Lake Hamilton Pool

Lake Hamilton Poole was formed more than a thousand years ago, when the vault of a stone tunnel that served as the bed of an underground river collapsed. As a result, a dam was formed under a vaulted rocky ceiling, from which small streams of water fall and long stalactites grow. Part of the lake is under the open sky, part is in a stone bag. The lake is surrounded by a palisade of moss-covered rocks and stones located in the manner of fencing.

A huge number of tourists who learned about the amazing place and went out to rest with whole families at the grotto, had a strong influence on the fragile beauty. The state was forced to buy this plot of private property to declare the territory protected and protected. You can get there only by paying $ 10 for staying near the lake until late at night.

Like many underground lakes, Hamilton Pool is emerald-colored. Moss overgrown boulders are reflected in the water as well as dense thickets of fern on the shore. Colored spots in this greenery stand out bright wild orchids.