Parks & nature
Ein Lavan
עין לבן
Refaim Valley, below Ein Kerem
A spring in the Refaim Stream National Park on the western edge of Jerusalem, named for the white rock around it, with a built pool about 4 by 8 metres for swimming and a shallower one for wading. The walk in from the car park is short and easy.
- Address
- Ein Lavan, Refaim Valley, Jerusalem עין לבן, נחל רפאים, ירושלים
- Hours
- Open at all hours
- Price
- free
- Last checked
- 2026-09
Call ahead to confirm hours.
Plan your visit
Tickets
Adult Free Child Free
Free; no booking, no facilities and no supervision.
Parking
A car park at the trailhead serves several routes into the Refaim valley; it fills on Fridays, Saturdays and holidays, and the access road is narrow.
How long to allow1–2 hours AgesAll ages — the path from the car park to the spring is short and easy, and the shallow pool suits small children. The deeper pool is about 1.5 m, so it needs supervision. Indoor or outdoorOutdoor On Shabbat and chagimOpen Best time to goLate spring and summer, when the water is the point. Go early — it gets crowded by mid-morning at weekends. AccessibilityShort, easy path from the car park, but the ground around the pools is rock and dirt rather than paved.
Insider tips
- There are two pools: a deeper one for swimming and a shallow one for wading.
- It sits about 2 km from the Biblical Zoo, inside Refaim Stream National Park.
- Ein Itamar is another 20–30 minutes on foot if you want a longer outing.
- Bring your own water, food and shade; there is nothing at the spring.
- Oak, carob, almond, walnut and fig trees around the spring give patchy shade.
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