3 hot springs · within 60 km
There are 3 hot springs within 60 km of Ciudad Hidalgo in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Los Azufres, 15 km away; the farthest, Araró, is 37 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Angangueo and Cuitzeo, which make good bases.
Most hot springs in Mexico are balnearios: family water parks built around a warm spring, with pools, slides and often camping or cabins. They fill up on weekends and holidays, so a weekday is much calmer.
Best months, when most of these towns are dry with comfortable afternoons: Jan, Mar, Apr, Nov.
The Hot Springs 3
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Los Azufres · Hot springs · 15 km from Ciudad Hidalgo · Near Angangueo
A steaming volcanic field in the pine forest above Ciudad Hidalgo, with hot sulfur pools, mud baths, lakes and cabins. -
San José Purúa · Hot springs · 24 km from Ciudad Hidalgo · Near Angangueo
A deep, warm canyon near Jungapeo with thermal springs, waterfalls and the ruins of a famous 1940s spa hotel. -
Araró · Hot springs · 37 km from Ciudad Hidalgo · Near Cuitzeo
A hot-springs village at the east end of the lake, with family balnearios and the 17th-century sanctuary of the Señor de Araró.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
Where to stay
The Pueblos Mágicos these places are closest to, each with hotels, food and getting-there notes.
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