Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa - Day-use fee or pay-per-soak in Ojo Caliente, NM (2026)
A 155-year-old bathhouse surrounds four distinct mineral pools—iron, soda, arsenic, and lithia—plus a mud pool, yoga yurt, and farm-to-table restaurant tucked in the Rio Ojo valley.
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa, between Taos and Santa Fe in New Mexico, is one of the few hot-springs properties in North America with four geologically distinct mineral waters surfacing on the same property — iron, soda, arsenic, and lithia springs, each historically used by Pueblo and later Spanish-colonial communities as medicinal waters. The resort runs 11 pools, a mud pool, a yoga yurt, a farm-to-table restaurant, and historic adobe lodging. The property's quiet-zone enforcement, device-free policy on the pool deck, and 155-year continuous operation (since 1868) make it one of the more contemplative soaking experiences in the Southwest.
What to expect
Day pass is $75 (Mon-Thu) to $95 (Fri-Sun); overnight in a historic adobe cottage or modern suite includes unlimited pool access plus after-hours dawn and night soaks. Eleven pools spread across the property — the four mineral pools (each named for its dominant mineral), a milagro pool, the iconic mud pool, plus several quiet-zone soaking pools. Phones banned on the deck (lockers provided). Restaurant and pueblo-style café on-site. The Rio Ojo valley is scenic enough to stay overnight.
Temperature
98°-104°F
Pools
11 soaking pools
Best season
Year-round
Reservations
Required
Dog policy
No pets at pools
Family policy
Adults only
Safety notes
- Flash floods occasionally close Los Baños Drive—check the resort’s status page after monsoon storms.
- Quiet zones and device-free decks are enforced; plan to leave phones and cameras in the lockers.
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