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Penny Hot Springs

Penny Hot Springs is a primitive, undeveloped hot spring near Redstone in Pitkin County, Colorado. Water at the source is recorded at 133°F (56°C), hot enough to scald. It is on private property, so entry needs the owner’s permission. Entry is recorded as free.

133°F56°C recorded at the source
Scalding at the source. Do not enter without a cooled, mixed pool.

Penny Hot Springs is a geothermal spring located near the historic mining town of Redstone, Colorado.

Facts

Coordinates
39.2319, -107.2273 (Google Maps, OSM)
Source temperature
133°F (56°C)
Access
Private property
Type
Primitive (undeveloped)
Fee
Free
Clothing optional
Not recorded
Nearest town
Redstone
Data sources
NOAA NCEI, OpenStreetMap, Wikipedia, Wikidata, Official sources (linked below). See sources

Map

Larger marker is Penny Hot Springs; smaller markers are other springs within 50 miles.

Quick answers

Can you soak at Penny Hot Springs?
Penny Hot Springs is on private property. Do not enter without the owner’s permission.
How hot is Penny Hot Springs?
The hottest recorded reading at the source is 133°F (56°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 Penny Hot Springs free?
Yes. Entry is recorded as free. Fees change, so confirm before you go.
Where is Penny Hot Springs?
Penny Hot Springs is near Redstone in Pitkin County, Colorado, at coordinates 39.2319, -107.2273.
What other hot springs are near Penny Hot Springs?
The closest listed springs, in straight-line distance, are Glenwood Springs, 22 mi; Glenwood Hot Springs Grand Pool, 23 mi; and Glenwood Hot Springs Pool, 23 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/Penny_Hot_Springs

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