Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
Ojo Caliente is a long-running mineral springs resort between Santa Fe and Taos with nine shared pools and private soaking rooms. Day passes are first come, first served, and children under 13 are not allowed in the pools.
- Water
- 98–105°F
- Getting there
- Drive up
- Children
- 13+ (ages 13–17 with an adult; under 13 allowed for lodging and dining only)
- Clothing
- Swimsuits required in communal areas; optional in private pools
- Cost and hours
- See current prices and hours on the official site
- Pools
- Nine communal mineral pools, including a silent Soda Pool and a mud pool, plus bookable private pools
- Reservations
- Not taken for day soaking (first come, first served); required for private pools
- Accessibility
- ADA rooms listed; three private gender-neutral changing rooms on request
- Stay the night
- Hotel rooms, suites, cottages, vintage trailers, RV and camping sites
- Managed by
- Private resort (Ojo Spa Resorts)
Good to know. Day passes cannot be reserved, so weekends can fill; children under 13 cannot soak
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.
New to hot springs? A slow soak is a five-step way to enjoy the water safely.
Good for: quiet soaking, winter trip, first-timers. Something out of date? Let us know and we’ll check it.
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.