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Zilker Park is home to one of the hottest spots in Austin - Barton Springs Pool. This giant pool, 311 meters long and 70 meters wide, is fed from underground springs with an average temperature of 68-70 degrees. It's great for swimming year-round.
They have lifeguards on duty for your safety. Very family friendly!
The parking is about the only issue I came across because all the kiosks were down except one. Had to wait thirty minutes to pay for parking in the sweltering heat. The online site was down as well.
We still had an amazing time and I recommend this place if you need to cool down in the hot Texas heat!
Parking is a nightmare and is $5 per car but overall once you get parked and head down there- you pay for admission from the pay to enter machines- $5 for Austin Residents, $9 for visitors- and then you get in line to enter- it’s pretty wide open spaces !
Note: Food, coolers and alcohol aren’t allowed in- and I would suggest wearing chacos or other water shoes because the pavement around the spring is hot and the spring itself is nothing but rocks at the bottom so it’s not very comfortable to stand on
Great family place. Great for small kids too as the water gets very shallow on one end.
I went topless since many other women were doing so, it’s perfectly legal in Austin, I had a blast no one said anything negative to me, but looking at some of the other reviews some people take serious issues with topless women- those people should stay at home.
If you want to leave and grab lunch there are tables under a shaded area right outside the pool, and then you can get back in make sure to have them stamp your hand or keep your pass- using the app saves a lot of time.
2201 William Barton Drive, Austin, Texas 78746, United States
