Colorado River Headwaters Byway
Hot Sulphur Springs Resort Site, CO

The Ute Indians used the hot springs to ease rheumatism and arthritis in the hot soothing mineral water. By 1870, William Byers, a land speculator and the founder of the Rocky Mountain News, had built a resort at the hot springs. By the early 1900s, it was the most popular hot springs resort in the Rocky Mountains with trainloads of people arriving daily to take to the waters. The newly renovated resort is still a popular spot with a day spa, pools and lodging.