4 hot springs · within 60 km
There are 4 hot springs within 60 km of San Juan del Río in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is El Pathecito, 36 km away; the farthest, Manantiales El Aguacate, is 43 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Tecozautla and Cadereyta, 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, Feb, Mar, Nov.
The Hot Springs 4
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El Pathecito · Hot springs · 36 km from San Juan del Río · Near Tecozautla
An old-school thermal balneario said to be the first in Hidalgo, beside the riverside Balneario Chichimequillas. -
El Géiser · Hot springs · 37 km from San Juan del Río · Near Tecozautla
A thermal park built around a steaming volcanic vent, with hillside pools, a zip line and the site of Latin America's first geothermal well. -
Manantiales Taxidhó · Hot springs · 41 km from San Juan del Río · Near Tecozautla
Rustic natural thermal pools around 38 °C among cactus and rocks, near where the river meets the Zimapán reservoir. -
Manantiales El Aguacate · Hot springs · 43 km from San Juan del Río · Near Cadereyta
Warm, clear pools in a canyon by the Zimapán reservoir, reached by boat from Xidhí; sunscreen is not allowed.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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