Overview

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Baño Grande is a beautiful manmade pool filled with the waters from an upper branch of La Mina River. This 18 feet deep pool is formed by a stone and masonry dam over which water cascades. Surrounded by a cobblestone path and arching stone and masonry bridge. Built in the late 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corp, this complex is the largest and most impressive manmade swimming pool in La Mina Recreational Area. The pool was in continuous use from 1936 to 1968 when it was closed to swimmers over safety concerns and turned into a scenic spot instead. The pool is one of the best preserved examples of the early New Deal era concrete and masonry construction left in Puerto Rico. Baño Grande is located within the boundaries of the Mature Palo Colorado montane cloud wet forest and is surrounded by lush tropical vegetation distinctive of this environmental setting.

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Fees: None

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Links: https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/elyunque/recreation/recarea/?recid=43413

Location

Closest City or Region: El Yunque National Forest, Puerto Rico

Coordinates: 18.301668, -65.785394

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March 29, 2024 Trip Report

By Jeremy Dye

Trip Members

Jeremy Dye, Tara Dye, Madilyn Dye,

Story

After a picnic lunch, we walked around Bano Grande then went to Yokahu Tower.

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