Colorado · Hot spring

Poncha Hot Springs

72 mi from Colorado Springs · ~2.1 hr drive

Poncha Hot Springs is a hot spring catalogued in Colorado by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System — about 72 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 · 72 mi · ~2.1 hr drive
Type: Hot spring
Coordinates: 38.4967°, -106.0778°
County: Chaffee
GNIS ID: 189858

Visiting Poncha Hot Springs

Trip planning

The exact location is at 38.4967°, -106.0778° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.

If you've visited Poncha 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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Sources

Public data

Location data for Poncha 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.