3 hot springs · within 60 km
There are 3 hot springs within 60 km of San Luis de la Paz in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is La Gruta, 43 km away; the farthest, Balneario de Lourdes, is 55 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Dolores Hidalgo and Santa María del Río, 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, Apr.
The Hot Springs 3
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La Gruta · Hot springs · 43 km from San Luis de la Paz · Near Dolores Hidalgo
A popular thermal-water spa near Atotonilco, with warm pools and a dim artificial grotto you wade through. -
Escondido Place · Hot springs · 44 km from San Luis de la Paz · Near Dolores Hidalgo
A quieter hot-spring spa near La Gruta, with garden pools, steamy covered pools and picnics allowed. -
Balneario de Lourdes · Hot springs · 55 km from San Luis de la Paz · Near Santa María del Río
A thermal spa and country hotel on a former hacienda, around warm, slightly sulfurous springs found in 1890.
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Distances are in a straight line; roads add about a third.
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