The Hot Springs bathhouse (building in the foreground) is part of the
Homestead Resort complex that encloses the most famous karst springs in
Virginia. These are a group of several thermal springs that range from 90
to 108 degrees, the warmest of the thermal springs in Virginia.

The Warm Springs men's bath house encloses one of the three thermal springs
at Warm Springs in Bath County. This structure was built in 1761 and has
been in use ever since.

The women's bath house wasn't built until 1836 and encloses a larger spring
pool. All three springs have approximately the same temperature in the
nineties.

The various dissolved minerals in these spring waters are thought to have
therapeutic values and are still frequented by those enjoying a warm
soothing soak.

There are rare, ebb and flow, springs in Virginia that have flow rates that
vary in a short period of time from a minimum to a maximum flow. There may
be only two Virginia springs that suddenly stop flowing and then start
flowing again. This is one of those springs.

This first photo shows the entrance pool nearly full approaching maximum
flow and the next photo shows the pool as the flow reaches minimum flow.
The period is approximately four minutes.

The spring flows from a small cave whose entrance is partially concealed by
periwinkle.

A beautiful blue green spring resurges from a rolling karst landscape.