Best Swimming Holes In and Around Austin
Spring-fed and 68 degrees year-round, Austin's swimming holes are the reason the city is livable in August. Here are the ones worth the reservation, the hike, or the drive.
Three acres of spring water in the middle of Zilker Park; free before 8 a.m. and after 9 p.m. for the sunrise and moonlight crowds.
The oldest swimming pool in Texas, spring-fed with a shallow family side and a lap side.
A collapsed grotto with a 50-foot waterfall; reservations open months ahead and swimming depends on bacteria levels.
Family-owned Spicewood swimming hole with a rope swing, waterfall, and campsites.
The artesian spring in Wimberley; reservations required and swimming depends on water levels, so check before you go.
Cypress-shaded Wimberley classic with rope swings and reserved swim sessions.
Free and wild when the creek is running; check flow at Loop 360 before hiking in.
Upper and lower falls on Onion Creek inside the city limits.
Swim below the falls in the designated area; the rock steps are the photo.
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