San Antonio Hot Spring

If you're passing

Is it plungeworthy?

—temperature

A natural thermal spring.

Scale30/60

Documentation14/20

Character10/20

The details

Soak: Temperature unrecorded
Area: Albuquerque
Coordinates: 35.938, -106.646

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About San Antonio Hot Spring

San Antonio Hot Spring 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 San Antonio Hot Spring 5.4/10 — if you're passing. The score weighs its scale, how confidently it's mapped, and its character.

What you'll find

Rock-rimmed pools stacked down a cliffside with San Antonio Creek's valley spread below — the Jemez's best view soak, fed by a 129°F source that steps to perfect a few pools down.

Getting there

Trailhead: Off FR-376, five rough miles north of NM-126
Parking: Informal at the trailhead; high clearance advised
Road: Gravel; GATED roughly January–June — when closed it's a 10+ mile round-trip walk or bike
Hike: 1.4 mi round trip (moderate)
Heads up: Call the Jemez Ranger District (575-829-3535) for the gate before driving.

When to go

July through December for drive-up access; the gated season turns it into a rewarding bike-and-soak.

Rules & fees

Fee / pass: Free
Camping: Not at the springs
Warnings: Never enter directly under the source outflow — it scalds.

Researched from USFS — Jemez seasonal roads. Conditions change — verify before you drive. Been to San Antonio Hot Spring 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.