13 listings
Family-Friendly Hot Springs in New Mexico
Developed pools where kids are welcome and swimsuits are the norm. Some have adults-only hours or areas, noted on each listing.
We list 13 in New Mexico, 9 of them near Truth or Consequences: the hottest is Pelican Spa (up to 112°F) and the lowest listed adult price is Indian Springs ($5).
Blackstone Hotsprings
A remodeled motor court in the T or C hot springs district whose TV-themed rooms each have an in-room hot spring tub. Walk-in bathers can book three private outdoor baths or the Wet Room, a large indoor pool with a geothermal steam room and waterfall, in 45-minute sessions. Baths are for ages 12 and up, and pets are not allowed.
Charles Motel & Hotsprings
A historic downtown motel and bathhouse with individual deco-tiled meditation tubs and a larger indoor group tub, all drained and cleaned between users. Mineral water comes from the property's wells at about 111°F, and cool water is available to adjust it. Walk-ins pay by the hour and motel guests use the meditation tubs free; the rooftop tubs are closed for renovation.
Faywood Hot Springs
A rustic, gated geothermal resort between Deming and Silver City with separate clothing-required and clothing-optional public pools, four private pools and a group pool. Everyone needs a confirmed, prepaid reservation, and first-time visitors must arrive by 8 pm for orientation. Lodging includes cabins, RV sites and tent camping.
Fire Water Lodge
A restored 1920s motor court lodge in the T or C bathhouse district where each guest room has its own private geothermal mineral tub. The lodge says the water reaches the tub at 104-108°F. Baths are for lodgers only.
Gila Hot Springs Ranch
A family-run ranch in the hamlet of Gila Hot Springs, 4 miles south of Gila Cliff Dwellings, with apartments, a historic cabin, an RV park and tent sites. The ranch has a natural hot springs jacuzzi, and its lodgings and RV hookups are piped with hot spring water. NM 15 from Silver City is about 2 hours of winding road; rigs over 20 ft should use NM 35.
Hot Springs Glamp Camp
A small private RV park and glamping compound in the T or C hot springs district with remodeled vintage trailers, a yurt and a dome. Overnight guests can use three outdoor multi-person mineral baths and one indoor single bath at any hour; the county lists water at about 107-109°F. Baths are for guests only.
Indian Springs
A bathhouse and cottages, formerly the Langford Tourist Courts, whose two baths built in 1927 from wood, redwood and lava rock have gravel bottoms with natural artesian flow. Walk-in bathers are taken first come, first served. Facts come from the county tourism listing, as the business has no website.
Jemez Hot Springs
Formerly Giggling Springs, this walk-in soaking spot in the village has four outdoor mineral pools kept at 98-105°F beside the Jemez River. Soaks are sold by the hour on a first-come basis, swimsuits are required, and visitors must be 14 or older. The pools use UV light instead of chemicals and are drained and cleaned every night.
Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
A historic spring resort below mesa cliffs on the Rio Ojo Caliente, with nine communal mineral pools named for their iron, soda, lithia and arsenic content, running about 80-105°F. Day passes are sold at the door with no reservations, and the springs are for ages 13 and up. The property also has a spa, a restaurant and wine bar, a 1916 hotel, cottages and an RV and tent campground.
Pelican Spa
A quirky, fully pet-friendly motel and bathhouse with private indoor soaking rooms and deep Japanese-style concrete tubs, filled fresh for each session. The geothermal water is pumped straight from the source without heating or treatment and runs about 102-112°F. Tubs are first come, first served, and non-guests can buy hourly sessions or soak cards at the front desk.
Riverbend Hot Springs
A hot springs inn on the Rio Grande in Truth or Consequences with eight common pools of 95-107°F on a shaded river deck, and seven private pools rented in 50-minute sessions. Both the hourly Property Pass and private soaks are booked in advance, and guests must be 12 or older. The largest common pool, Sierra, has an ADA pool lift.
Sierra Grande Lodge & Spa
A downtown hot springs hotel run by Ted Turner Reserves with private mineral baths: three indoor and one outdoor bath under a pergola, with water up to 107°F. Walk-ins are welcome alongside hotel guests, and the spa offers massage, facials and body treatments. Book soaks and spa appointments by phone or in the lobby.
Spellbound Springs
A tiny-home village in Truth or Consequences with themed cottages and wagons, outdoor hot spring baths and wellness services. You must be a guest to use the baths; one cottage, Rosy's Oracle, has its own clawfoot hot spring tub.