Healing Waters Resort & Spa
- From $25
- 6 hr 3 min from Denver
- Walk-in OK
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.
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✓ Verified November 2026
- Price
- From $25
- Nearest town
- Pagosa Springs
- From Denver
- 6 hr 3 min
- Reservations
- Walk-in OK
Plan your visit
Hours & season
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Tickets & booking
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| Access | Day pass, walk-ins welcome |
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Rules
| Ages | Youth 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult |
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On site
| Pools | 4 |
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| Lodging | Yes |
Not stated by the venue: swimwear, dogs.
Water temperature
This venue doesn't publish pool temperatures.
Mineral profile
Total dissolved minerals
3,320 mg/L
Extremely mineralized · Sodium–sulfate (sodium sulfate water)
- pH
- 6.5
- Temp at source
- 127°F
- Lithium
- 2.8 mg/L
- Fluoride
- 4.4 mg/L
- Boron
- 1.3 mg/L
- Iron
- 0.37 mg/L
Lab analysis of the source water at “Pagosa Spa Hot Water Well” (0.1 mi from Healing Waters Resort & Spa), sampled 1975 by the USGS and partners (data). Pool water may be cooled, mixed or treated, and spring chemistry is generally stable over decades. We report measurements only; we don't make health claims.
The pools
| Pool | Temp | Setting |
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| Outdoor swimming poolLarge outdoor pool | — | Outdoor |
| Hot tubOutdoor hot tub | — | Outdoor |
| Men's indoor bathSeparate men's hot bath | — | Indoor |
| Women's indoor bathSeparate women's hot bath | — | Indoor |
As published by the venue. Temperatures shift with the seasons and the weather.
Facilities
- Showers: yes
- Towel rental: yes
- Massage: yes
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What's here
- large outdoor mineral swimming pool
- outdoor hot tub
- separate men's and women's indoor baths
- no added chemicals
- massage
- rooms, suites and cabins
Getting there
- From Denver6 hr 3 min275 mi
- From Durango1 hr 23 min60 mi
- From Durango (DRO)1 hr 26 min56 mi
Typical driving time without traffic or snow.
| Elevation | 7,079 ft |
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Things to do near Pagosa Springs
Treasure Falls Trail
Short interpretive trail to a waterfall off US-160, about 16 miles east of town
Chimney Rock National Monument
Ancestral Puebloan site west of Pagosa Springs off CO-151; guided tours mid-May to Sept
Trailheads
- Snow Ranch ATV Trail 70412.1 mi
- Buckles Lake Trailhead14.2 mi
- Opal Lake Trail14.2 mi
Straight-line distances. Campground and trailhead data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby springs
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.
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.
Rainbow Hot Springs
Primitive pools on the bank of the West Fork of the San Juan River in the Weminuche Wilderness, about 5.3 miles up the West Fork Trail northeast of Pagosa Springs. Camping is allowed only at nine designated sites, campfires are banned near the springs, and the first mile of trail crosses private land. Pool conditions shift with runoff and storms.
Overlook Hot Springs Spa: 0 mi · The Springs Resort: 0 mi · Rainbow Hot Springs: 18 mi
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· checked November 2026
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