Australia · Western Australia
Pink Lakes
No dye, no filter.
Pink Lakes features in this Unreal Places episode · real footage, no AI imagery
Why it looks like this
- The pink comes from salt-loving microalgae that produce a red pigment, the same family of pigment as in carrots.
- The shade changes with season, cloud cover and time of day, from bubblegum pink to red to lilac.
How to actually go
- Western Australia has several pink lakes; Hutt Lagoon near Port Gregory is the easiest to reach.
- Bright midday sun and clear skies give the strongest colour; a scenic flight shows the full shape.
Best time: Clear, sunny days, especially late spring and summer.
