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Named after dairy farmer James Harvey Pinkerton, Pinkerton Hot Springs started out as a flow of water that used to seep from the hillside which travelers would stop by and see.

After creating a traffic hazard, the Colorado Department of Transportation decided to redirect the spring's water to a cement structure which was soon covered in mineral deposits - creating the red-tinted rock pile structure that visitors see today.

There are many hot springs throughout the San Juan Mountains, but this one in particular has a lot of history; for example, it is said that water from the springs was considered 'medicinal and contained healing properties' with people coming from all over to bathe in it or drink the water in search of a cure.

Today, visitors can go to the unique site for a bit of their own healing.

35554 US Hwy 550, Durango, CO

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