Valley View Hot Springs
Photo: Dan Nevill, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Yes
- fee
- Jun–Sep
- best months
- At 8,634 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
Valley View Hot Springs is a campground in Colorado, about 6 miles from the town of Mineral Hot Springs. It is a base for exploring the hot springs and hiking routes that sit close by, with several trails starting within a mile of the camp. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from a nearby weather station show July highs around 81°F with lows near 50°F, while winter brings highs in the low 30s and regular snow days from December through February. A fee is charged at the campground. The Hot Springs and Cottonwood Peak hikes are both about a mile away, and Joyful Journey Hot Springs RV Sites is roughly 6 miles off. San Luis Creek, a canoeing spot, lies about 7.5 miles away.
Local outfitters
- Joyful Journey Hot Springs6 mi away
- San Luis Valley Campground8 mi away
Not on Roamze yet. Their page has how to reach them.
- Hot SpringsHiking0.9 mi
Cottonwood PeakHikingPhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi- GarnerHikingPhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi
- Electric PeakHikingPhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)0.9 mi
- Joyful Journey Hot Springs RV SitesCamping6.2 mi
San Luis CreekCanoeingPhoto: Scarpy, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)7.5 mi- San Luis Valley CampgroundCamping7.7 mi
- Clayton CampCamping9.3 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Vallie BridgeCamping · ~24 min drivePhoto: LeeAnne Adams from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Camper VillageCamping · ~25 min drivePhoto: Ej Lowell, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Cotopaxi Arkansas River KOACamping · ~26 min drivePhoto: LeeAnne Adams from Washington, DC, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Salida EastCamping · ~40 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Four Seasons RV ParkCamping · ~40 min drivePhoto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
O'Haver CampgroundCamping · ~41 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Alvarado CampgroundCamping · ~27 min drive
- Joyful Journey Hot Springs RV SitesCamping · ~11 min drive
- San Luis Valley CampgroundCamping · ~13 min drive
- Clayton CampCamping · ~16 min drive
Also worth it near here
- Valley View Hot SpringsHot spring · Next door
- Cottonwood PeakHiking · ~1 min drivePhoto: lamblukas, CC BY 2.0 (via Flickr)
- San Luis CreekCanoeing · ~13 min drivePhoto: Scarpy, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
Galena PeakSummit · ~15 min drivePhoto: Jeffrey Beall, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)- Horseshoe LakeLake fishing · ~20 min drive
Best time to visit Valley View Hot Springs
Best months: June–September. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
33° / 9°
5 wet · 6 snow
Feb
39° / 15°
5 wet · 5 snow
Mar
49° / 22°
6 wet · 6 snow
Apr
57° / 28°
7 wet · 4 snow
May
66° / 36°
7 wet · 2 snow
Jun
78° / 45°
7 wet
Jul
81° / 50°
12 wet
Aug
79° / 48°
12 wet
Sep
72° / 41°
8 wet
Oct
60° / 31°
6 wet · 2 snow
Nov
45° / 19°
5 wet · 4 snow
Dec
33° / 10°
5 wet · 6 snow
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Crestone 2 Se, CO, 16.1 mi away at 8,004 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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