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Pagosa hot springs

Pagosa hot springs is a resort hot spring near Pagosa Springs in Archuleta County, Colorado. Water at the source is recorded at 136°F (58°C), hot enough to scald. Fees and entry: Day passes sold; open to hotel and day guests.

136°F58°C recorded at the source
Scalding at the source. Do not enter without a cooled, mixed pool.

Pagosa hot springs (Ute: Pah gosah) is a hot spring system located in the San Juan Basin of Archuleta County, Colorado. The town of Pagosa Springs claim they are the world's deepest known geothermal hot springs.

Facts

Coordinates
37.2655, -107.0103 (Google Maps, OSM)
Source temperature
136°F (58°C)
Access
Resort or commercial
Type
Resort
Fee
Day passes sold; open to hotel and day guests
Clothing optional
Not recorded
Nearest town
Pagosa Springs
Data sources
NOAA NCEI, OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Official sources (linked below). See sources

Map

Larger marker is Pagosa hot springs; smaller markers are other springs within 50 miles.

Quick answers

Can you soak at Pagosa hot springs?
Pagosa hot springs is a resort or commercial operation, so soaking is on the operator’s terms. Check the operator’s website for hours, prices and reservations.
How hot is Pagosa hot springs?
The hottest recorded reading at the source is 136°F (58°C). That is the outlet temperature, not a pool temperature; water cools as it flows away from the source. Water this hot can cause serious burns, so test any pool by hand first.
Is Pagosa hot springs free?
Fees and entry: Day passes sold; open to hotel and day guests. Fees change, so confirm before you go.
Where is Pagosa hot springs?
Pagosa hot springs is near Pagosa Springs in Archuleta County, Colorado, at coordinates 37.2655, -107.0103.
What other hot springs are near Pagosa hot springs?
The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are Paradise, under 1 mi; Hot Springs (Archuleta County), under 1 mi; and The Mother Spring, under 1 mi.

Before you go

  • Temperatures are measured at the source and can be far hotter than any soaking pool. Test with a hand before stepping in.
  • Access, fees, and road conditions change. Verify with the land manager or owner; "public" here reflects survey records, not a current right of entry.
  • Water in natural springs is untreated. Keep your head above water and avoid soaking with open wounds. Some springs carry Naegleria fowleri risk.
  • Pack out everything, including soap residue. Many springs have been closed because of trash and overcrowding.

Sources

Dataset last rebuilt October 11, 2026. Not yet checked on site by a person. Access, fee, clothing and closure details appear only when a source below states them. How this data is built.

Checked against

  1. Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pagosa_Springs,_Colorado
  2. Operator website (pagosahotsprings.com)

Merged from

  1. NOAA NCEI Thermal Springs List (archived 2025): survey location and source temperature, public domain
  2. OpenStreetMap: mapped feature and its tags, ODbL
  3. Wikipedia: short description, CC BY-SA 4.0
  4. Wikidata: name, county and website, CC0