Manby Hot Springs, Natural thermal pools in Taos County, United States.

Manby Hot Springs are natural thermal pools fed by mineral-rich water that emerge along the Rio Grande riverbank, creating several stone-lined basins. The water reaches about 36 degrees Celsius, with multiple pools offering different bathing conditions.

Puebloan peoples used the springs for centuries before the Spanish arrived, calling them Wa-pu-mee, "water of long life." In 1880 the Chili Line of the Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad began stopping at Taos Junction, making the springs a stagecoach-accessible tourist attraction. In 1906 British-born Arthur Rochford Manby coerced a claim to the 60,000-acre Antonio Martínez land grant that included the springs; his planned resort, Lost Springs of the Aztec, was never completed, and he died in 1929.

The Puebloan name Wa-pu-mee, "water of long life", predates Spanish explorers who came seeking the fountain of youth. In the 1890s Taos merchants Albert Miller and Gerson Gusdorf charged travellers to cross their toll bridge to the springs. Local lore holds that Arthur Rochford Manby's ghost roams the pools after his 1929 death.

Reaching the pools requires a roughly 1.5-kilometer hike from the John Dunn Bridge parking area over uneven terrain. Bring plenty of water, towels, and sturdy shoes since the path crosses rocky ground before reaching the river.

While soaking in the pools, bathers enjoy unobstructed views of the Rio Grande and the surrounding landscape. Remnants of stone structures from the old stagecoach station era still stand nearby, creating a link to the past.