The Yampah Hot Springs, considered a sacred healing spot by the Ute Indians for hundreds of years, feeds our pool with 3.5 million gallons of hot, mineral rich water a day. It was "discovered" in 1860, when a party of geographic explorers led by Captain Richard Sopris came to the area. Twenty years later Walter, Horace and James Devereux and a group of British investors bought the Yampah Hot Springs and l0 acres of surrounding land and set out to build the largest hot springs pool in the world in the newly-established town of Glenwood Springs.

In l890, a red sandstone bath house and lodge designed by Austrian Architect Theodore von Rosenberg was built at a cost of $100,000. The bathhouse was fitted with tubs, Roman vapor baths and special accommodations for pool bathing. The walls of both the pool and the bathhouse were of solid masonry peach-blow sandstone quarried nearby. Each of the building’s 44 bath rooms included a dressing and lounging room. The building also housed a ladies’ parlor, physicians office, gymnasium and smoking and reading rooms. As word of the new resort spread, visitors came by train from around the world including European royalty, U.S. senators, presidents and movie stars.

WWI, the Great Depression and WWII had a huge impact on the resort, which served as a U.S. Naval Convalescent Hospital during WWII. This was the only time in history when the pool was closed to the public! After the war, the lodge was converted to a private hospital and subsequently to a hotel.
In l956, a group of 22 Glenwood Springs-area business people purchased the resort and pool.

In l970, they implemented their new master plan including a new water filtration system, children’s wading pool, water slide and miniature golf. In l986, the owners built a new l07-room Hot Springs Lodge just north of the pool. Today, the original sandstone lodge houses the snack bar, athletic club, conference facilities and administrative offices.

The Hot Springs Lodge & Pool represents the perfect blend of the past and present. Clean and modern shower facilities and a state-of-the-art, ozone pool purification system maximize the enjoyment of our guests as they relax in spring waters that continuously rise up from deep in the earth.