6 springs within 40 miles
Hot springs near Pagosa Springs
6 hot springs are within 40 miles of Pagosa Springs: the closest is Healing Waters Resort & Spa (5 mi), the hottest is Piedra River Hot Springs (up to 105°F), and the lowest listed adult price is Healing Waters Resort & Spa ($25). Distances are straight-line; driving distances in the mountains can be much longer.
- Healing Waters Resort & Spa5 mi
- Overlook Hot Springs Spa5 mi
- The Springs Resort5 mi
- Rainbow Hot Springs15 mi
- Piedra River Hot Springs16 mi
- 4UR Ranch32 mi
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.
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.
Piedra River Hot Springs
Several small rock pools along the Piedra River west of Pagosa Springs, reached by a roughly 1.5-mile hike from the Sheep Creek trailhead off First Fork Road. The Forest Service lists temperatures of about 95-105°F depending on how much river water mixes in. Bikes and pack animals are not allowed, and poison ivy is common along the route.
4UR Ranch
A historic guest ranch near Creede at the old Wagon Wheel Gap hot springs, offering natural hot springs and a geothermally heated pool to its guests. Stays are packaged with fly fishing, riding and children's programs. There is no public day access.