Manby (Stagecoach) Hot Springs
Manby, also called Stagecoach Hot Springs, is a pair of undeveloped pools at an old stagecoach stop on the Rio Grande southwest of Arroyo Hondo. Reaching it takes a rocky hike, and clothing is optional by custom.
- Getting there
- Hike along the river from the trailhead; rocky and steep in places
- Clothing
- Clothing optional by custom
- Pools
- Two small natural pools by the ruins of an old stagecoach stop on the Rio Grande
- Reservations
- Not taken
- Managed by
- Bureau of Land Management, Rio Grande del Norte National Monument
Good to know. Pools flood during spring runoff and summer storms; stay off nearby private land
In any natural hot spring, keep your head above the water. Health officials advise it because of a rare amoeba that can enter through the nose.
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No hot spring nearby?
Warm-water sessions at your own pool, or your community’s, in and around Flagstaff, by request. And there are small water practices you can do at home, in a bath.