Venus Pool is a basin full of emerald water that can be salty or brackish, depending upon the weather. To get there, head south on the highway just past mile marker 48 to the white bridge, where you'll find a footpath and place to cross the barbed wire fence. Bear right for about an eighth of a mile to find the pool. The real fun at Ohe'o is finding your way down to the pearl string of deep blue pools hiding in the gulch to your right as you ascend the trail. That's just a sampling of the outdoor wonders you'll find around Hana.
Adventurous travelers can easily find others.
If you wish to drive onto ranch property, check in at the ranch headquarters near town and ask for permission and a gate key. For at least a couple hours a day, just soak up the beauty, let the velvety, balmy air caress your skin and curl your Colorado-dry hair and relax. That's part of Hana's allure. It's a place where if it's a rainy day, you can just curl up with a book or sit there and watch the rain come down. Eventually, of course, most people have to leave.