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As Austinites prepare for the festivities the city will bring for the Fourth of July at Zilker Park and Barton Springs Pool, Austin Parks and Recreation encourages visitors to take the Zilker Loop ...
New parking shuttle to provide transport for Zilker … News / May 13, 2025 / 06:43 PM CDT ...
Barton Springs Pool at Zilker Park in Austin, a three-acre natural swimming pool filled with water that stays at a constant 68-70 degrees, is fed by underground springs from the Edwards Aquifer in ...
Early reports indicate one person was found dead and that Barton Springs and portions of Zilker Park are closed. Officers are investigating a homicide in the 2200 block of Barton Springs Rd.
ACL Fest weekend two is in Zilker Park, 2100 Barton Springs Road. Gates open 11 a.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. The music starts at noon on each Saturday and Sunday.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Austin is wrapping up work on a new boardwalk system near Zilker Park. KXAN first reported in February 2023 that the Austin Transportation and Public Works Department ...
An auto-pedestrian collision that turned deadly near a downtown Austin park Monday afternoon is now being investigated as a homicide. Austin Police Department officers, the Austin Fire Department ...
In the late 1920s, one of Austin's most well-known swimming spots officially opened near Zilker Park. Barton Springs Pool quickly became a popular place for locals and tourists alike, welcoming ...
Turn the clock back, way back, to the 1800s and imagine this: cattle roaming the banks of Barton Creek. That’s how William Barton used his land and from whom Barton Springs got its name.
Barton Springs Pool Roughly 100 million years ago, Barton Springs Creek formed in Central Texas. In the late 1920s, one of Austin's most well-known swimming spots officially opened near Zilker Park.
"It encompasses the whole Great Lawn from Barton Creek to what I call the 'first hill of the Hill Country' at Zilker Botanical Gardens. Amazing site. Multiple levels, each from a different age.
As Austinites prepare for the festivities the city will bring for the Fourth of July at Zilker Park and Barton Springs Pool, Austin Parks and Recreation encourages visitors to take the Zilker Loop ...