Searching for romantic hot springs (Colorado)

Published November 3, 2007
A tour of three natural ‘hot pots’ includes both commercial and primitive stops

Glenwood Springs
...west down I-70 past Glenwood Canyon, got off at exit 111, and followed our directions about a half mile down a mountain-studded road. Unsure what to expect, we parked alongside the road and followed a dirt path about 75 yards to the hot spring.

Strawberry Park Hot Springs
...commercialized, destination about seven miles outside Steamboat Springs. Strawberry Park was a collection of cabins and terraced hot springs

Come November, visitors must have four-wheel- or all-wheel-drive cars to access it, Winston said.

Penny Hot Spring.
Following I-70 to Route 82, we continued south past Carbondale to a spring about seven miles below the Crystal River Resort. The hot spring was right off the road, separated from the Crystal River by a tarp and a few strategically-placed rocks.
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