Manby Hot Springs

If you're passing

Is it plungeworthy?

—temperature

A natural thermal spring.

Scale30/60

Documentation11/20

Character10/20

The details

Soak: Temperature unrecorded
Area: Raton
Coordinates: 36.51333, -105.72556

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About Manby Hot Springs

Manby Hot Springs is a natural hot spring in New Mexico.

At that temperature it's temperature unrecorded — check current conditions and always test the water before getting in.

Plungeworthy rates Manby Hot Springs 5.1/10 — if you're passing. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

Sandy-bottomed 100°F pools among the ruins of an 1890s stagecoach bathhouse, on the Rio Grande's bank at the bottom of the Taos gorge. The old road in is gone for good — now it's a river-runner's stop or a rough fisherman's-trail hike from the John Dunn Bridge, which suits the place.

Getting there

Trailhead: Fisherman's trail from John Dunn Bridge (or arrive by raft)
Parking: At the bridge area
Road: The Tune Drive road access closed permanently in 2021 — do not route via old guides
Hike: 5.5 mi round trip (moderate)
Heads up: Roughly 2.5–3 unmaintained miles each way with boulder scrambles; no shade at all.

When to go

Year-round; pools periodically wash out in storms and get rebuilt by hands unknown. Carry water like the desert means it.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: None — BLM national monument land
Camping: None at the springs
Warnings: Clothing-optional tradition; pack out everything; the river is pushy — mind kids at the pool lips.

Researched from Taos News — Tune Drive closure · Wikipedia — Manby Hot Springs. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to Manby Hot 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.