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Black Rock Hot Springs

Checked October 2026 · Sources

Black Rock Hot Springs
Photo by Dustin Askins, Flickr (free to reuse with credit)

Black Rock Hot Springs is a wild soak in the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument, New Mexico, about 24 minutes' drive from Taos: 105 F water at the source (1976 survey), a 0.38-mile walk from John Dunn Bridge.

  • Wild
  • Walk 0.38 mi
Directions
Drive timecomputed

about 24 min
13.7 mi from Taos, no traffic

Drive times computed with GraphHopper; map data OpenStreetMap contributors.

The facts

Water
105 F at the source, not the pool
"Notes: Black Rock Hot Spring; Use_: public recreation; FluidTempe: 40.6; Reference: Summers (1976)"
Quoted from maps.nmt.edu, checked Oct 12, 2026 (1976 survey)
Walk
0.38 miles one way from John Dunn Bridge
Computed on an OpenStreetMap foot route · start 36.53513, -105.70899
Fee
Not posted by the agency
Checked on the source, checked Oct 13, 2026
Permit or reservation
None posted by the agency
Checked on the BLM, checked Oct 14, 2026
Managed by
Bureau of Land Management, Taos Field Office
Last checked
October 2026

Trail and trailhead

John Dunn Bridge

Distance
0.38 mile one way
Computed on an OpenStreetMap foot route
Climb
About 90 ft up and 100 ft down, one way
Computed from USGS 3DEP elevations at 17 points on our route, Oct 14, 2026 (rough)
Start
John Dunn Bridge
36.53513, -105.70899

Water temperature

105 F at the source, from New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources, NM_HotSprings_2018 layer, feature 'Black Rock Hot Spring' (Reference: Summers (1976)) (1976 survey). That is where the water leaves the ground; the pool you sit in is cooler.

"Notes: Black Rock Hot Spring; Use_: public recreation; FluidTempe: 40.6; Reference: Summers (1976)"

Quoted from maps.nmt.edu, checked Oct 12, 2026 (1976 survey)

Fees and rules

Do you have to pay to go to Black Rock Hot Springs?

Not posted by the agency.

Checked on the source, checked Oct 13, 2026

Do you need a permit or reservation for Black Rock Hot Springs?

None is posted. not posted

Checked on the BLM, checked Oct 14, 2026

Getting there

Drive times from each town's center, no traffic (computed).

Taos, New MexicoHot springs near Taosabout 24 min13.7 miSanta Fe, New MexicoHot springs near Santa Feabout 1 h 54 min83.1 miAlamosa, ColoradoHot springs near Alamosaabout 2 h 5 min95.5 mi
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Both open at the start, John Dunn Bridge, not at the pool.

Black Rock

New Mexico. Tap the map for directions. Outline: US Census, public domain.

Nearby hot springs (6)

Manby Hot SpringsNear Taos · New Mexicosame parkingdriveOjo Caliente Mineral SpringsNear Taos · New Mexicoabout 1 h 30 mindriveMontezuma Hot SpringsNear Santa Fe · New Mexicoabout 2 h 22 mindriveSpence Hot SpringsNear Albuquerque · New Mexicoabout 2 h 37 mindriveJemez Hot SpringsNear Albuquerque · New Mexicoabout 2 h 50 mindriveSan Antonio Hot SpringsNear Santa Fe · New Mexicoabout 2 h 56 mindrive

All 8 hot springs in New Mexico

Questions

Is Black Rock Hot Springs free?

Not posted by the agency.

How long is the hike to Black Rock Hot Springs?

0.38 miles one way from John Dunn Bridge, computed on an OpenStreetMap foot route.

Sources and last checked

Page last checked October 2026 (the oldest date below).

  • maps.nmt.edu/server/rest/services/Energy/Energy_Resources/MapServer/13: water temperatureChecked Oct 12, 2026
  • Walk: 0.38 mi, computed on an OpenStreetMap foot route (FOSSGIS routing, foot profile) from 36.53513, -105.70899Map data OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL
  • Drive times from Taos, Santa Fe, Alamosa: computed with GraphHopper 11.1, car profile, no trafficOpenStreetMap extract of Oct 12, 2026
  • Climb: computed from USGS 3DEP elevations along our OpenStreetMap foot routeComputed Oct 14, 2026
  • Photo: Dustin Askins, Flickr, CC BY 2.0Checked by eye Oct 12, 2026

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