Entry No. 26 — the Durango file — filed under: soak
Wiesbaden Hot Springs Vapor Cave
“One of only two commercial vapor caves in the country — untreated, 108 degrees, straight from the source.”
Take the stairs beneath the lodge and you are in a 108-degree chamber miners blasted out of the mountain while chasing gold, one of only two commercial vapor caves in the country. Steam curls off a rock-walled soaking pool fed straight from the source, untreated. Chief Ouray kept an adobe home at these springs and negotiated for his people here for twenty years; his great-great-grandson still leads ceremonies in the dark. Ouray’s oldest commercial hot spring, and its strangest.
The move: Book a two-hour day soak, sweat side by side in the cave’s dripping dark, then cool off together in the spring-fed outdoor pool under the peaks.
📍 Before you go The cave entrance is down a staircase inside the main lodge at 625 5th St, a quiet residential block a short walk uphill from Ouray’s Main Street, with street parking nearby. Day visitors book two-hour soak windows in advance; overnight guests get unlimited access, and the clothing-optional Lorelei pool is a separate reservation. The stone floor is wet and the chamber is dark and very hot, so bring water and plan short sessions. From Durango it pairs naturally with the Million Dollar Highway drive over Red Mountain Pass.
- 📍 Ouray
- 💸 $$
- ⚡ Low-key
- 🌗 Indoor or outdoor
Where: 625 5th St, Ouray, CO 81427
Hours: Added 2026-06-11 — confirm current hours before you go.
⚠ Seasonal or scheduled — always check before you go.
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last checked: 2026-06-11