Hamilton Pool, Best Kept Secret of Texas.
Dripping Springs, Texas
Hamilton Pool Preserve is a natural pool that was created when the dome of an underground river collapsed due to massive erosion thousands of years ago. The pool is located about 23 miles west of Austin, Texas off Highway 71.
https://parks.traviscountytx.gov/find-a-park/hamilton-pool
14 Interesting Facts about Hamilton Pool
1. The water at Hamilton Pool is really cold with a temperature about 50 degrees in some spots.
2. The Hamilton Pool waterfall never completely dries up, however, when it's dry it does slow to a trickle.
3. Hamilton Creek spills out over limestone outcroppings to create a 50-foot waterfall.
4. According to legend, the 8-year-old son of an immigrant family from Germany who lived on the land in the 1880s discovered the collapsed grotto.
5. Collapsed grotto and canyon uniquely surrounds the pool, formed by water erosion over thousands of years
6. Cultural remains near the pool are more than 8,000 years old.
7. At the turn of the century, only about five people were able to make it to the pool because they were the only ones who had transportation.
8. Lipan Apaches and Tonkawa lived in the area before the 1800s.
9. Golden-Cheeked Warblers and various other birds call the preserve home.
10. Between 1960 and 1980, Hamilton Pool gained popularity and, as a result, the land suffered from the visiting public.
11. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department named Hamilton Pool the most significant natural area in rural Travis County in 1980
12. Travis County purchased 232 acres in 1985 to implement a land management plan to restore Hamilton Pool.
13. There is a limit on the number of people who can be in the preserve, which means there's a waiting line to swim in the summer. The wait time can be about an hour.
14. Drones are permitted to be flown in nearby Reimers Ranch Park, but cannot fly over areas where crowds gather.
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