The Blue Lakes, located in the San Juan Mountains on Colorado’s Western Slope, offer Instagram-worthy alpine lakes and access to 14ers, Mount Sneffels. But it's become so popular the environment is suffering. U.S. Forest Service wants to require permits for hiking and camping there.
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