9 springs within 120 miles
Hot springs near Albuquerque
9 hot springs are within 120 miles of Albuquerque: the closest is Jemez Hot Springs (47 mi) and the lowest listed adult price is Jemez Springs Bath House ($18). Distances are straight-line; driving distances in the mountains can be much longer.
- Jemez Hot Springs47 mi
- Jemez Springs Bath House48 mi
- McCauley Warm Springs51 mi
- Spence Hot Spring53 mi
- San Antonio Hot Springs59 mi
- Montezuma Hot Springs86 mi
- Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa91 mi
- Manby Hot Springs111 mi
- Black Rock Hot Springs113 mi
Jemez Hot Springs
Formerly Giggling Springs, this walk-in soaking spot in the village has four outdoor mineral pools kept at 98-105°F beside the Jemez River. Soaks are sold by the hour on a first-come basis, swimsuits are required, and visitors must be 14 or older. The pools use UV light instead of chemicals and are drained and cleaned every night.
Jemez Springs Bath House
A historic bathhouse on the plaza owned and run as a non-profit by the Village of Jemez Springs, with eight oversized private cement tubs and four massage rooms. Tubs fill with 100% spring water, mixed from hot water and water cooled overnight in tanks so bathers can set their own temperature. Tubs are individual, swimsuits aren't needed, and children under 14 are not allowed.
McCauley Warm Springs
Two large warm pools at about 99°F in a forest meadow between Battleship Rock and Jemez Falls, reached on East Fork Trail #137. State tourism puts the hike at about 2 miles from the Battleship Rock picnic area. The village tourism site says these public-land springs are day use only, with no camping, fires or facilities.
Spence Hot Spring
A popular warm spring on a hillside above the Jemez River, reached by a short trail from a small paved lot on NM 4 about 7 miles north of Jemez Springs. The Forest Service says the spring has cooled over the years to roughly body temperature (listed at 95°F), and its small pool holds only a few people. It is day use only, nudity is cited under state law, and glass, camping and fires are banned.
San Antonio Hot Springs
Hot water emerges from several sources on a steep hillside and flows into a series of primitive rock-lined pools of different temperatures. It is reached by a 0.7-mile out-and-back trail from a small parking area after 5 miles on Forest Road 376 (north). Check Santa Fe NF road alerts before going, as FR 376 had storm damage in late October 2026.
Montezuma Hot Springs
Natural springs that flow from a hillside into a row of rock and cement soaking tubs of varying temperatures beside NM 65, six miles northwest of Las Vegas. They were once part of the Montezuma Castle resort and sit near the United World College campus, which is otherwise closed to the public. State tourism calls them family-friendly since no hike is needed.
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
A historic spring resort below mesa cliffs on the Rio Ojo Caliente, with nine communal mineral pools named for their iron, soda, lithia and arsenic content, running about 80-105°F. Day passes are sold at the door with no reservations, and the springs are for ages 13 and up. The property also has a spa, a restaurant and wine bar, a 1916 hotel, cottages and an RV and tent campground.
Manby Hot Springs
Two hot pools beside the Rio Grande at the stone ruins of an old stagecoach stop, southwest of Arroyo Hondo near Taos. State tourism describes an easy hike from the John Dunn Bridge, following the river south to the rocks that mark the pools.
Black Rock Hot Springs
A small group of springs bubbling up along the Rio Grande in the gorge north of Taos, captured into one soaking pool whose depth changes with the river level. State tourism describes it as well known, easy to reach and often busy, and reached by a short walk downstream from parking across the John Dunn Bridge.