Hot springs in Colorado (17)
Checked October 2026 · Sources
Colorado has 17 hot springs you can soak in: 0 free, 12 paid and 5 whose fee is not posted; 4 wild and 13 developed.
| Springs we list | 17 |
|---|---|
| Free | 0 |
| Paid | 12 |
| Fee not posted | 5 |
| Wild | 4 |
| Developed | 13 |
| Dogs allowed (posted) | 1 |
| Clothing optional (posted) | 4 |
Map of hot springs in Colorado
Numbers match the list below; gray squares are towns with a drive-time page. Too close together to name here: 1 Glenwood, 2 Mount Princeton, 3 Iron Mountain, 5 Ouray Hot Springs Pool, 8 Cottonwood, 9 Old Town, 13 South Canyon, 14 Conundrum, 15 Avalanche Ranch, 16 Radium, 17 Piedra River. Outline: US Census, public domain. Spring and town locations: OpenStreetMap contributors (14 of 17 springs and the towns) and NOAA.
Numbers match the list below; gray squares are towns with a drive-time page. Outline: US Census, public domain. Spring and town locations: OpenStreetMap contributors (14 of 17 springs and the towns) and NOAA.
Drive times computed with GraphHopper; map data OpenStreetMap contributors.
All 17 hot springs in Colorado
Springs (17). Each number is how many you would see.
Type
Walk, one way
2 springs have no walk on file; they are hidden while Walk is chosen.
Water
Month you're going
Hides springs where snow is likely that month.
Walk, drive and snow figures are computed; the Method page names each method.
Photos, each free to reuse with credit: Glenwood: Roman Eugeniusz (Wikimedia Commons); Iron Mountain: Jbirkby (Wikimedia Commons); Ouray Hot Springs Pool: Carol M. Highsmith (public domain); Pagosa Springs: Bas van Oorschot (Wikimedia Commons); Dunton: oso243 (Flickr); Strawberry Park: Eli Duke (Flickr). All credits
Natural and free hot springs in Colorado (4)
Resorts and developed pools in Colorado (13)
Hot springs by region
Hot springs near Colorado's cities
Springs within a 3-hour drive of each town's center, no traffic (computed).
| Town | In 3 h | Closest |
|---|---|---|
| Near Denver | 7 | Indian, 40 min |
| Near Colorado Springs | 4 | Indian, 1 h 42 min |
| Near Breckenridge | 12 | Indian, 57 min |
| Near Buena Vista | 10 | Cottonwood, 9 min |
| Near Salida | 10 | Mount Princeton, 27 min |
| Near Vail | 12 | Glenwood, 61 min |
| Near Durango | 5 | Piedra River, 68 min |
| Near Steamboat Springs | 9 | Old Town, 1 min |
| Near Alamosa | 8 | Valley View, 65 min |
| Near Aspen | 10 | Conundrum, 16 min |
| Near Grand Junction | 8 | South Canyon, 82 min |
| Near Telluride | 3 | Orvis, 56 min |
| Near Pueblo | 4 | Mount Princeton, 2 h 23 min |
| Near Gunnison | 9 | Mount Princeton, 1 h 34 min |
Open in winter
4 of the 4 wild springs we list in Colorado have snow likely at least 4 months a year. Check each pool's hours before you go.