Lake Magic Swimming Pond — Local services in Hyden

This swimming place is so unique! 4 hours from Perth, and apparently much, much saltier than the dead sea. 20 metres wide and up to 6 metres deep with a little island in the middle you can try to scamper up on. It's very slippery as it's clay based, with rocks as well. Tread gingerly! The water was a comfortable, luke warm temp..refreshing on a 40 degree day. It's near impossible to breast-stroke in this water as your legs won't stay underwater. A very unusual experience. Extremely salty- do the open your eyes underwater. In fact wear goggles. Kids had fun throwing clay balls at each other, while many others gave themselves clay exfoliation! Around the pool are intervalled basic, outdoor amenities. An open air toilet and shower. Strongly recommend you shower straight after swimming here as you'll end up white and crustified. So will your bathers, towel and anything else that gets wet. Thoroughly enjoyed this...

An aerial view of the impressive Lake Magic and Lake Magic Swimming Pond in Hyden.

Lake Magic is located in a small town in WA called Hyden, exactly 292 kilometres south-east of Perth and is a mystifying body of water that somehow manages to change colour throughout the day, changing from eerie whites to luminous yellows, proving its namesake 100 per cent accurate.

While Lake Magic is in itself a wonder of natural beauty, it's its smaller neighbour that intrigues us the most. The Wave Rock Salt Bath (or Lake Magic Swimming Pond) offers more buoyancy for floating than the Dead Sea!

Your best bet for getting to Lake Magic is to fly into Perth, hire a car and set out on the Great Eastern Highway to take in the delights of the charming country townships along the 3.5-hour drive to Lake...

We thought hard about getting in but it was too cold 🥶😂

Lake Magic: Australia’s Floating Salt Lake

The natural phenomenon of Lake Magic (and its surrounding salt bath) boasts all of the therapeutic qualities of a mineral salt lake.Lake Magic is located in a small town in WA called Hyden, exactly 292 kilometres south-east of Perth and is a mystifying body of water that somehow manages to change colour throughout the day, changing from eerie whites to luminous yellows, proving its namesake 100 per cent accurate.

While Lake Magic is in itself a wonder of natural beauty, it's its smaller neighbour that intrigues us the most. The Wave Rock Salt Bath (or Lake Magic Swimming Pond) offers more buoyancy for floating than...