Montezuma Hot Springs

Montezuma (Las Vegas) · San Miguel County

Primitivedrive-up (roadside on NM 65)no fee

°F scale 60–120

Waternot published

FeeFree to soak

Seasonyear-round, 6am-10pm daily

Landprivate (United World College-USA, leased to Friends of the Montezuma Hot Springs)

WhereMontezuma (Las Vegas), New Mexico

DriveSanta Fe ≈ 1 h 15, Albuquerque ≈ 2 h 15

Concrete and rock pools right beside NM 65 near Las Vegas, on land owned by the United World College and looked after by the Friends of the Montezuma Hot Springs, a community nonprofit. It's free and open 6am to 10pm daily; stay past 10 and you're trespassing. The house rules are short and firm, banning nude bathing, drugs, alcohol, smoking, vaping and glass. The Friends don't run a website, so the posted rules are what you go by. Leave something in the donation box on site for the people who keep it open.

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From Friends of the Montezuma Hot Springs (501c3), last checked 19 September 2026. A few details here came secondhand, so it's worth a call before you go.

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Last checked 19 September 2026. Map coordinates 35.65, -105.28. Something changed? Tell us through the contact page, with a link to the operator's page.