Merrifield Homestead Cabins & Hot Springs

    Buena Vista

    Set amid a stunning location on the banks of Cottonwood Creek in the Gunnison National Forest, Merrifield Homestead Cabins feature two beautifully remodeled mining cabins with private hot springs. Ideal for couples and gatherings with family and friends, the cabins are also pet-friendly.

    Merrifield Cabin is the larger of the two; originally built in the 1920s. Holloway Cabin is smaller, dating to the 1800s. Each has been lovingly refurbished and modernized. They once sheltered the hardworking miners of the area seeking their fortune in the area’s plentiful gold and silver deposits. Today, cabins welcome guests with top-end amenities that go above and beyond like outdoor speakers, pellet or wood-burning stoves, custom-built outdoor decks and propane-powered firepits.

    Hot springs are all-natural, containing pure geothermal water. Each cabin boasts its own soaking pool that ranges in temperature between 104˚ and 106˚F for a thoroughly relaxing experience. Discretely screened, the pools offer guests privacy for clothing-optional soaking.

    Merrifield Homestead Cabins & Hot Springs
    19320 County Road 306
    Buena Vista, CO 81211
    Merrifield Homestead Cabins & Hot Springs

    CHAFFEE COUNTY
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    Fun Fact
    At one time, property owner Gary Merrifield, who also worked at the local prison, would invite inmates to eat Sunday dinner with his family. Though it’s unknown whether the criminals soaked in the hot springs, they likely appreciated the homecooked meal and change of scenery.
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    Fun Fact
    In neighborly fashion, the Merrifield family took care of adjoining property owner Wilbur Holloway in his old age. In return, he deeded the Merrifields his acreage. The Holloway Cabin is named in his honor.
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    Fun Fact
    Gary Merrifield’s mother Charlotte enjoyed the lively nature of politics and is said to have ridden the train from Buena Vista to Leadville with Harry Truman to campaign for the would-be U.S. president.

    A Quick History of Merrifield Homestead Cabins & Hot Springs

    Helping Miners Come Clean

    Merrifield Homestead Cabins & Hot Springs was once called Charlotte Hot Springs Resort, named in honor of the family’s matriarch. She was married to Roy Merrifield, and together the couple raised a family surrounded by the natural beauty and bounty of Mother Nature. In the 1930s, for just 25 cents, they offered miners the opportunity to bathe and soak their weary bones in the rejuvenating water.

    Geothermal Growing

    In addition to the therapeutic benefits of soaking in the hot springs at Merrifield Homestead Cabins, the family-owned property also puts the geothermal BTUs to work growing plants in energy-efficient greenhouses. Merrifield’s Garden Hut and Greenhouse began in the 1970s and has blossomed into a business that produces a variety of annuals, perennials, shrubs and trees that ironically get their start in a warm in nurturing environment which also happens to be located in one of the coldest and harshest climates in Colorado.