Only a twenty-minute walk away from the Gila Visitors Center in the Gila National Forest, the Lightfeather Hot Springs is one of the most popular hot springs in the area. The pools are located in the bottom of a canyon and fed by a stream of geothermal water that measures around 130 °F, and they flow directly into the Gila River. The hot spring is visited by many people each year and is and generally safe, but visitors are advised not to submerge their heads in the water because it's known to be home to a type of bacteria that can cause meningitis.

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