Glenwood Springs
- hotspringspool.com
A Colorado family’s home movies would
seem incomplete somehow without a few
scenes of the kids making their cautious first
steps into the 104-degree pool in Glenwood
Springs. Billed as the world’s largest hotsprings
attraction, the three-block-long Rocky
Mountain institution boasts two pools – a hotter
therapy pool and a 90-degree, 405-footlong,
1,070,000-gallon mega-pool.
The water flows from the Yampah spring,
percolating its way through fractures in the
bedrock formation and heated by a geothermal
gradient. The water is hot, naturally. Fresh water
is mixed in to cool the 122-degree spring water.
Chlorine is added per state health requirements.
For an ultra-hot experience, wade into the
nearby 125-degree vapor caves and accompanying
tubs.
Where to stay depends on budget and priorities.
Hot Springs Lodge guests get free admission
to the pool though fans of European elegance
opt for the historic Hotel Colorado.
Over the decades, the 114-year-old hotel
has been host to presidents, movie stars and
gangsters, among other notables.
Glenwood Springs is three to four hours
from Denver via I-70.
General admission to the pool during the
summer is $17.50, $10.75 for children; kids 2
and younger get in for free.
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