San Antonio Hot Spring
San Antonio Hot Spring is hot water in the Santa Fe National Forest, Rio Arriba County, at well over 8,000 feet. Public access is open. Around 130, so it needs cooling before a soak. Wikipedia calls it a group of geothermal springs, and OpenStreetMap carries the same name. No fee is on record. The nearest-town figure in our data is unreliable, so go by the forest and the campground.
Under a quarter mile from the road. High country with heavy snow, close to five feet a year, and it is wetter than most of the state. San Antonio Campground is three and a half miles off. The Forest Service manages the land, and the designation is national forest. The annual average temperature is cool.
Hot; test before getting in, and expect to cool the water one way or another. The winter months rate highest in the climate data, and snow will govern the road. The sample is from 1973. San Antonio Campground is where the camping is.
Wikipedia describes San Antonio Hot Springs as a group of geothermal springs in the Santa Fe National Forest in northern New Mexico. OpenStreetMap carries the same name.
Aircraft with laser scanners measured this ground to within inches. The scan strips out trees and buildings, leaving the bare shape of the land around San Antonio Hot Spring.
Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.
- Setting
- Canyon floor
- Steep ground climbs away on both sides of the spring.
- Highest ground nearby
- 483 ft above the spring
- Within a quarter mile, to the east
A slice through the ground from northwest to southeast, about 0.6 miles end to end.
Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.
That's about 2½ times the US average of 65. It's higher than at 93% of the springs on this site.
Heat flow measures the warmth working its way up through the ground from deep inside the earth. Where it runs high, rain and snowmelt that seep down through cracks in the rock come back up hot.
See every spring on the geothermal heat map →
Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.
The water at San Antonio Hot Spring is slightly alkaline (pH 7.7).
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Overview San Antonio Campground is adjacent to the San Antonio River, tucked into a forest of ponderosa pine at 7,600 feet above sea level. This popular campground is open from May through October in the Santa Fe National Forest. Visitors should be prepared for hot summer days and cool nights. San Antonio Campground was completely rebuilt and reopened in August 2010. It is designated as a reduced impact and recycle campground.Recreation A paved walking trail along the river provides access f...
At 8,369 feet, San Antonio Hot Spring is in high-altitude territory where the air is noticeably thinner. Soaking in hot water accelerates dehydration and can amplify altitude effects like headache and fatigue. UV radiation is roughly 33% stronger here. Wear sunscreen even on overcast days and take breaks from the water to rehydrate.
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San Antonio Hot Spring is road-accessible, so you can bring more gear. The water runs hot, so extra hydration is key.
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