Hanging Lake Trail, Glenwood Springs

Very beautiful place to visit! The trail is around a mile but very strenuous and mostly uphill going in. In some places it is narrow and single file is needed. This can create traffic jams with people trying to go up or down so place have patience and plan for extra time. We arrived at 7:45am on Friday morning and the parking lot was getting full. I would recommend getting there early. It was fun to watch the shadows move across the lake as the sun rise higher. There is also no water or bathroom once you start the hike. No dogs are allowed so please respect this. We saw two rangers on the trail who were happy to answer any questions. Once you get to the lake I would recommend hiking the additional little bit up past the lake to see the waterfall. This is an amazing area. Please be respectful and enjoy nature’s beauty.

Hands down the best view I've seen in all of my adventures though Colorado so far. The hike is actually more of a climb so leave your pets at home! There are seven bridges to cross on your journey up from the base, but once you reach that first waterfall you get a beautiful place to picnic or just rest. But! There's also a second waterfall up the stairs if you keep going another five minutes that you can get a lot closer to and I highly recommend it.

Hanging Lake is well worth the hike up to it. It's about a mile and half to top. Hike wasn't bad but the altitude was hard on us Texans. Lots of places to rest and take pictures. Go early in morningm it gets busy. The lake is stunningly beautiful. It's a little piece of heaven on Earth. And make sure you do the 5 minute hike up to spout rock and walk behind the waterfall. Very cool! It was free to enter but that's changing next year and they're limiting number of visitors so glad we got to do this. It's a must see!!

Beautiful spot! But FOR GOODNESS SAKE PEOPLE! DON'T. GO. SWIMMING. There's signs posted everywhere saying how our body oils destroy the lovely color and yet people still swim! They will close this place to the public if it continues! Please don't swim!

Pretty crowded (obviously for good reason) and worth the elevated hike. The turquoise hue of crystal clear water makes everything about the 1.2 mile hike worth it. This anomaly of a sink hole crater lake is worth the stop. And BONUS- hike above hanging lake to spouting rock. It’s a cool addition (pictures included)