Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort

09/07/2026

Breakfast With a View

Start the day with breakfast on the deck at Mary Murphy Steak House.

Fresh mountain air, blue skies, and a front-row view of the peaks make this more than a morning meal — it is part of the Mount Princeton experience.

Come for breakfast. Stay for the view. Then soak in the hot springs.

09/07/2026

MIDWEEK IS WHERE YOU RESET
Trade the noise for mountain air, warm mineral pools, and a little extra room to breathe. A midweek soak, spa visit, or overnight stay is the kind of reset you’ll feel long after you leave.

09/06/2026

Lunch With a Front-Row Mountain View

Some meals come with more than a view — they come with a moment.

Enjoy fresh food, cocktails, and wide-open mountain scenery from the deck at Mary Murphy Steak House at Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort.

It is the kind of dining experience you only get here: hot springs nearby, mountain air all around, and the Chalk Cliffs rising in the distance.

Come hungry. Stay for the view.

09/06/2026

Mountains, blue skies, hot springs… and the water slides are still running.

Come breathe the mountain air, soak in the hot springs, slow down for a night, and squeeze in one last ride on our twin 700′ water slides.

Don’t wait too long.
The Upper Pool and water slides close for the season after Sunday, September 13, 2026.

Stay overnight and turn a quick getaway into a real reset — one night, two days of hot springs included.

Sometimes you don’t need a big vacation.
You just need a little Mount Princeton.

Who would you bring with you for one last mountain escape before summer slips away?

09/06/2026

09/05/2026

Dining on the Mary Murphy Steak House deck at Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort

Some meals come with a view you do not want to leave.

From fresh salads and sandwiches to cocktails and mountain brunch favorites, the deck at Mary Murphy Steak House is made for slow afternoons, blue skies, and resort views.

Plan your visit, soak in the hot springs, and save time for dining on the deck.

09/05/2026

There is still time for one more mountain pool day.

The Upper Pool and twin 700-foot water slides are open through Sunday, September 13, 2026, with summer operating hours continuing through that date.

Beginning Monday, September 14, the Infinity Pool will operate Friday–Sunday, 10 AM–5 PM only.

Bring the kids, ride the slides, soak in the hot springs, and make one more summer memory together in the mountains.

Plan your family getaway and book your stay today.

09/04/2026

When was your first visit to Mount Princeton Hot Springs?
Please share your photos.

These photos from the 1980s show just how much the resort has changed — and how much remains familiar.

Look closely at the evergreen trees in front of the lodge. Many were still relatively small. Today, those same grounds are framed by towering mature trees.

The aerial views show the resort before many of today’s buildings and amenities existed. The upper pool, built in the 1960s, sits almost alone beside the great lawn. By the mid-1980s, a 400-foot water slide had been added — an early version of the family fun that continues today.

And through all the changes, the Historic Bath House and natural hot springs remained at the heart of the property, connecting generations of visitors to a story that began in 1879.

Some things have changed dramatically. Others have simply grown up around us.

When was your first visit? What changes do you notice in these photos — and what do you remember most?

09/04/2026

Make your Labor Day weekend plans to soak in the mountains.

Warm water, big views, and one more chance to ride the twin 700-foot water slides at Mount Princeton Hot Springs Resort.

Do not miss it — the Upper Pool and water slides are open through Sunday, September 13, 2026, with summer operating hours continuing through that date.

Beginning Monday, September 14, the Infinity Pool will operate Friday–Sunday, 10 AM–5 PM only.

Plan your getaway, ride the slides, soak in the views, and make one more summer memory in the mountains.

09/03/2026

The grand Mount Princeton Hotel didn’t burn down. It was taken apart — board by board.

By 1950, the once-famous Victorian hotel had survived mining booms and busts, the loss of the railroad, the Great Depression, years of declining tourism, and several attempts to revive it.

Then came its final chapter.

John Crowe of Abilene, Texas purchased the old hotel in 1950 and had it dismantled. A history written by George Charles Roche III reports that more than one million board feet of lumber were salvaged from the building and taken to Abilene, where the material was reused in a housing development. A regional historical marker independently confirms that the Victorian hotel was dismantled in 1950 and its lumber shipped to Texas for new homes.

Think about that for a moment: pieces of the old Mount Princeton Hotel may still exist today — not in Colorado, but inside homes in Texas.

The magnificent hotel disappeared from the mountainside, but the reason people had gathered here for generations never did.

The hot springs kept flowing.

Mount Princeton would rebuild, struggle again, change owners and reinvent itself repeatedly. Yet through every boom, bust and rebirth, the geothermal water remained constant.

Established 1879. The buildings changed. The hot springs endured.

Do you remember the old hotel — or have you ever heard stories from someone who did?

Research note: The strongest independently supported facts are the 1950 dismantling and shipment of the salvaged lumber to Texas. The “more than one million board feet” and its reuse in an Abilene housing development come from George Roche III’s family history of Mount Princeton. I would treat the graphic’s more specific claims about five months, 14 workers, 440 acres, 32 guest units and the exact $20,454 1963 debt as needing additional primary-source verification before presenting them as established fact.