Steam rising from the long mineral pool at Glenwood Hot Springs at dusk

Glenwood Hot Springs Resort

One of the world's largest hot-spring pools, fed by the 50°C Yampah spring in Colorado.

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Quelltemperatur: 50°C
Badetemperatur: 32°C
Baden: Außen
Gegründet: 1888
Unterkunft: Hotel vor Ort

The Yampah spring delivers water at about 50°C to a pool complex on the bank of the Colorado River. The main pool, roughly 123 m long, is tempered to around 32°C, with a smaller therapy pool held closer to 40°C.

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Warum hingehen

Swimming lengths in mineral water, outdoors and year-round, in a resort that has been in continuous use since the nineteenth century.

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Das Wasser

Thermalwasser

Quelle: Yampah Spring
Charakter: High-volume mineral water; the main pool is tempered, the therapy pool held near 40°C

Geschichte

The Ute people used the spring long before it was enclosed; the pool and the adjoining Hotel Colorado opened in 1888, drawing figures from Theodore Roosevelt to Doc Holliday.

Praktische Informationen

Day tickets are sold for the pool; the adjacent lodge and spa are booked separately. Peak summer afternoons and school holidays are the busiest periods.

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