Photo: Nils Huenerfuerst · CC BY 4.0Glenwood Springs
If you're passing
Is it plungeworthy?
A natural thermal spring.
The details
- Soak
- Temperature unrecorded
- Area
- Leadville
- Coordinates
- 39.548, -107.322
About Glenwood Springs
Glenwood Springs is a natural hot spring in Colorado.
At that temperature it's temperature unrecorded — check current conditions and always test the water before getting in.
Plungeworthy rates Glenwood Springs 5.4/10 — if you're passing. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.
What you'll find
The two-block-long pool: Glenwood's 405-foot main pool holds 90–93°F off the 122°F Yampah source, with a 104°F therapy pool alongside — the world's largest hot-springs pool claim has stood since 1888. Lifeguarded, filtered, family-scaled.
Getting there
- Parking
- Free resort lots off I-70 exit 116, downtown Glenwood Springs
- Road
- Paved, interstate-adjacent
- Hike
- 0 mi round trip (easy)
- Heads up
- The Amtrak depot is a block away — one of the few soaks in America you can reach by train.
When to go
Year-round; winter steam sessions with snow on the red cliffs are the classic. Peak-season and holiday pricing runs meaningfully higher, and hours stretch longer — check the day's schedule.
Rules & fees
- Fee / pass
- Day pass roughly $34–42 off-peak, $50–60 peak, walk-in — hotspringspool.com
- Dogs
- Service animals only
- Hours
- Roughly 9am–10pm, earlier in peak season
- Camping
- Glenwood Canyon Resort and Ami's Acres, ~3 miles
- Warnings
- This is a treated, chlorinated pool experience — the polished end of the spectrum, priced accordingly.
Researched from Glenwood Hot Springs — rates. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Glenwood Springs recently? Post a conditions report below.
Where it is
Before you go
The pin marks the feature, not a trailhead or a legal route in. Some sit on private land or need a real hike, and conditions change with season and rain. Check local access, don't trespass, and never enter water — hot or cold — where it isn't safe.
Common questions
Where is Glenwood Springs?
Glenwood Springs is a hot spring in Colorado, at 39.548, -107.322.
Is Glenwood Springs worth visiting?
If you're passing — Plungeworthy rates it 5.4/10.
Gear for the trip
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