BEST Hike in Colorado? TURQUOISE Blue Lakes Trail Colorado 🤩

Name: BEST Hike in Colorado? TURQUOISE Blue Lakes Trail Colorado 🤩
Uploaded: 2026-03-22T00:00:00+00:00
Duration: 28 min 24 s
Channel: Dream Then Do

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👁️ 247 views📅 1 months ago⏱️ 28:24

What This Creator Said

4 Happy Bacon

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Creator's Key Takeaways

If you can only do one hike in Colorado, this is the one not to miss.

We are in our favorite area of Colorado, the gorgeous San Juan Mountains.

This is one of the most beautiful lakes I've ever seen. It is so blue.

July is the time to come.

Creator's Tips & Advice

✓Bring water shoes for potentially high river crossings if hiking earlier in summer.

✓A high clearance four-wheel drive vehicle is recommended for the dirt road to the trailhead.

✓Plan ahead and come prepared for future changes to the Blue Lakes visitor use management plan.

🆕New to Cruising? This Creator Addresses:

Difficulty of hike — The trail has varied terrain with flat sections for breath; turn around at first lake if stamina is low.

Weather and preparation — Bring ponchos and rain gear; weather can change quickly even with low rain chance.

Questions This Creator Answers

QWhat is the best hike in Colorado?

QWhat are the new rules for Blue Lakes Trail starting in 2026?

QHow difficult is the Blue Lakes Trail hike?

Port Highlights

Ouray4 Happy Bacon

Ridgway3½ Happy Bacon

Telluride3½ Happy Bacon

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YouTube Video Description↓

If you can only do ONE hike in Colorado, this is the one NOT TO MISS! We are in our FAVORITE area of Colorado in the Mt Sneffels Wilderness in the GORGEOUS San Juan Mountains, convenient to the mountain towns of Ouray, Ridgway, and Telluride. Come along as we share this BEAUTIFUL place with you that has the most EPIC turquoise color, truly a sight to behold! We also share some IMPORTANT new rules that are coming to this hike starting in Summer of 2026. For the BEST THINGS TO DO in the BEST TOWN in Colorado, watch: https://youtu.be/Mhi1WSnnw_0 For the PERFECT COLORADO BASECAMP, check out our video on this campground: https://youtu.be/5B6_i5S2Qdg Episode 060 TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Introduction 01:37 Driving 02:40 Blue Lakes Trailhead, Colorado 11:53 Lower Blue Lake 19:52 Middle Blue Lake 21:20 Upper Blue Lake 23:20 Lower Blue Lake (again!) 27:13 Blue Lakes Parking Lot MUSIC: 🎶Music licensed through Musicbed. #hikingvlog #hikingadventures #telluride _______________ ABOUT: 🏞️We are a family of 4 plus our Siberian Husky who love the outdoors, hiking, and traveling. With budgeting and savings in mind, we enjoy many modes of travel—travel trailer, rooftop tent, backpack, cruise ship, or hotel. 🗺️We've traveled as a couple for 2 decades and have been traveling with our kids for more than 13 years, and we believe travel and adventure doesn’t have to stop with kids. Whether you choose to hike, camp, cruise, or overland, we want to inspire you to put your dreams into action by giving you tips and tricks for destinations and deals, so you can adventure better and Dream Then Do!