Blue Hole, Wimberley, TX Source: flickr Blue Hole, Wimberley The spot can become a bit of a party at weekends, so stick to early mornings or midweek if you prefer peaceful tubing away from beer-swilling revellers. Upstream the floating is lazy and languid with lots of opportunities to stop, swim and explore but gets more hectic towards the rapids.Ĭhildren and weak swimmers should wear lifejackets as it’s easy to flip over and get caught in the congestion at the end of the chute. Hire a tube and float down the river towards the chute which is a slide built into the dam. While the Comal and Guadalupe Rivers are great places to cool off in their own right, the City Tube Chute adds an extra dimension to your water based fun. City Tube Chute, Comal River, New Braunfels, TX Source: statesman City Tube Chute, Comal River, New Braunfels Still just as well patronaged by both the young and the young at heart, you should get there early if you want to take a spin around the floor.ħ. The park is also famous for its nightly open air jukebox summer dances which have been running since the 1940s. If you are planning on staying, book early. This is a very popular spot but the 1,774-acre park copes well. The River Frio winds through Garner State Park offering nearly 3 miles of swimming and splashing opportunities laze around in an inner tube, captain a paddle boat or simply relax by the water’s edge. Garner State Park, Concan, TX Source: flickr Garner State Park, Concan This favorite spot has much to recommend it for a family holiday with a great range of close by camping options. The lake itself plays host to paddle boats, canoes, kayaks, scuba divers, water skiers and anglers but has a no wake zone for comfortable swimming too.ĭevils Waterhole is located upstream where you will find pools, a fall and plenty of rocks that act as launch pads for the water below. The waterhole itself is part of the lake and waterways in Inks Lake State Park. Devil’s Waterhole, West of Burnet, TX Source: youtube Devil’s Waterhole, West of Burnetĭroughts can severely limit your enjoyment of any natural swim spot, but Devils Waterhole never seems to be affected. The pool has some history to tell, its biggest claim to fame being the place that Robert Redford learn to swim.ĥ. While it lacks that romantic backcountry scenery, it is clean and very well managed with lifeguards year around from 8 am. Its location makes it very popular, and visitor numbers have soared in recent years, but the lake and surrounding grassy banks offer plenty of space.
The 3-acre lake is spring fed, and the water averages 68 degrees Fahrenheit year around.
Barton Springs Pool, Austin, TX Source: flickr Barton Springs Pool, Austinīarton Springs Pool, located right in Austin, is a local institution. These are the best swimming holes in Texas: 1. So grab your water shoes, float, and sun cream and get going. As you might expect, there’s plenty to go around too.įrom fun-packed family orientated splashvilles to clothing optional shorelines and everything in between, Texas has it. What better way to cope with soaring temperatures than cooling off in natural pools. The Texan heat and swim holes go hand in hand.
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