2350 NM-17, Chama NM 87520
“What an incredible experience! It's about 44 minutes away from Santa Fe, New Mexico. We visited the springs/spa on a Thursday. We got to the Dario/spa at 11:30. We had a light lunch at the spa. It was a quaint restaurant with a simple but very fulfilling menu. For our appetizer we had chips and guacamole. I had a simple but tasty lemon dressing kale salad. My hubby had the Caesar salad. Good food but the experience was in the springs. You check in at the desk and the facility is open to the public even if you don't spend a night at their hotel. After lunch we started in the Iron springs. The springs is set at 102 degrees. We stayed in each spring about ten minutes. Then we went to the soda spring. It was a cave like setting set at 102 degrees. All springs have medicinal healing. Next I tried the mud bath. My favorite! It was a fountain of red mud. I doused my body in mud and then laid in a chaise lounge to let it bake in. After ten minutes I washed it off. My skin felt smooth and tight. We'll be back!”
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