Glenwood Hot Springs Resort - Day-use fee or pay-per-soak in Glenwood Springs, CO (2026)
America's largest mineral pool taps the Yampah spring and pairs a 405-foot lap pool with a therapy soak. Renovated locker rooms, on-site hotel rooms, and a splash zone make it easy to mix with skiing or rafting trips.
Glenwood Hot Springs Pool is the U.S.'s largest mineral hot-springs pool — a 405-foot lap pool plus a smaller, hotter therapy soak fed by the Yampah Spring (122°F at the source) in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Open since 1888, it's the historic anchor of the town's Hot Springs Lodge & Pool, and most Glenwood Springs travelers either stay at the lodge (immediate pool access) or buy day-passes ($36-52) for the half-block walk over from downtown. The pool is huge, family-friendly, often crowded on ski-season weekends, and impossible to miss from the I-70 overpass.
What to expect
Buy timed-entry tickets online (especially for ski-season weekends) or walk up midweek. Two pools — the giant lap pool at ~93°F (good for laps and family swimming) and the smaller therapy pool at ~104°F (the actual soak). Locker rentals, towels, and a snack bar on-site. Most visitors plan 2-3 hours. Pair with the Sunlight Mountain ski resort (15 minutes), Glenwood Caverns, or the new Iron Mountain Hot Springs (a 5-minute drive, a different product entirely).
Temperature
90°-104°F
Pools
2 soaking pools
Best season
Year-round
Reservations
Walk-up friendly
Dog policy
No pets at pools
Family policy
Family windows available
Safety notes
- Holiday weekends sell out—buy tickets online to avoid mid-day closures.
- Mineral buildup makes deck surfaces slick; bring grippy sandals.
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