Blue Pools
Vibrant Glacial Pools Walk
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Category

Hike

Est. Duration

30-60m

Activity level
Message from
Maddie Castellano

The walk out to the Blue Pools is easy and really pretty the whole way, little bridges, trees, and then you get to these insanely clear, bright blue pools. Around 45 minutes each way when you are hiking with littles.

The kids kept saying the water looked like Gatorade, which honestly felt accurate. The color is just unreal.

We did a quick dip, and it was definitely freezing, but also really fun and one of those moments you end up loving after.

Definitely bring sandfly spray though, they’re pretty aggressive out there.

Age requirement

All ages

Seasonality

All seasons

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