Discover Hot Sulphur Springs

Hot Sulphur Springs offers several distinct themes for planning your trip: regional history, hot springs and river landscapes, and outdoor activities. The Pioneer Village Museum represents the history of Grand County and Colorado; the Hot Sulphur Springs Resort & Spa is connected to the Colorado River through its sequence of hot springs and pools. Pioneer Park and the Hot Sulphur Springs SWA add a cottonwood forest and a range of recreational activities to the mix.

History at the Pioneer Village Museum

At the Pioneer Village Museum in the Hot Sulphur Springs school, you can see early tools used by Grand County residents, pioneer clothing and historical artifacts from Grand County. The museum also displays 8,500-year-old artifacts from Windy Gap; a ski exhibit explores the humble beginnings of a major industry in Colorado. The contrast between the exhibit themes can help you choose what interests you: the tools and clothing relate to Grand County residents, while the 8,500-year-old artifacts from Windy Gap point to a different period. The ski exhibit also offers a glimpse into the beginnings of a major industry in Colorado.

Hot Springs and Waterway

At the Hot Sulphur Springs Resort & Spa, water from seven mountain springs flows through 18 man-made pools to a duck pond and then on to the Colorado River. The seven springs and 18 pools provide two specific points of reference along the waterway; the duck pond and the Colorado River mark its continuation. For planning your trip, this theme differs from Pioneer Park: at the resort, the focus is on water flowing through constructed pools, while the park centers on a mature cottonwood forest along the Colorado River.

Pioneer Park and River Landscape

Pioneer Park is an approximately one-mile stretch of mature cottonwood forest along the Colorado River. To reach the park, follow the signs to Hot Sulphur Springs Resort; on the way to the resort, you drive through the park. This description offers two helpful points of reference: the mature cottonwood forest along the Colorado River and the route to the resort, which passes through the park.

Outdoor Activities

The Hot Sulphur Springs SWA lists hiking and walking, wildlife viewing, photography and a shooting range as activities. The Pioneer Park Disc Golf Course is a permanent course with 18 holes. Unlike the SWA, which lists several different activities, the disc golf course focuses on one clearly defined format. These differences can help you decide what to focus on: a range of activities at the SWA or a disc golf course with a fixed 18-hole format. For most State Wildlife Areas, people aged 16 or older need a valid hunting or fishing license or an SWA pass. Before visiting the Hot Sulphur Springs SWA, check the hunting, fishing and land-use regulations currently in effect there.

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