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2026 Hot Springs in New Mexico
We’ve cataloged 5 hot springs in New Mexico, from 3 free & primitive pools to 1 resort experiences across the Cascadia & Columbia Plateau.
New Mexico is the southwestern hot springs anchor — five cataloged springs spanning the Jemez Mountains, Gila wilderness, and the resort town of Truth or Consequences. McCauley, Spence, and San Antonio in the Jemez are the famous wild trio (free, clothing-optional, walk-in access). Truth or Consequences delivers a dense cluster of small bath-house resorts charging $15–$50 per soak — Sierra Grande, Riverbend, and Blackstone are the standouts. Expect 95°F–110°F water, year-round access at the resorts, and seasonal trail closures in the Jemez during winter snow.
Outside Truth or Consequences, the Ojo Caliente day-pass mineral springs in northern New Mexico are the destination most travelers build a long weekend around — four mineral types, easy day-pass access.
Spring runoff can bury riverside pools—late summer has the clearest water.
Editor’s picks
Editor's picks from the New Mexico cluster — Ojo dominates the resort list, then the Jemez wild trio:
- Ojo Caliente day pass — the four-mineral resort between Taos and Santa Fe — $75 day pass, 11 pools, strict no-phone deck, continuously operating since 1868.
- San Antonio Hot Springs — the high-elevation Jemez wild soak — 5-mile round-trip on FR-376 (closed in winter).
- Spence Hot Springs — the easier Jemez option — half-mile path to terraced creekside pools.
All New Mexico springs
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Deal-breakers
Black Rock Hot Springs (Taos)
Arroyo Hondo, NM
Rock-lined soaking pools sit at river level beneath basalt cliffs, offering dawn light over the Rio Grande Gorge and easy links to the nearby Manby trail.
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
Ojo Caliente, NM
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.
Riverbend Hot Springs
Truth or Consequences, NM
Riverside tiled pools and private soaking rooms hug the Rio Grande, pairing panoramic desert sunsets with hammocks, cooling misters, and boutique casitas in downtown T or C.
San Antonio Hot Springs
Jemez Springs, NM
Terraced stone pools cling to the hillside above the San Antonio River, fed by a steaming vent that spills into successive basins with cooling temperatures.
Spence Hot Springs
Jemez Springs, NM
A half-mile forest trail climbs to travertine-lined pools perched above the East Fork Jemez River, with views down canyon toward Battleship Rock.
Editor picks
See ranked list →Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
Ojo Caliente, NM
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.
Riverbend Hot Springs
Truth or Consequences, NM
Riverside tiled pools and private soaking rooms hug the Rio Grande, pairing panoramic desert sunsets with hammocks, cooling misters, and boutique casitas in downtown T or C.
San Antonio Hot Springs
Jemez Springs, NM
Terraced stone pools cling to the hillside above the San Antonio River, fed by a steaming vent that spills into successive basins with cooling temperatures.
Spence Hot Springs
Jemez Springs, NM
A half-mile forest trail climbs to travertine-lined pools perched above the East Fork Jemez River, with views down canyon toward Battleship Rock.
Free & wild
Filter all free picks →Black Rock Hot Springs (Taos)
Arroyo Hondo, NM
Rock-lined soaking pools sit at river level beneath basalt cliffs, offering dawn light over the Rio Grande Gorge and easy links to the nearby Manby trail.
San Antonio Hot Springs
Jemez Springs, NM
Terraced stone pools cling to the hillside above the San Antonio River, fed by a steaming vent that spills into successive basins with cooling temperatures.
Spence Hot Springs
Jemez Springs, NM
A half-mile forest trail climbs to travertine-lined pools perched above the East Fork Jemez River, with views down canyon toward Battleship Rock.
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