Verde Hot Springs, Natural thermal pools in Yavapai County, United States.

Verde Hot Springs is a group of natural thermal springs along the Verde River in Yavapai County, Arizona. Geothermally heated, mineral-rich water fills several pools of different sizes set into the rocky riverbank.

A resort opened here in the 1920s and drew visitors from across the country who came for the thermal waters. A fire in the 1960s destroyed the main buildings, leaving behind only the concrete pools and foundations.

The springs lie on the west bank of the Verde River, and the local Native Americans used them for centuries before settlers arrived; in 1960 The New York Times reported that the springs were "favored by Indians for their curative powers." Early 20th-century health seekers bathed here to relieve arthritis, sinusitis and rheumatism. The main pool sits beside the ruins of the old resort, with smaller rock pools downstream.

Access is via a dirt road suitable for high-clearance vehicles to the Child's Dispersed Camping Area, followed by a ford of the Verde River on foot. River levels shift with snowmelt and monsoon runoff, so the crossing can be impassable after heavy rain. The pools lie on the western bank, downstream of the resort ruins.

The temperature varies noticeably from one pool to the next, so visitors can move between hotter and cooler water simply by changing basins. Some pools sit close enough to the river that when water levels rise, the Verde River flows directly into them and lowers the temperature.