Ringbolt Hot Springs

Ringbolt Hot Springs, also known as Arizona Hot Springs, is one of the most dramatically situated natural thermal bathing sites in the American Southwest, located in a slot canyon carved by a small creek flowing down to the Colorado River within the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Arizona. Accessible by boat or by a challenging hike through a narrow sandstone canyon, the springs cascade over travertine terraces into a series of tiered pools perched above the Colorado River, offering soaking in warm mineral water surrounded by towering red canyon walls. The bicarbonate waters maintain temperatures suitable for comfortable bathing year-round, and the extraordinary natural architecture of the slot canyon — with its sculpted sandstone walls glowing in the desert light — makes the journey to the pools as memorable as the destination. Ringbolt Hot Springs is one of the Colorado River canyon's most spectacular hidden treasures, rewarding adventurous travelers with a thermal experience of genuine wild beauty.