Strawberry Park

If you are ever in or near Steamboat Springs, CO, you should go check out Strawberry Park Hot Springs. They are amazing. Nestled up in the hills above steamboat, naturally heated water bubbles out of the ground and cascades down into pools, then the pools cascade into other pools, the temps getting cooler as the pools go down. The hottest one is almost unbelievably hot, but some of us seemed to like the hot one better. It's fun in summer to go b/c you can jump into the river and the cool pool, but when we just went it was just about 2 degrees out and the cool pool was REAL hard to get into. The hot pools were magical, though, and we lounged about and drank some prosecco (ps- they say no alcohol, so sneak it in a nalgene or something). The air was so cold our hair froze while we were floating around, it was wild. Once it becomes dark the pools get clothing optional and it's a more adult affair, but if you've never gone, going during the day is nice b/c you can check out the beauty.