Ute people
The hot springs were used by local indigenous people long before the colonization of the Americas, most recently by the Utes. The Glenwood Springs area was valued by Native Americans because of the medicinal properties of the water. Before 1800, the area was considered to be of "sacred status" to the Ute people.&lt;ref name="NPS/BLM"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt;