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Children under the age of five are not allowed in the pools. If visiting with children under the age of five, there is a ‘baby pool’ available, which can be filled with water straight from the hot springs.
Children under 12 are not allowed in the pools without adult supervision.
Pets are welcome on the property as long as they are leashed. However, we do not allow pets in the pool area. While soaking in the hot springs, you are welcome to place your dog into the outdoor kennel area. This is a large kennel with shade. Please remember to bring plenty of water for your dog as well as a lock for the kennel if you feel you need one. The kennel is located in a separate area then the pools, next to Day Parking. While staying overnight, please crate your dog, or other pet, while you are not in your room or yurt.
According to Colorado law, there are differences between service animals and assistance or companion animals:
Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa follows Colorado law and allows service animals into public spaces, as long as they are not out of control and are housebroken. However, emotional companion or assistance animals are not allowed into most public areas, such as the bathhouses or the pool area. We do have pet friendly accommodations available. While booking your reservation, let us know if you plan on bringing a pet and we can assist you further.
The yurts offer a comfortable and fun overnight stay. Many people refer to sleeping in yurts as ‘glamping’. We offer different style beds, including single queens and multiple twin beds. Each yurt is fully furnished with bedding, blankets, a table, chairs and a heater. During the warm season, they also are furnished with a fan. Watch the stars while you fall asleep with a featured sky light, available in most yurts.
The tipis offer a unique way to camp. Each tipi comes with four padded, twin cots and can sleep up to four people. Bring your own bedding and camp gear! Now you can ditch the tent and camp in style.
The Labyrinth is located on the east side of the yurts. It is sometimes referred to as a maze. However, a maze is a puzzle with choices of path and direction, while a unicursal labyrinth has only a single path to the center. A labyrinth presents no navigational challenge. The Joyful Journey labyrinth is modeled after the Chartres Cathedral near Paris, France, with eleven circuits for walking/mindful meditation purposes. Please do not add, remove, move rocks, or create rock art, anywhere inside or outside the labyrinth. We have the utmost respect for the natural beauty of the area and find great joy in that it can be enjoyed by all who visit, while at the same time remaining undisturbed.
Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa takes great pride in our geodesic dome greenhouse, which produces flora throughout the year. In addition, as an overnight guest, you may be served some of our homegrown herbs and greenery during meals. The greenhouse is open for you to tour and enjoy, with the following guidelines:
Geothermal, spring-fed pools come into Joyful Journey at approximately 140 degrees. We temper them down to between 98-108 degrees into three different pools and monitor them hourly. Three different pools offer a cool, medium and hot soaking experience.
Yes, use of the dry sauna is included with pool access.
Yes, there is a cold shower located in the pool area.
The healing waters at Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa are chocked full of minerals that the body loves and needs libido-portugal.com. For a complete list of the minerals in the pools, click here.
We serve two meals daily, complimentary to all overnight guests. Breakfast is available from 7am-10am. In the evening, dinner is served from 5:30-8pm. Each meal comes with a main course and side dishes. Vegan and gluten-free options are available. Below are our weekly dinner themes.
Dinner
For other times, there are a variety of snacks for sale at the front desk. In addition to snacks, we also offer refrigerated items as well as frozen, microwavable meals.
There are nearby towns with full service restaurants. Nearby towns to consider while making meal plans are Villa Grove (5 minutes away), Saguache (15 minutes away), Crestone and Salida (both 30 minutes away).
Alcohol is not allowed in the pool area.
Smoking is only allowed in the designated Smoking Pavilion. Please refrain from smoking in any other area of Joyful Journey Hot Springs Spa. The Smoking Pavilion is available for all the smoking and toking needs of our guests.
Yes, certain hotel rooms as well as yurts are pet friendly. When reserving your accommodation, please notify us if you will be bringing a pet. Please do not leave pets inside any accommodation unsupervised if the pet is loud or may damage the space. Please crate your dog, or other pet, while you are not in your room or yurt. Outdoor, shaded kennels are available for use. There is a $50 flat fee for each reservation that includes a pet in the Hotel or Yurts, and a $10 flat fee for camping reservations. All campsites, RV spaces and tipis are pet friendly.
The King Suite is our largest hotel room. It comes fully furnished with a king bed, a pull-out couch, a bathroom, living area, and kitchenette.
RV campsites are available with or without electric. We have 30amp, 50amp and regular electric plug-ins available at each electric site.
Water or sewage are not offered at RV sites.
No, unfortunately generators are not allowed in the camping or RV areas.
The gift shop (located next to the front desk) offers a variety of locally made, natural/organic items. These include salves, creams, soaps, essential oil blends, etc. Below is a list of the local vendors who provide us with these products.
Green Earth Farm – Crestone, CO
Soapy Goat – Grand Junction, CO
Camel Milk Soap – Moffat, CO
Always Azul Pottery – Villa Grove, CO
MorningStar Elixers – Crestone, CO
If you accidentally leave an item behind, and it isn’t possible for you to come pick it up, we can ship it to you. The shipping fee is $18.
If you purchase an item and would like that shipped, it cost $18 for larger retail items (or two small items), and $15 for a smaller, lighter item.
Yes. We have Juicebox 40 chargers. JuiceBox supports the J1772 connector standards used by all major EV manufacturers for Level 2 EV charging stations in North America and can therefore charge any EV on the market. Read more: https://evcharging.enelx.com/ca/en/store/residential/juicebox-40
Robes are only offered for free to guests staying in the Casita, the Lodge or the Yurts.
Tent and RV sites are not provided a complementary robe. A robe may be rented at the front desk.
All overnight guests are offered a complementary soaking towel.
Massage was a 10! I have had many massages in many places around the world, Stephanie was one of the top 3, the massage was a 10.
Lovely staff, well kept and clean, & very affordable. Only $15 for a day pass!
Damaris Jarboux and I have led a Holy Wisdom Retreat at JJSH three times since 2008. It has been our experience that this peaceful spa is the perfect place for doing deep work groups. The accommodations are luxurious with down bedding, large rooms, and private baths. The teaching room is spacious with gorgeous views complete with a fireplace for cold mornings and winter retreats. The kitchen is perfect for our caterers and the spa services complete the experience with masterful body workers to aid us in achieving complete relaxation. Joyful Journey is a balm for the body, the soul, the spirit and a place where the promise of harmony is realized.
Thanks for making it all so lovely for all of us!
We LOVE Joyful Journey❣️We used to go all the time when we lived in Crestone & just visited again after a couple years away. It’s better than ever with new improvements- fire pits, seating, cold plunge & new tubs. The mood lighting creates such a peaceful, meditative vibe at night. Highly recommend! 🙌🏻
One of the most beautiful hot springs I’ve been to, and I’ve been to many. Quiet space, amazing views, staff is lovely, great breakfast. My whole family loves it. We’ll come back.
We stopped in here for an evening soak on our way through the area. It was a really unique experience. The pools were clean, the views of the mountains made the trip! We appreciated the glass partitions that kept the wind at bay. There were pools to fit anyone’s temperature preference. We can’t wait to come back!
We went twice while on vacation in Crestone. Our second visit was the day after hiking up to Willow Lake. Both my knees were so sore I could barely walk without pain. After soaking in the hottest pool, all of the pain in both knees completely disappeared. Two days later I am back home and still pain free. This place is THE BEST. Friendly staff, great facilities, walk-ins welcomed, and really relaxing vibe. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
This place is dreamy. Nice bath and lockerooms. Staff were very kind and helpful. The ambiance was amazing with the fires by soaking pools and the mountains in the distance. The polar plunge was a great experience. I highly recommend it!
Joyful Journey is the real deal when it comes to a Colorado hot springs experience. While the rooms are lovely, I like the camping and to sleep out underneath those countless stars in the San Luis Valley. Wowser!