About Pagosa Springs Colorado

Located in the San Juan Forest amid the majestic Rocky Mountains, Pagosa Springs offers visitors a rich geological and cultural history to explore. Known for its world-famous hot springs, “Pagosah” is the Southwestern Ute word for “healing waters”. The soaring cliffs, ragged peaks, magical alpine pools, undisturbed wilderness, cascading rivers, and soothing hot springs reveal a dramatic geological history that invites voyagers, young and old, to venture into the backcountry.

As part of the Four Corners region of Southwest Colorado, this mountainous terrain has also attracted a myriad of ancient Indian tribes, Spanish explorers, and fortune seekers throughout the centuries. Each of these cultures left behind historical remnants to educate and entertain us today.

Here are a few facts:

• Pagosa Springs is located in the Colorado Sunbelt, just 35 miles north of the New Mexico border and along the Western slope of the Continental Divide.
   
• The combination of high desert plateau and Rocky Mountains to the North and East of town creates an unusually mild climate.
   
• The Town of Pagosa Springs is the county seat of Archuleta County with a town population of 1,591 and county-wide population of 12,386. From 2000 to 2005, Archuleta County was one of the fastest growing counties in the State of Colorado.
   
• Pagosa Springs is located in the upper San Juan Basin, surrounded by the 3 million acre San Juan Forest and adjacent to the largest contiguous wilderness area in the nation, the Weminuche Wilderness.