Piedra River Hot Springs are naturally fed along the Piedra River south of Pagosa Springs. Depending on conditions there are usually several pools to soak in of varying sizes and temperatures. This is a primitive hot springs destination that requires a short, 1.5-mile hike to reach. It’s best visited after the winter snowfall has melted. If you try and go in spring, the 4×4 road may be covered in snow, and the hot springs underneath cold water.
Directions: Take US-160 for about 20 miles south of Pagosa Springs. Just past the Chimney Rock turnoff on the left, make a right onto 1st Fork Rd/Co Rd 166/Usfs 622. (First Fork Road follows the Piedra River.)
Follow this dirt road for 6.7 miles to the intersection of Monument Park Road and a parking area. Take the Sheep Creek Trailhead.
It is a 3-mile roundtrip hike to the Piedra River Hot Springs. Follow the trail for about 1.5 miles until you reach the hot springs. A half mile into the downhill hike, you’ll reach a fork in the road. To the left takes you over a bridge, and to the right continues to the hot springs. Go right.
