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Golden West Horizon Magazine
Honored to be featured in September 2023 Horizons Magazine.
605 Magazines Peoples Choice for Best Outstanding Entrepreneur goes to Kara Hagen!
Salt Room Now Available!
1913 Pool House
(OPENED JUNE 2022)
The new Pool House adds bathrooms, lockers, changing room, mechanical room, laundry, and spa service areas!
New Pools NOW OPEN!
Our goal for the sunken hot pool is to reach a temperature of 103 and be the largest capacity hot pool we have.
We are also adding a cool pool, natural temperature 80-88 degrees.
New Sunken Pools
(OPENED DECEMBER 31, 2022)
Salt Room Open 2022
1 Person
$45
45minute session
THE BENEFITS OF SALT THERAPY (HALOTHERAPY)
THE BENEFITS OF SALT THERAPY
A majority of people who visit salt rooms on a regular basis may find relief from a variety of respiratory conditions such as asthma, allergies, common cold, bronchitis, COPD, cystic fibrosis, and more. Dry salt therapy is great for people who also have particular skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, acne, and recovering from cosmetic surgery.
However, one does not need to have any conditions since dry salt therapy is very beneficial for overall general wellness by removing the toxicity from the respiratory system. Halotherapy is an excellent way to cleanse and detox the lungs as well as invigorate the whole body with increased lung capacity and oxygen intake.
For general respiratory hygiene, once or twice a week visiting your local salt therapy facility will enhance the lung capacity, boost the immune system, reduce stress, and aid better sleep.
More chronic and acute respiratory conditions require increased frequency and consistency of the sessions. Experiencing salt therapy three to seven times a week for a period of 14 to 21 days will help to manage the symptoms and provide relief over time.
DISCLAIMER
Halotherapy is recognized as a safe and effective wellness practice for preventive and restorative health care. It is not a medical treatment and does not offer a cure! Halotherapy is not recommended for people with contagious diseases, fever, open wounds, certain types of lung cancer, severe hypertension, mental disorders, and active tuberculosis. We always recommend that individuals consult with their local physician to determine if salt therapy is the right treatment for their condition.
Pregnant women should consult with their doctor before using halotherapy. Anyone with serious health concerns needs to seek proper medical advice and care. There are many clinical studies and research, along with testimonials from customers, as to the health benefits and efficacy of salt therapy.
Kara and Rebecca
Rebecca Christensen and Kara Hagen pose for a photo (taken by Nancy Barker) by the Moccasin Pool. The collaboration for Rebecca to join Moccasin Springs Natural Mineral Spa, was made one snowy day in April, 2018 after meeting for coffee.
Chef Rebecca brings her culinary delights to Moccasin Springs, at Buffalo Dreamer!
We love having Chef Rebeccas as part of our Moccasin Springs family.
*Chef Rebecca and Buffalo Dreamer left Moccasin Springs Dec 2023. Find out about her new adventure and location at www.buffalodreamer.com
Spas of America Unveils Top 100 Spas of 2020
Moccasin Springs is listed #94
The annual award provides insight into consumers’ favorite spas of the year, based on unique page views and consumer choices. Moccasin Springs was listed #94! The Top 100 Spas of 2020 list includes 74 spas from the United States, 19 spas from Canada, three from Mexico, and one each from Barbados, The Bahamas, Jamaica and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Moccasin Springs receives ranking on Spas of America’s Top 100
- Tuesday, 26 January 2021 14:19
HOT SPRINGS --- Moccasin Springs Natural Mineral Spa was recently ranked No. 94 on Spas of America’s Top 100 Spas of 2020.
Spas of America is the largest spa and wellness-related travel website that features more than 750 health resorts from around the world. The website receives approximately one million page views each year. Spas of America publishes an annual Top 100 Spas list, which is “one of the industry’s leading awards.” Read More
Fall River County was the focus at annual History Conference By Peggy Sanders
- Tuesday, 26 January 2021 14:23
HOT SPRINGS – Proving once again that this region is replete with history and people are hungry to learn about it, the 16th annual Focus on Fall River History Conference, organized by the Pioneer Museum, was held this past Saturday, Jan. 16 at the Mueller Center. A good-sized crowd gathered, including attendees from Rapid City, Custer, Wheatland, Wyo., and St. Louis, Mo. DVDs of the program will be available from the museum later in the year.
Hot Springs’ own Kara Hagen, who brought the Flat Iron property back to life several years ago, spoke of her latest renovation project, the Moccasin Springs Natural Mineral Spa. Read More
A personal quest for healing combined with a background in property management and real estate investments, uniquely prepared Moccasin Springs owner Kara Hagen to revitalize and reopen a geothermal hot spring located in the scenic Black Hills.
When Kara Hagen first laid eyes on Moccasin Springs in Hot Springs, South Dakota, it was in ruins. All that was left of the 1890 Minnekahta Bathhouse and Hot Springs Hotel was the ragged remnants of a concrete foundation and crumbling rock walls. Deemed a hazard and officially closed in 1963, the buildings were torn down. A roofless skeleton of the structure was all that remained. “There were huge trees growing out of the middle of pools,” Hagen explained, describing the state of the property in 2014.
Making the Past Present
In addition to the restoration of the mineral springs, it was equally important to Hagen to recognize the resort’s connection with the area’s Native American ancestry. In tribute, the resort’s namesake—Moccasin Springs—was the original moccasin-shaped pool carved out of red sandstone and used by indigenous people. “It was important to me for the resort to be reflective of its past and give it back its namesake.”
Reclaimed, Re-purposed, Revitalized
To visit Moccasin Springs Natural Mineral Spa today is to get a glimpse of the vision that kept Hagen focused for almost five years before opening in May of 2019. It’s a transformation that continues to evolve - a work in progress.
The resort, tucked on a hillside surrounded by pines, is a blend of rustic and modern aesthetics, featuring four warm outdoor natural spring-fed pools that range in temperature from 88°F to 102°F (31°C to 39°C). Rather than scrapping everything, Hagen chose to use the remains of the former Minnekahta Bathhouse and Open Air Plunge, as the setting for her mineral pools. A team of expert local contractors, from excavators to plumbers, helped make it a reality.
Among the most charming aspects of Moccasin Springs is that visitors can swim through the brick archway between pools. “When I swam through the archway from the Moccasin Pool to the 1913 Pool, I realized it was the first time anyone had done that since the year I was born,” Hagen said. “I really feel blessed with the process of transformation,” she said. “It’s all working out beautifully.”
A Modern Wellness Spa
“Partly because of my own health struggles, I wanted Moccasin Springs to be a center for health and wellness - a spa environment that is simultaneously earthy and upscale, where people feel pampered and are inspired to begin or continue their journey of healing,” Hagen said.
In addition to soaking in the mineral springs, guests can partake in other therapeutic activities including yoga, wellness treatment, sauna, massage and spa treatments. With new, modern facilities, the resort is ideal for wellness retreats and workshops. Other amenities include the Buffalo Dreamer, a restaurant specializing in food alchemy and organic, farm-to-table cuisine.
Learn more at www.moccasinsprings.com or Linkedin: Kara Hagen
How the Moon Rose Over Hot Springs
by Michael Zimny• Published on September 28, 2015 • Last modified on November 7, 2019
Take a brisk constitutional along the Fall River’s warm, spring-fed wind through the small southern Black Hills town of Hot Springs among redrock cliffs and turn-of-the-century pink sandstone storefronts, and you can almost hear the tuba of the Bower Family Band floating on a breeze, and feel the bustle of a boom time that swelled the streets, hotels and bathhouses with throngs of the curious, hopeful and on-the-mend, enchanted by a far-reaching lore about healing waters.
Nestled in a canyon between Battle Mountain to the Northeast and Cascade Mountain to the West, blessed with a temperate climate for the Hills, and year-round mineral hot tubs sought for their medicinal powers since time immemorial, the mystery is why the teeming crowds ever dwindled. Read More