-Wolf Creek Pass ____-Ballon Festival

If you're tired of the hectic hustle and bustle of big city life or glitzy Rocky Mountain resort towns, Pagosa is the place for you.

Unlike more modernized "retreats" in the Rockies, Pagosa Springs doesn't offer everything money can buy, but it does offer more of the things money can't buy.

Pagosa may have only one traffic light, but it offers an excellent public library, art galleries, bookstores, photography shops, churches, gas stations, grocery stores, a movie theater, motels, museums, restaurants, specialty shops and shopping plazas.A short walk from main street will take you to one of the local hot spots Ð the Hot Springs. Our world-famous hot mineral baths and hot mineral water swimming pool are always available to you, offering you a unique and quiet relaxing experience. Test the waters, and you will understand why this place was named "Pagosah" Ð the "healing waters."

-Hot Springs

Our spring, summer and fall seasons offer you an astonishing array of choices for experiences in the great outdoors.

A fresh array of irresistible activities Ð skiing or snowboarding fresh powder at Wolf Creek, cross country or snowmobiling in the pristine San Juan National Forest in the shadow of dramatic snowcapped peaks, ice skating, dog sled rides or horsedrawn sleigh rides on sparkling snow under a full mountain moon.

Year-round, our local shops and restaurants offer unique varieties of goods and foods to please even the most discriminating shoppers and palates.

Last, but certainly not least, is our greatest natural resource: the people who work and reside in Pagosa Springs. We hope your visit finds you surrounded by a town populated with folks working and playing together in a spirit of cooperation and community, anxious to offer you assistance and information, eager to make your stay here an unforgettable experience. Pagosa Springs . . . it is truly your mountain Paradise for all seasons.