Swimming Holes

Spring-fed pond with a white sandy bottom in the Piney Woods; site of historic Tonkawa artifacts, occasionally reveals petroglyphs when

Historic 1939 spring-fed lake with a 100-ft waterslide, diving platforms, and a roped children’s area.

Spring-fed lake nestled among 100-ft tall pines about 10 miles north of Tyler.

City park along the Guadalupe River named for the wife of the man who built it in a single day;

Scenic lagoon and swim spot on the San Gabriel River bordered by limestone bluffs; part of the Blue Hole Park/San

A less-famous San Gabriel River swimming spot mentioned by longtime Texas outdoor writers alongside Blue Hole.

Small, often-overlooked waterfall and swimming hole near President George W. Bush’s ranch.

One of the few remaining free-flowing, spring-fed municipal pools in Texas, built in 1911.

Historic spring-fed pool on the grounds of a former US Army fort, now a private residential community.

1.3-acre, 3.5-million-gallon pool built around desert springs by the CCC in the 1930s; up to 30 ft deep, popular with