Colorado · Hot spring

Dakota Hot Springs

31 mi from Colorado Springs · ~55 min drive

Dakota Hot Springs is a hot spring catalogued in Colorado by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System — about 31 miles from Colorado Springs, CO. Coordinates and the closest documented metro are listed below; for current access and soaking rules, check with the relevant land manager before visiting.

Safety & access

Read before visiting

Verify access before driving in. The U.S. Geological Survey catalogs the geographic feature, not its access status. Hot springs in our database span the full range from developed public soaking pools to private resorts to wild thermal water on federal/state land. Some require entry fees; some are on private property; some are in National Park Service units where soaking is prohibited.

Before you go: check current conditions and access rules with the relevant land manager — National Park Service unit, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, Bureau of Land Management field office, state-park department, or the property owner if it's private. Wild thermal water can be unsafe to enter without a thermometer; surface temperatures can vary dramatically from the deeper pool. When in doubt, don't soak.

State: Colorado
Nearest city: Colorado Springs, CO · 31 mi · ~55 min drive
Type: Hot spring
Coordinates: 38.4184°, -105.0566°

Operations & visitor info

OpenStreetMap

Website: https://www.dakotahotsprings.com/

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors under the Open Database License (ODbL). Tags can be out of date — always verify hours and access with the operator before driving in.

Visiting Dakota Hot Springs

Trip planning

The exact location is at 38.4184°, -105.0566° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.

If you've visited Dakota Hot Springs and have current notes (parking, access, soaking rules, fees, ownership), tell us at /contact — we update pages as we learn more.

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Other hot springs within 30 miles

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Colorado · Hot spring

Canon City Hot Springs

11 miles from Dakota Hot Springs

Sources

Public data

Location data for Dakota Hot Springs comes from the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System (public domain), feature class "Spring". We filter the GNIS Spring catalog to thermal features by name pattern (hot spring, warm spring, geyser, boiling spring, thermal). The GNIS records the geographic feature itself; access rules, ownership, and current conditions come from the relevant land manager. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.