I lived through the golden age of Texas swimming holes. Having spent my youth submerged ... colonists and continued to the time of the book’s publication, largely as a result of agricultural ...

But, this summer, many places highlighted in the book are unswimmable ... to talk about the drought. In the Texas Hill Country, tourists flock to swimming holes such as Jacob’s Well, which ...

Read more: It's Time To Ditch These 10 Outdated Travel Tips In 2024 While Texas Hill Country is blessed with plentiful swimming holes ... and enjoying a picnic, a book, or a nap.

We've rounded up public pools and swimming holes in Austin and the Central Texas area. It's not all of them, but these should definitely be enough to keep you occupied this summer. But be aware.