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Hot Springs with Day Passes in Colorado
Pools you can visit without booking a room, from walk-in public pools to timed reservation slots.
We list 26 in Colorado, 3 of them near Glenwood Springs: the hottest is Orvis Hot Springs (up to 114°F) and the lowest listed adult price is Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa ($18).
Avalanche Ranch Cabins & Hot Springs
A cabin ranch in the Crystal River Valley south of Carbondale with three tiered natural pools, the largest fed by a small waterfall in front of a rock grotto. Day visitors book 4-hour slots in advance, while cabin and wagon guests have round-the-clock access. Pools are drained and cleaned every Wednesday.
Cottonwood Hot Springs Inn & Spa
A rustic inn west of Buena Vista with soaking tubs fed by artesian hot springs, a river cold plunge and a dry sauna. Day soaks are walk-in friendly and swimsuits are required. Lodge rooms and cabins include soaking access.
Dakota Hot Springs
A naturally flowing, unchlorinated geothermal pool west of Penrose that is swimsuit-optional most days and describes itself as family-friendly. Visits are booked online in two 5-hour sessions, and it is closed Mondays for cleaning. Tent sites and camper rentals are available to soakers.
Desert Reef Hot Springs
An adults-only, suits-optional geothermal soaking spot in the high desert near Florence, with overnight stays in vintage Airstreams, tiny homes or van campsites. Swimsuits are required on Friday daytimes, and some hours are reserved for members. It was temporarily closed for day soaks at time of check (Oct 19-Nov 10, 2026).
Durango Hot Springs Resort + Spa
The former Trimble Hot Springs north of Durango, rebuilt under new owners since 2019, now has 32 mineral pools (13 adults-only), two cold plunges, a lap-size swimming pool and private ofuro tubs. Soaks are booked in 2- or 3-hour sessions. On-site lodging was listed as unavailable at time of check.
Eldorado Springs Pool
A historic outdoor swimming pool at the mouth of Eldorado Canyon near Boulder, fed by the area's artesian warm springs and reopened after a long renovation. It operates in summer and on September weekends. This is a warm swimming pool rather than a hot soak.
Glenwood Hot Springs Resort
A large downtown resort built around the Grand Pool, which stretches more than two city blocks, plus a 104°F therapy pool. The newer Yampah Mineral Baths add three hot pools between roughly 95 and 104°F and two cold-contrast baths, and that area turns adults-only after 5 pm. Day passes are sold without reservations, and the resort runs two hotels on site.
Healing Waters Resort & Spa
A family-owned motel resort in Pagosa Springs, run by the same family since 1950, with a large outdoor mineral swimming pool, a hot tub and separate men's and women's indoor baths. Day soaking is walk-in. The pools use untreated mineral water.
Hot Sulphur Springs Resort & Spa
A long-running hillside resort in the town of Hot Sulphur Springs with about 19 public mineral pools between 98 and 112°F. Day passes are walk-in only, and some pools are restricted to ages 12 and up. The property also has a motel, private baths, massage and a grill.
Indian Hot Springs
A historic spa in Idaho Springs with separate men's and women's geothermal cave baths, a mineral-water swimming pool and private tubs. Lodging, a restaurant and spa services are on site. Prices and cave rules should be confirmed directly, as public listings conflict.
Iron Mountain Hot Springs
A modern soaking complex beside the Colorado River with dozens of small mineral pools ranging from about 89 to 112°F. An adults-only (21+) tier adds a sauna area, plunge pools and WorldSprings-style pools, while a family zone serves younger children. Passes are tiered and cheaper when booked online.
Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa
A spa retreat near Moffat in the San Luis Valley, built on the historic Mineral Hot Springs site, with three main pools held at 98, 104 and 108°F plus jacuzzis and a cold plunge. Lodging ranges from hotel rooms to yurts, tipis and campsites. Leashed dogs are welcome on the grounds but not in the pool area.
Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort
A large resort below the Chalk Cliffs between Buena Vista and Salida, with a historic bath house, terraced upper pools, an infinity pool and natural soaking spots along Chalk Creek. Day passes are walk-in, and summer adds twin water slides. An adults-only spa pool area is reserved for lodging guests and spa clients.
Old Town Hot Springs
A non-profit community hot springs and fitness center in downtown Steamboat Springs, fed by the Heart Spring, which flows at about 102-103°F. Alongside several soaking pools and a cold plunge it has water slides, lap swimming, a gym and a climbing wall. Day admission is walk-in.
Orvis Hot Springs
A clothing-optional hot springs between Ridgway and Ouray with ten indoor and outdoor pools and ponds from about 65 to 112°F, using water that is neither heated nor treated. Outdoor areas and the sauna are clothing-optional for adults, while children must wear suits. Rooms and a small campground offer round-the-clock soaking.
Ouray Hot Springs Pool
A city-run hot springs pool complex at the north end of Ouray with soaking pools from about 95 to 106°F, a lap pool and an activity pool that becomes a cold plunge in winter. Summer adds water slides and a climbing wall, and there is an adults-only soaking section. Entry is walk-in.
Overlook Hot Springs Spa
A downtown Pagosa Springs bathhouse in a historic building with indoor tubs and rooftop soaking tubs overlooking the San Juan River. It also has a cold plunge, sauna, a bookable private tub room and massage. It tends to be quieter in the morning and busier in the evening.
Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center
A city-owned indoor hot springs pool complex in Salida, built in 1937 as a WPA project and filled with geothermal water piped from springs near Poncha Springs. It combines lap swimming with hotter soaking pools and is promoted as one of the largest indoor hot springs facilities in the US. Hours change seasonally, so check the city calendar.
Sand Dunes Recreation
A family pool complex near Hooper in the San Luis Valley, fed by a 118°F artesian well first struck during 1930s oil drilling. Alongside the main pools it has an adults-only greenhouse soaking area, a restaurant and bar, and campsites and cabins. The whole facility closes on Thursdays for cleaning.
Splashland Hot Springs
A large outdoor geothermal swimming pool about a mile north of Alamosa, open in summer since 1955. Water enters at 102°F and averages around 88-96°F across the pool. It is geared to families, with slides, a diving board and lap lanes.
Strawberry Park Hot Springs
Rustic stone-lined pools in a forested valley about 7 miles from downtown Steamboat Springs, reached by a partly unpaved road that requires 4WD and winter tires from November through April. Visits are booked in 2-hour slots and paid in cash. Pools are clothing-optional and limited to adults after dark.
The Springs Resort
A large riverside resort in downtown Pagosa Springs whose 47 terraced pools draw from the Mother Spring. General admission covers 25 original pools including an adults-only terrace, and a pricier wellness pass adds newer pools, a halotherapy sauna and a mud studio. Overnight guests get round-the-clock soaking.
Twin Peaks Lodge & Hot Springs
A 93-room lodge in Ouray built around a 156°F spring that feeds indoor and outdoor pools held at roughly 101-106°F. Day passes are sold at the front desk until 4 pm, with a thermal cave available for an extra fee. Hotel guests soak daily from 8 am to 10 pm.
Valley View Hot Springs
Natural ponds and pools on a hillside above the San Luis Valley, run as a nonprofit by the Orient Land Trust. The whole property is clothing-optional and family-friendly, and daily visitor numbers are capped, so reservations by phone are needed. Cabins and campsites are available, and leashed pets are allowed on camping and day-pass reservations for a fee.
Wiesbaden Hot Springs Spa & Lodgings
A historic lodge in Ouray built over a natural vapor cave where a hot spring cascades over rock into a 108°F soaking pool. Day visitors can buy 2-hour passes on-site for the cave and outdoor pool when capacity allows, and the screened private Lorelei pool can be reserved. Guests must be 12 or older.
Yampah Spa & Vapor Caves
A spa built over natural underground steam caves heated by a 125°F geothermal spring, with three rock chambers that run around 110-113°F. Cave time is bundled with spa treatments and must be reserved ahead. Swimsuits are required and visitors must be at least 13.