All Hot Springs Near Denver
11 springs reviewed · sorted by drive time from Denver
Hot Sulphur Springs Resort & Spa
A historic Colorado mineral springs resort 90 minutes from Denver: low-key, uncrowded, and genuinely therapeutic. The best first hot spring for Denver newcomers.
Cottonwood Hot Springs Inn & Spa
A small, intimate hot spring retreat near Buena Vista: clothing-optional, adults-only, and genuinely tranquil. Four pools, a rustic inn, and the most peaceful atmosphere of any commercial spring in the state.
Mt. Princeton Hot Springs Resort
A resort-style hot spring in Chalk Creek Canyon with dramatic 14er views, creek-side rock pools, and multiple temperature options. Two hours from Denver and worth every minute.
Radium Hot Springs
A free, primitive hot spring on the banks of the Colorado River: 90 minutes from Denver and almost nobody knows about it. No facilities, no fee, no crowds.
Glenwood Hot Springs Pool
The world's largest hot springs pool: a 405-foot outdoor swimming pool fed by the Yampah spring. More water park than soaking experience, but genuinely fun and worth the stop.
Iron Mountain Hot Springs
Sixteen soaking pools on the banks of the Colorado River in Glenwood Springs: modern, clean, and genuinely beautiful. The best commercial hot spring experience in the state.
Strawberry Park Hot Springs
Colorado's most atmospheric hot spring: rustic rock pools fed by a creek, surrounded by forest outside Steamboat Springs. Magical in winter. Crowded on weekends.
Valley View Hot Springs (Orient Land Trust)
Colorado's most stunning hot spring: clothing-optional pools on a conservation preserve with panoramic Sangre de Cristo views. Adults only, strictly limited capacity, and genuinely life-changing on a clear night.
Orvis Hot Springs
A quirky, beloved clothing-optional hot spring near Ridgway with Cimarron mountain views. Small, personal, and entirely unlike any other commercial spring in Colorado.
The Springs Resort & Spa (Pagosa Springs)
Fifty-two pools fed by the world's deepest hot spring, with San Juan Mountain views and genuinely therapeutic mineral water. Completely transformed in 2025. The furthest drive on this list and the hardest to argue against.
Evans Plunge Mineral Springs
A historic indoor mineral springs pool in Hot Springs, South Dakota — operating since 1890, naturally fed by warm springs, and one of the most unique soaking experiences within a day's drive of Denver.