Faywood Hot Springs

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FAYWOOD HOT SPRINGS & DESERT OASIS RV & CAMPING RESORT

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Go to http://www.Faywood.com for full information
Official Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/FaywoodHotSprings
Youtube Video Tour: http://youtu.be/PwOrhKrpHfg

*Right next door to Faywood Hot Springs is the national attraction you must see: "City Of Rocks" National Park -Youtube Video of City Of Rocks: http://youtu.be/7pIHExjua2A


Faywood Hot Springs, a rustic natural geothermal resort in southwestern New Mexico, has many outdoor public and private soaking pools for those who wish to partake of its healthful and rejuvenating mineral water baths. There are separate clothing-required, clothing-optional (naturist), private and group bathing areas. There are tent sites for camping, pull through RV (recreational vehicle) sites with full hook ups, and private cabins for overnight lodging accommodations. Our new Visitor's Center will house a cafe, museum and gift shop.

DIRECTIONS: 165 Highway 61, HC 71 Box 1240, Faywood, NM 88034

AIRPORTS: The closest airports are
El Paso, Texas (2 hour drive to Faywood)
Tucson, Arizona (4 hour drive to Faywood)
Albuquerque, New Mexico (4 hour drive to Faywood)
Silver City, New Mexico (20 minute drive to Faywood)
Deming, New Mexico (30 minute drive to Faywood): Deming is directly off of the 10 Freeway.

Faywood Hot Springs is on the same road that goes to City Of Rocks State Park (follow signs to City Of Rocks and we are located on the same road a mile or so before).

HISTORY: Near the corner of southwestern New Mexico -- midway between Silver City and Deming -- is Faywood Hot Springs, a natural geothermal high desert oasis. For centuries, this special place has lured many to its seductive, healing waters. Prehistoric peoples, Spanish explorers, weary westward travelers, soldiers, miners, health-seekers, a professional baseball team, and a multitude of everyday visitors from around the globe have found respite at the springs.

The hot water flows from an opening in the top of a distinct mound of material known as "tufa." The tufa dome was created over countless centuries from endless gallons of flowing mineral water deposited on the nearly flat desert floor. This unusual geologic phenomenon is a remnant of extremely violent episodes of volcanic activity occurring in this part of the world some 20 to 45 million years ago, in an era when the nearby City of Rocks State Park was formed.

Prehistoric peoples probably revered the hot springs as a sacred healing place. The presence of circular depressions or mortar holes in the tufa dome suggests early use of the springs by these nomadic hunter-gatherers. Pottery and other artifacts found in the vicinity attests that the villagers from the nearby Mimbres pueblos knew of these warm healing waters, as did the later Apaches. It was an ideal place to erase the winter chill before migrating to the mountains for the summer.

PRESS:

http://www.desertexposure.com/201205/201205_hotsprings.php

http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/nm/faywoodhotsprings.html

http://geoheat.oit.edu/bulletin/bull23-4/art11.pdf

http://gocalifornia.about.com/cs/nmnudistresorts/p/faywood.htm

http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g28952-i227-k5243971-Faywood_hot_springs_has_reopened-New_Mexico.html