When the plum rains saturate the soil, you can photograph from the path that encircles the lake or from neighboring mountains. In June there are the white flowers of the Yushan rose and the Formosan lily. During the dry season in autumn, the water level drops and you can camp on the dry banks of the lake. You get a 360-degree view of the beautiful miscanthus grass surrounding the lake.
「七彩湖季節變化明顯：春末夏初，佈滿高山蕨類；梅雨季滿水位時，可從環湖步道或附近山頭取景；6 月有當令的白色高山薔薇和台灣百合；秋天枯水期水位下降，可在湖畔紮營，環湖 360 度拍攝高山芒花的滄涼美感；到了冬季，就只剩白雪和常綠的二葉松了。」