Five new pools, a shaded area and other improvements to continue rich legacy and innovation
Glenwood Springs, Colorado (March 24, 2023) – One of Colorado’s best-known attractions, Glenwood Hot Springs Resort, has announced the third phase of a multiyear plan that introduces innovative new amenities, implements improvements, and continues good stewardship of the historic property that opened on July 4, 1888.
The East End Expansion Project at Glenwood Hot Springs Pool has launched and will add a new swimming area with five additional pools featuring varying water temperatures and a shade pergola and hearth. In addition, the area around the mother spring, named the Yampah Spring by Ute Native Americans, will be landscaped and the mineral water drinking spring reopened. The expected completion date is sometime in 2024.
The new swimming area adds hot plunge, cold plunge and infinity-edge pools as well as two pools with waterfalls, including one that will be grotto-like in nature. As with the existing large pool and recently renovated Therapy Pool, all water for the new pools will come from Yampah Spring and feature 15 naturally occurring minerals that provide one of the best soaking experiences in North America. The East End Expansion Project plans were created in partnership with DHM Design, which designed the Sopris Splash Zone aquatic park that opened on the west end in 2019.
“As we carry on the traditions of this historic property for generations ahead of us to enjoy the ancient waters of the Yampah Spring, we are also innovating and pushing to provide the newest and most up-to-date experience in balneotherapy,” says Chief Operating Office Kevin Flohr. “We’re bringing some of the best thinking in pool design to construct a new area on the property that will expand and enhance what we offer our guests.”
The existing pools will remain unaffected by east end construction and are open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. As always, no reservations are needed, and pass holders and day guests can come and go as they please during business hours.
Last May, phase two of the multiyear plan wrapped up with the introduction of a redesigned Therapy Pool that includes improved lighting, a new ADA ramp, therapy jet chairs and power shower clusters. In tandem with the Therapy Pool project, all pool locker rooms on the main and upper floors of the historic red sandstone bathhouse were fully remodeled with a new sound system, flooring, fixtures, wall treatments, LED lighting, and complimentary lockers for guests.
Visit www.hotspringspool.com for more information about Glenwood Hot Springs Resort, which also includes a lodge, athletic club, restaurant, snack bar and shop. The resort is part of the Colorado Historic Hot Springs Loop, an 800-mile route that includes 23 hot springs in the western part of the state.
Media Contacts:
Kimberly Marcum, Resort Sales Manager, Glenwood Hot Springs Resort, 970.945.3324 or [email protected]
Beth Buehler, Buehler Communications Inc., 970.901.6970 cell or [email protected]
