Charles Motel & Hotsprings
- From $14
- 111°F
- 2 hr 35 min from Albuquerque
- Walk-in OK
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.
Outdoor rooftop tubs temporarily closed for renovation (per venue site, fall 2026).
- Price
- From $14
- Water
- 111°F
- Nearest town
- Truth or Consequences
- From Albuquerque
- 2 hr 35 min
- Reservations
- Walk-in OK
Plan your visit
Hours & season
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| Season | Open year-round |
Tickets & booking
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| Access | Day pass, walk-ins welcome |
| Booking |
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| Time limit | 1 hour per visit |
Rules
| Swimwear |
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On site
| Lodging | Yes |
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Not stated by the venue: ages, dogs.
Water temperature
Soaking-pool temperatures as published by the venue or land agency; they vary with season and flow.
Mineral profile
Total dissolved minerals
2,635 mg/L
Highly mineralized · Sodium–chloride (salty, brine-like water)
- pH
- 7.2
- Temp at source
- 95°F
- Lithium
- 0.61 mg/L
- Fluoride
- 2.9 mg/L
- Boron
- 0.31 mg/L
- Iron
- 0.02 mg/L
Lab analysis of the source water at “14s.4w.4 Blackstone Hot Spring Well” (0.2 mi from Charles Motel & Hotsprings), sampled 2015 by the USGS and partners (data). Pool water may be cooled, mixed or treated, and spring chemistry is generally stable over decades. We report measurements only; we don't make health claims.
The pools
| Pool | Temp | Setting |
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| Meditation TubsprivateOriginal deco-tiled individual tubs, retiled 2023; walk-in. | — | Indoor |
| Indoor Large TubprivateGroup tub for friends or families; walk-in or reservation. | — | Indoor |
| Rooftop TubsprivateWalled open-air tubs; temporarily closed for renovation. | — | Outdoor |
As published by the venue. Temperatures shift with the seasons and the weather.
Facilities
- Pumped from the wells at about 111°F
- Every tub is drained and cleaned between guests
- No additives or non-biodegradable products
- Towel rental: yes
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What's here
- 1940s-style indoor bathhouse
- individual tiled meditation tubs
- indoor group tub
- rooftop tubs (closed for renovation)
- motel rooms
Getting there
- From Albuquerque2 hr 35 min149 mi
- From El Paso (ELP)2 hr 33 min128 mi
Typical driving time without traffic or snow.
| Elevation | 4,243 ft |
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Things to do near Truth or Consequences
Elephant Butte Lake State Park
New Mexico's largest lake, a few miles north of T or C; camping, boating and beaches.
Caballo Lake State Park
Reservoir on the Rio Grande about 20 miles south of town with camping and fishing.
Trailheads
- Turtleback Mountain Trailhead1.6 mi
- Overlook Trailhead6.8 mi
- Monticello Trailhead12.2 mi
Straight-line distances. Campground and trailhead data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby springs
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.
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.
Hoosier Hot Springs & Inn
An adults-only 1937 inn in downtown T or C, revitalized in 2026, with four private soaking spaces: three walled outdoor pools and the original indoor bath. Untreated, unheated mineral water flows in at about 104°F and drains back to the Rio Grande, and each pool is drained and cleaned between reservations. Inn guests get a free 1-hour soak per night.
Blackstone Hotsprings: 0 mi · Fire Water Lodge: 0 mi · Hoosier Hot Springs & Inn: 0 mi
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· checked November 2026
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