns Canyon National Monument[b] |
Browns Grotto Warm Spring | Nathrop | Chaffee | 38°38′08″N 106°04′28″W / 38.6356°N 106.0744°W / 38.6356; -106.0744 (Browns Grotto Warm Spring) | 7,484 ft 2281 m | Road from Hecla Junction. |
Cañon City Hot Springs | Cañon City | Fremont | 38°25′59″N 105°15′42″W / 38.4331°N 105.2617°W / 38.4331; -105.2617 (Cañon City Hot Springs) | 5,367 ft 1636 m | Riverside Avenue. |
Cebolla Hot Springs | Powderhorn | Gunnison | 38°16′26″N 107°05′55″W / 38.2738°N 107.0987°W / 38.2738; -107.0987 (Cebolla Hot Springs) | 8,094 ft 2467 m | Gunnison County Road 29. |
Cement Creek Hot Spring | Crested Butte | Gunnison | 38°50′06″N 106°49′36″W / 38.8350°N 106.8267°W / 38.8350; -106.8267 (Cement Creek Hot Spring) | 9,268 ft 2825 m | Gunnison Forest Road 740. |
Chattanooga Hot Spring | Silverton | San Juan | 37°52′22″N 107°43′31″W / 37.8729°N 107.7253°W / 37.8729; -107.7253 (Chattanooga Hot Spring) | 10,259 ft 3127 m | Hike up Mill Creek. |
Conundrum Hot Springs | Aspen | Pitkin | 39°00′43″N 106°53′28″W / 39.0120°N 106.8910°W / 39.0120; -106.8910 (Conundrum Hot Springs) | 11,207 ft 3416 m | 8.5-mile (13.7 km) hike in White River National Forest.[c] |
Cottonwood Hot Springs | Buena Vista | Chaffee | 38°48′47″N 106°13′28″W / 38.8131°N 106.2245°W / 38.8131; -106.2245 (Cottonwood Hot Springs) | 8,593 ft 2619 m | Cottonwood Hot Springs[a] |
Desert Reef Hot Spring | Florence | Fremont | 38°22′17″N 105°02′36″W / 38.3715°N 105.0433°W / 38.3715; -105.0433 (Desert Reef Hot Spring) | 5,135 ft 1565 m | Desert Reef Hot Spring[a] |
Dotsero Warm Springs | Dotsero | Eagle | 39°37′39″N 107°06′24″W / 39.6275°N 107.1067°W / 39.6275; -107.1067 (Dotsero Warm Springs) | 6,250 ft 1905 m | I-70 Frontage Road. |
Dunton Hot Springs | Dunton Hot Springs | Dolores | 37°46′18″N 108°05′34″W / 37.7717°N 108.0928°W / 37.7717; -108.0928 (Dunton Hot Spring) | 8,921 ft 2719 m | Dunton Hot Springs[a] |
Durango Hot Springs | Trimble | La Plata | 37°23′30″N 107°50′54″W / 37.3917°N 107.8484°W / 37.3917; -107.8484 (Durango Hot Springs) | 6,585 ft 2007 m | Durango Hot Springs Resort[a] |
Geyser Warm Spring | Dunton | Dolores | 37°44′49″N 108°07′03″W / 37.7469°N 108.1176°W / 37.7469; -108.1176 (Geyser Warm Spring) | 9,639 ft 2938 m | Hike up Geyser Creek. |
Glenwood Hot Springs | Glenwood Springs | Garfield | 39°32′53″N 107°19′21″W / 39.5480°N 107.3226°W / 39.5480; -107.3226 (Glenwood Hot Springs) | 5,751 ft 1753 m | Glenwood Hot Springs Resort[a] |
Hartsel Hot Springs | Hartsel | Park | 39°01′06″N 105°47′42″W / 39.0183°N 105.7950°W / 39.0183; -105.7950 (Hartsel Hot Springs) | 8,865 ft 2702 m | Hike from Colorado State Highway 9. |
Hot Springs | Wolf Creek Pass | Mineral | 37°30′33″N 106°56′50″W / 37.5092°N 106.9473°W / 37.5092; -106.9473 (Hot Springs) | 9,052 ft 2759 m | Remote area of San Juan National Forest.[c] |
Hot Sulphur Springs | Hot Sulphur Springs | Grand | 40°04′23″N 106°06′49″W / 40.0730°N 106.1136°W / 40.0730; -106.1136 (Hot Sulphur Springs) | 7,726 ft 2355 m | Hot Sulphur Springs Resort[a] |
Hott Spring | Steamboat Springs | Routt | 40°33′33″N 106°51′03″W / 40.5593°N 106.8507°W / 40.5593; -106.8507 (Hott Spring) | 7,490 ft 2283 m | Routt County Road 36. |
Hotz Spring | Pagosa Springs | Archuleta | 37°18′52″N 107°12′00″W / 37.3144°N 107.2000°W / 37.3144; -107.2000 (Hotz Spring) | 7,884 ft 2403 m | Remote area of San Juan National Forest.[c] |
Indian Hot Springs | Idaho Springs | Clear Creek | 39°44′20″N 105°30′45″W / 39.7389°N 105.5125°W / 39.7389; -105.5125 (Indian Springs) | 7,638 ft 2328 m | Indian Hot Springs[a] |
Iron Mountain Hot Springs | Glenwood Springs | Eagle | 39°33′19″N 107°20′10″W / 39.5553°N 107.3362°W / 39.5553; -107.3362 (Iron Mountain Hot Springs) | 5,735 ft 1748 m | Iron Mountain Hot Springs[a] |
Juniper Hot Springs | Maybell | Moffat | 40°28′01″N 107°57′09″W / 40.4669°N 107.9526°W / 40.4669; -107.9526 (Juniper Hot Springs) | 5,994 ft 1827 m | Juniper Hot Springs[a] |
Lemon Hot Spring | Placerville | San Miguel | 38°00′55″N 108°03′13″W / 38.0153°N 108.0537°W / 38.0153; -108.0537 (Lemon Hot Spring) | 7,323 ft 2232 m | Geyser Drive. |
Mineral Hot Springs | Mineral Hot Springs | Saguache | 38°10′05″N 105°55′28″W / 38.1680°N 105.9245°W / 38.1680; -105.9245 (Mineral Hot Springs) | 7,746 ft 2361 m | Joyful Journey Hot Springs[a] |
Mount Princeton Hot Springs | Nathrop | Chaffee | 38°43′59″N 106°09′45″W / 38.7331°N 106.1625°W / 38.7331; -106.1625 (Mount Princeton Hot Springs) | 8,182 ft 2494 m | Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort[a] |
Orvis Hot Springs | Ridgway | Ouray | 38°08′00″N 107°44′03″W / 38.1333°N 107.7343°W / 38.1333; -107.7343 (Orvis Hot Spring) | 7,057 ft 2151 m | Orvis Hot Springs[a] |
Ouray Hot Springs | Ouray | Ouray | 38°01′16″N 107°40′21″W / 38.0211°N 107.6726°W / 38.0211; -107.6726 (Ouray Hot Springs) | 7,782 ft 2372 m | Portland Creek. |
Ouray Hot Springs Pool | Ouray | Ouray | 38°01′44″N 107°40′19″W / 38.0288°N 107.6719°W / 38.0288; -107.6719 (Ouray Hot Springs Pool) | 7,717 ft 2352 m | Ouray Hot Springs[d] |
Overlook Hot Springs | Pagosa Springs | Archuleta | 37°16′02″N 107°00′39″W / 37.2672°N 107.0107°W / 37.2672; -107.0107 (Overlook Hot Springs) | 7,106 ft 2166 m | Overlook Hot Springs[a] |
Pagosa hot springs | Pagosa Springs | Archuleta | 37°15′53″N 107°00′39″W / 37.2647°N 107.0109°W / 37.2647; -107.0109 (Hot Springs) | 7,064 ft 2153 m | Healing Waters[a] |
Pagosa Springs (Mother Spring) | Pagosa Springs | Archuleta | 37°15′47″N 107°00′42″W / 37.2631°N 107.0117°W / 37.2631; -107.0117 (Pagosa Springs) | 7,060 ft 2152 m | The Springs Resort[a] |
Paradise Warm Spring | Dunton | Dolores | 37°45′15″N 108°07′55″W / 37.7542°N 108.1320°W / 37.7542; -108.1320 (Paradise Warm Spring) | 8,556 ft 2608 m | Dolores County Road 38. |
Penny Hot Springs | Redstone | Pitkin | 39°13′34″N 107°13′32″W / 39.2261°N 107.2256°W / 39.2261; -107.2256 (Penny Hot Springs) | 6,929 ft 2112 m | Avalanche Ranch[a] |
Piedra River Hot Springs | Arboles | Archuleta | 37°18′43″N 107°21′19″W / 37.3119°N 107.3553°W / 37.3119; -107.3553 (Piedra River Hot Springs) | 7,799 ft 2377 m | 1.5-mile (2.4 km) hike in San Juan National Forest.[2][c] |
Pinkerton Hot Springs | Hermosa | La Plata | 37°26′50″N 107°48′19″W / 37.4472°N 107.8053°W / 37.4472; -107.8053 (Pinkerton Hot Springs) | 6,795 ft 2071 m | Academy Drive. |
Poncha Hot Springs | Poncha Springs | Chaffee | 38°29′48″N 106°04′40″W / 38.4967°N 106.0778°W / 38.4967; -106.0778 (Poncha Hot Springs) | 7,995 ft 2437 m | Chaffee County Road 115. |
Radium Hot Springs | Radium | Grand | 39°57′59″N 106°32′44″W / 39.9664°N 106.5456°W / 39.9664; -106.5456 (Radium Hot Springs) | 6,791 ft 2070 m | Above Colorado River in the BLM Radium Wildlife Area.[c] |
Rainbow Hot Springs | Wolf Creek Pass | Mineral | 37°30′40″N 106°56′44″W / 37.5111°N 106.9456°W / 37.5111; -106.9456 (Rainbow Hot Springs) | 9,593 ft 2924 m | 7-mile (11 km) hike in San Juan National Forest.[3][c] |
Ranger Hot Spring | Crested Butte | Gunnison | 38°48′58″N 106°52′30″W / 38.8161°N 106.8751°W / 38.8161; -106.8751 (Ranger Hot Spring) | 8,645 ft 2635 m | Cement Creek Road. |
Rhodes Warm Springs | Fairplay | Park | 39°09′49″N 106°03′55″W / 39.1636°N 106.0653°W / 39.1636; -106.0653 (Rhodes Warm Springs) | 10,200 ft 3109 m | Warm Springs Road. |
Salida Hot Springs | Salida | Chaffee | 38°31′30″N 106°00′34″W / 38.5250°N 106.0094°W / 38.5250; -106.0094 (Salida Hot Springs) | 7,162 ft 2183 m | Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center[d] |
Sand Dunes Pool | Hooper | Alamosa | 37°46′42″N 105°51′22″W / 37.7784°N 105.8561°W / 37.7784; -105.8561 (Sand Dunes Pool) | 7,539 ft 2298 m | Sand Dunes Pool[a] |
South Canyon Hot Springs | Glenwood Springs | Garfield | 39°33′07″N 107°24′45″W / 39.5519°N 107.4126°W / 39.5519; -107.4126 (South Canyon Hot Springs) | 5,879 ft 1792 m | Short hike above Garfield County Road 134.[4] |
Splashland Hot Springs | Alamosa | Alamosa | 37°29′20″N 105°51′28″W / 37.4889°N 105.8579°W / 37.4889; -105.8579 (Splashland Hot Springs) | 7,543 ft 2299 m | Splashland Hot Springs[a] |
Steamboat Hot Springs | Steamboat Springs | Routt | 40°28′57″N 106°49′40″W / 40.4824°N 106.8278°W / 40.4824; -106.8278 (Steamboat Hot Springs) | 6,726 ft 2050 m | Old Town Hot Springs[a] |
Stratten Warm Spring | Hermosa | La Plata | 37°24′23″N 107°50′39″W / 37.4064°N 107.8442°W / 37.4064; -107.8442 (Stratten Warm Spring) | 6,624 ft 2019 m | La Plata County Road 203. |
Strawberry Park Hot Springs | Steamboat Springs | Routt | 40°33′34″N 106°51′02″W / 40.5595°N 106.8505°W / 40.5595; -106.8505 (Strawberry Park Hot Springs) | 7,441 ft 2268 m | Strawberry Park Hot Springs[a] |
Swissvale Warm Springs | Wellsville | Fremont | 38°28′44″N 105°53′30″W / 38.4789°N 105.8917°W / 38.4789; -105.8917 (Swissvale Warm Springs) | 6,824 ft 2080 m | Swissvale Road. |
Trimble Hot Springs | Trimble | La Plata | 37°23′28″N 107°50′54″W / 37.3911°N 107.8484°W / 37.3911; -107.8484 (Trimble Hot Springs) | 6,581 ft 2006 m | La Plata County Road 203. |
Tripp Hot Springs | Trimble | La Plata | 37°24′00″N 107°50′58″W / 37.4000°N 107.8495°W / 37.4000; -107.8495 (Tripp Hot Springs) | 6,837 ft 2084 m | Short hike from Sampson Oaks Road. |
Twin Peaks Hot Springs | Ouray | Ouray | 38°01′09″N 107°40′24″W / 38.0192°N 107.6733°W / 38.0192; -107.6733 (Twin Peaks Hot Springs) | 7,792 ft 2375 m | Twin Peaks Hot Springs[a] |
Valley View Hot Springs | Moffat | Saguache | 38°11′32″N 105°48′49″W / 38.1923°N 105.8137°W / 38.1923; -105.8137 (Valley View Hot Springs) | 8,642 ft 2634 m | Valley View Hot Springs[a] |
Wagon Wheel Gap Hot Springs | Creede | Mineral | 37°44′49″N 106°49′54″W / 37.7469°N 106.8317°W / 37.7469; -106.8317 (Wagon Wheel Gap Hot Springs) | 8,504 ft 2592 m | Goose Creek Road. |
Warm Spring | Delta | Mesa | 38°45′53″N 108°25′32″W / 38.7648°N 108.4255°W / 38.7648; -108.4255 (Warm Spring) | 6,598 ft 2011 m | Remote 4WD trail in Uncompahgre National Forest.[c] |
Warm Springs | Dinosaur National Monument | Moffat | 40°31′54″N 108°55′43″W / 40.5316°N 108.9287°W / 40.5316; -108.9287 (Warm Springs) | 5,148 ft 1569 m | Dinosaur National Monument.[b] |
Waunita Hot Springs | Doyleville | Gunnison | 38°30′50″N 106°30′31″W / 38.5139°N 106.5086°W / 38.5139; -106.5086 (Waunita Hot Springs) | 8,957 ft 2730 m | Waunita Hot Springs Ranch[a] |
Wellsville Warm Spring | Wellsville | Fremont | 38°29′16″N 105°54′44″W / 38.4878°N 105.9122°W / 38.4878; -105.9122 (Wellsville Warm Spring) | 6,906 ft 2105 m | Fremont County Road 55.[a] |
Wiesbaden Hot Springs | Ouray | Ouray | 38°01′24″N 107°40′05″W / 38.0232°N 107.6680°W / 38.0232; -107.6680 (Wiesbaden Hot Springs) | 7,858 ft 2395 m | Wiesbaden Hot Springs[a] |
Yampah Hot Springs | Glenwood Springs | Garfield | 39°33′03″N 107°19′13″W / 39.5507°N 107.3202°W / 39.5507; -107.3202 (Yampah Hot Springs) | 5,758 ft 1755 m | Yampah Hot Springs Vapor Caves[a] |
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- Wiesbaden Hot Springs in 1879.
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
- List of hot springs in the United States
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac This spring lies on private property and requires a fee for entry.
- ^ a b This spring is located in a United States National Monument.
- ^ a b c d e f g This spring lies on public property.
- ^ a b This spring is at a public facility that requires a fee for entry.
References
- ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Piedra River Hot Springs". Finding Hot Springs. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "Rainbow Hot Springs – Pagosa Springs". Finding Hot Springs. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ "South Canyon Hot Springs – Glenwood Springs". FindingHotSprings. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
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