Mount Princeton Hot Springs

If you're passing

Is it plungeworthy?

—temperature

A natural thermal spring.

Scale30/60

Documentation14/20

Character10/20

The details

Soak: Temperature unrecorded
Area: Montrose
Coordinates: 38.733, -106.162

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About Mount Princeton Hot Springs

Mount Princeton Hot 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 Mount Princeton Hot 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

Two resorts in one on Chalk Creek: developed pools and an infinity deck staring at the Collegiate Peaks — and down at the creek, natural rock pools where you stack stones to blend 140°F spring water with snowmelt until it's exactly your temperature. The creekside pools are the reason to come.

Getting there

Parking: Resort lot, County Road 162 near Nathrop
Road: Paved
Hike: 0.2 mi round trip, 20 ft of climb (easy)
Heads up: Creekside access is included with the day pass — it's resort property, not a free-for-all.

When to go

Year-round; winter's low creek makes the rock pools easiest to tune, and June runoff can wash them out entirely. Day passes sell on-site with no reservation.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: Day pass sold on-site (tiered — roughly $65 base, slides extra); confirm at mtprinceton.com
Dogs: Not in the soaking areas
Hours: 9am–9pm
Camping: USFS Chalk Creek Canyon campgrounds minutes away — Mount Princeton, Chalk Lake, Cascade
Warnings: Creekside vents run scalding before mixing — test as you stack.

Researched from Hot Springs Atlas — Mount Princeton · USFS — Mount Princeton Campground. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Mount Princeton Hot Springs recently? Post a conditions report below.

Where it is

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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.