Desert Reef Hot Springs was originally created in 1986 as a labor of love and an effort to build a community, a secret and protected refuge from the world. This intent rings true in the recent expansion and renovation of the hot springs completed in 2022. After hundreds of years in an aquifer deep below the surface, the water is heated by the earth’s core and flows out naturally via an artesian well. Coming up from well over 1,000 feet below, the water carries up minerals and is extremely hot, (125-135 degrees Fahrenheit) and is of exceptional purity.
Desert Reef Hot Spring
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- Open 6:00 AM – 8:00 PM
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- 38.36847875011949 N,
- -105.04921395786589W
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