Hot Hot Springs

As nature intended or with a modicum of decency, you can find a Colorado Hot Spring to suit your likes. Lots of people think you need to earn a trip to a hot spring. Au contraire, you don’t need sore muscles or an aching back to soak up the heat, not that it doesn’t do wonders for the après skiing crowd, but it’s just as satisfying to plan your whole vacation around a hot spring visit for no other reason than to soak for the sake of it. And in Colorado, hot springs aren’t just a hole in the ground with lukewarm water; they’re everything from stone-walled springs accessed by deep-forest treks to underground caves with hot spring vapors. Start your soaking vacation at any of the many hot spring towns, including Glenwood Springs, Pagosa Springs and Idaho Springs, among many others.