Natural Pools
Barton Springs Pool
2201 Barton Springs Road, Austin
512-476-9044
www.austintexas.gov/department/barton-springs-pool
Camping: no
Alcohol: no
Cost: infants, seniors age 80 and older: free; ages 1-11: $1 (resident), $3 (nonresident); ages 12-17: $2 (resident), $4 (nonresident); ages 18-62: $3 (resident), $8 (nonresident); ages 63-79: $1 (resident), $4 (nonresident); veterans honorably discharged: $1 (resident and nonresident)
Hours: 5-8 a.m. (swim at own risk), 8 a.m.-10 p.m. (lifeguards on duty),
Blue Hole Park
100 Blue Hole Park, Georgetown
512-930-3595
www.parks.georgetown.org/blue-hole
Camping: no
Alcohol: yes; no glass containers
Cost: free
Hours: daylight-dusk
Blue Hole Regional Park
100 Blue Hole Lane, Wimberley
512-660-9111
www.facebook.com/blueholeregionalpark
Camping: yes
Alcohol: no
Cost: free (ages 0-3), $5 (ages 4-12), $5 (service member/veteran), $9 (ages 13-59), $5 (age 60 and older)
Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Bull Creek
6701 Lakewood Drive, Austin
512-477-1566
www.austinparks.org/parks/bull-creek-district-park
Camping: no
Alcohol: no
Cost: free
Hours: 5 a.m.-10 p.m.
Hamilton Pool
24300 Hamilton Pool Road, Dripping Springs
512-264-2740
www.parks.traviscountytx.gov/find-a-park/hamilton-pool
Camping: no
Alcohol: no
Cost: reservations required for May 1-Sept. 30 visits; $5 (per vehicle if senior citizen age 62 or older or disabled vet is among party), $15 (per vehicle)
Hours: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-6 p.m.
Jacob’s Well109 Woodacre Drive, Wimberley
512-847-2140
www.co.hays.tx.us/parks-department.aspx
Camping: no
Alcohol: no
Cost: free parking; free (age 4 and younger), $5 (ages 5-12), $5 (age 60 and older), $5 (service member/veteran), $9 (nonresident adults)
Hours: 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Krause Springs424 Krause Springs Road, Spicewood
830-693-4181
www.krausesprings.net
Camping: yes
Alcohol: yes; no glass containers
Cost: free (age 4 and younger), $5 (ages 5-11), $8 (age 12 and older)
Hours: 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
Lake Bastrop South Shore Park
375 S. Shore Road, Bastrop
512-498-1922
www.tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/bastrop/access.phtml
Camping: yes
Alcohol: yes
Cost: free (age 12 and younger), $2 (age 65 and older), $2 (disabled individuals), $5 (age 13-64)
Hours: Sunrise to sunset
Lake Georgetown
500 Lake Overlook Drive, Georgetown
512-930-5253
www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/georgetown
Camping: yes
Alcohol: yes; no glass on swim beach
Cost: $5 (per car)
Hours: 6 a.m.-sunset
Lake Pflugerville18216 Weiss Lane, Pflugerville
512-990-6355
www.pflugervilletx.gov
Camping: no
Alcohol: yes; no glass containers
Cost: free
Hours: dawn-10 p.m., walking track and fishing available 24 hours
McKinney Falls State Park
5808 McKinney Falls Parkway, Austin
512-243-1643
http://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/mckinney-falls
Camping: yes
Alcohol: yes
Cost: free (age 12 and younger), $6 (adults)
Hours: 8 a.m.-10 p.m.
Water Parks
Beachside Billy’s and Volente Beach Waterpark
16107 FM 2769, Leander
512-258-5110
www.waterparkaustin.com
Cost: free (age 2 and younger), $16 (children 42 inches and under), $21 (children 42 inches and taller)
Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. (Wed.-Sun. May-Aug. 27), closed Aug. 4
Season passes: $40 (parking pass for all season), $69 (all ages), $270 (family of four plus $35 for each additional family member)
Features: pirate ship, lazy lagoon, gator crossing activity, waterfall fountain
Rock’N River Family Aquatic Center3300 E. Palm Valley Blvd., Round Rock
512-671-2737
www.roundrocktexas.gov/pools
Cost: daily admission: $5 (age 2 and younger), $8 (ages 3-17), $8 (age 50 and older), $10 (ages 18-49); twilight admission (5 p.m. to close): $2.50 (age 2 and younger), $4 (ages 3-17), $4 (age 50 and older), $5 (ages 18-49)
Hours: noon-7 p.m. (June-Aug. 20), noon-6 p.m. (Sept. 2-4), closed Aug. 27 and 29
Season passes: $60 (youth/senior), $70 (adult) $225 (four-person family pass with $10 per additional person)
Features: water slides, tipping buckets, water curtain, net obstacles, rock-climbing wall, 12-foot jumping platform, food truck circle, swim-up concession stand
Schlitterbahn Waterpark and Resort
400 N. Liberty Ave., New Braunfels
830-625-2351
www.schlitterbahn.com/new-braunfels
Cost: weekdays and Sundays: $43.99 (children/seniors), $55.99 (general admission); Saturdays and July 1-2, Sept. 2-3: $50.99 (children/seniors), $62.99 (general admission); Aug. 21-25: $26.99 (children/seniors), $35.99 (general admission)
Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. (June -Aug. 13); 10 a.m.-7 p.m. (Aug. 14-19, 26, Sept. 2-3, 9); 10 a.m.-6 p.m. (Aug. 20, 27, Sept. 4);
10 a.m.-5 p.m. (Aug. 21-25)
Season passes: $109.99 (children/seniors), $149.99 (general admission), $249.99 (platinum season pass)
Features: surfing ride, conveyor belt, tube chute, downhill racer, speed slides, heated pool, water coaster, wave pool
Typhoon Texas
18500 SH 130, Pflugerville
512-782-2592
www.typhoontexas.com/austin
Cost: free (age 2 and younger), $24.99 (48 inches tall and under), $29.99 (weekdays), $34.99 (weekend/holidays)
Hours: 10:30 a.m.-7 p.m. (Sun.-Wed.), 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. (Thu.-Sat.)
Season passes: $69.99
Features: various slide attractions, lazy river, tidal wave bay, head-first water slide races
For other options for cooling down locally, a listing of city pools in Round Rock and Pflugerville may be found at impactne.ws/cin/250541.
