6 Hot Springs near Zimapán, Hidalgo: Map & Photos

6 hot springs · within 60 km

There are 6 hot springs within 60 km of Zimapán in a straight line, an hour or a little more by road. The closest is Manantiales El Aguacate, 31 km away; the farthest, Grutas de Tolantongo, is 41 km. They are listed under the Pueblos Mágicos of Tecozautla, Cadereyta, and Zimapán, 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, Dec.

The Hot Springs 6

Manantiales El Aguacate · Hot springs · 31 km from Zimapán · Near Cadereyta
Warm, clear pools in a canyon by the Zimapán reservoir, reached by boat from Xidhí; sunscreen is not allowed.
Manantiales Taxidhó · Hot springs · 32 km from Zimapán · Near Tecozautla
Rustic natural thermal pools around 38 °C among cactus and rocks, near where the river meets the Zimapán reservoir.
El Géiser · Hot springs · 37 km from Zimapán · 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.
Parque EcoAlberto · Hot springs · 40 km from Zimapán
A Hñähñu community park on the Tula River with thermal pools, a canyon with a suspension bridge and its famous migrant-crossing night hike.
El Pathecito · Hot springs · 41 km from Zimapán · Near Tecozautla
An old-school thermal balneario said to be the first in Hidalgo, beside the riverside Balneario Chichimequillas.
Grutas de Tolantongo · Hot springs · 41 km from Zimapán · Hidalgo
Warm turquoise river flowing out of a cave at the end of a deep canyon, with cliffside pools, a steam-filled tunnel and camping.