Water’s therapeutic quality lures us back each summer as temperatures rise from comfortable to unbearable. Sure, the advent of air conditioning makes it easy to stay inside as you escape from triple-digit temperatures, but with four-plus months of hot weather bearing Read more…
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When Texas turns on the heat, the Highland Lakes turns on its splash pads and opens its pools. Try them all, pick your favorite, and keep your cool in Marble Falls, Burnet, Bertram, Llano, Cottonwood Shores, and Johnson City. Highland Read more…
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Despite its name, Devil’s Waterhole at Inks Lake State Park is a slice of swimming hole heaven, where Texans have been doing cannonballs and backflips off of a granite overhang into the water for decades. A small dam on the Read more…
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Cypress trees thrive in wet conditions along riverbanks, which is why they are not all that common in the Highland Lakes. Yes, we have water in our lakes and rivers, but we also have hot summers and dry creekbeds. Unless, Read more…
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The Kingsland Slab on the Llano River is more than a great place to swim for free. Prospectors pan for gold, anglers cast for spawning white bass, and hikers trek along the granite outcroppings, stopping often to cool off in Read more…
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With an abundance of water and granite, swimming holes in the Texas Hill Country are bound to be as plentiful as spring bluebonnets. Out of the numerous hot spots for cooling off, the Kingsland Slab is the one favored by Read more…
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The setting is Krause Springs, a beautiful natural swimming hole located in Spicewood. Picture sitting in the shade of ages-old oak and cypress trees creating a canopy overhead. You look straight out to a waterfall trickling down into a deep Read more…
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Jump into the river at Blanco State Park and swim along the cascading waterfalls for an escape from the Texas heat. Admission is only $4 per person and free for children under 12. After leaving the headquarters, the road will Read more…
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You can comfortably swim outdoors almost year-round in the Texas Hill Country. Here are some of our favorite Highland Lakes swimming holes: Blanco State Park—Stand in the shower of a waterfall thanks to the dam on the Blanco River. The Read more…
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