Castle Hot Springs
- Location
- Morristown, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States
- Water type
- iron-rich
- Temperature
- 38 °C
- pH
- 6.3
Water profile
Soothing — neither hot nor cold, perfect balance.
Rich in active gases or metals — a strong mineral character.
Soft water — natural, classic buoyancy.
Arizona's first wellness resort, Castle Hot Springs opened in 1896 in Morristown, founded by entrepreneur Frank M. Murphy, brother of the sitting territorial governor. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the property enjoyed its golden age in the 1920s, hosting the likes of writer Zane Grey and the Rockefeller family, while Theodore Roosevelt stayed there in 1911 while overseeing construction of the nearby dam. A young John F. Kennedy later spent three months recovering there after the sinking of PT-109.
Closed after a fire destroyed the main building in 1976, the estate underwent a full restoration announced in 2018 and reopened in February 2019. The reborn resort now features twelve spring-fed bungalows with hot-spring tubs and seventeen sky-view cabins, carrying forward the quiet, exclusive retreat spirit that first made it famous.