Description

Book Synopsis
Full of practical information to help plan your visits and enticing color photos of one hundred freshwater swimming holes, here is the first-ever guide to the best places to swim in Texas.

Trade Review
Organized by region, this resourceful guide provides comprehensive information—complete with color photographs—about 100 scenic swimming holes around the state. * Texas Highways *

Table of Contents
  • Introduction: Swim the Lone Star State
  • Planning Your Trip
  • Swimmers' Etiquette
  • History and Conservation
  • Park Rules and Regulations
    • State Parks
    • National Parks
  • North
    • Belton Lake
      • Cedar Ridge Park
    • Buffalo Springs Lake
    • Caprock Canyons State Park
    • Cleburne State Park
    • Copper Breaks State Park
    • Dinosaur Valley State Park
    • Fort Parker State Park
    • Grapevine Lake
      • Katie’s Woods
      • Meadowmere Park
    • Lake Arrowhead State Park
    • Lake Brownwood State Park
    • Lewisville Lake
      • Little Elm Park
      • Pilot Knoll Park
      • Stewart Creek Park
    • Lake Mineral Wells State Park
    • Possum Kingdom State Park
    • Ray Roberts Lake State Park
      • Isle du Bois Unit
      • Johnson Branch Unit
    • Stillhouse Park
    • Twin Points Park at Eagle Mountain Lake
  • East
    • Boykin Springs Recreation Area, Angelina National Forest
    • Daingerfield State Park
    • Fort Boggy State Park
    • Huntsville State Park
    • Lake Bob Sandlin State Park
    • Lake Livingston State Park
    • Lake Tejas
    • Martin Dies Jr. State Park
    • Ratcliff Recreation Area, Davy Crockett National Forest
    • Tyler State Park
  • Central
    • Badu City Park
    • Bandera City Park
    • Black Rock Park
    • Boerne City Lake Park
    • Cypress Bend Park
    • Flat Rock Park
    • Guadalupe River State Park
    • Hancock Springs Free Flow Pool
    • Ingram Dam
    • Inks Lake State Park
    • James Kiehl River Bend Park
    • Kerrville-Schreiner Park
    • Lions Park
    • Llano River Slab
    • Louise Hays Park
    • Moffett Park
    • Pedernales Falls State Park
    • Robinson Llano County Park
    • Wagon Wheel Crossing
  • Austin and Surrounding Area
    • Arkansas Bend Park
    • Barton Creek Greenbelt
      • The Flats and Campbell’s Hole
      • Gus Fruh
      • Twin Falls and Sculpture Falls
    • Barton Springs Pool
    • Blanco State Park
    • Blue Hole Park, Georgetown
    • Blue Hole Regional Park, Wimberley
    • Bull Creek District Park
    • Canyon Lake Park
    • Colorado Bend State Park
    • Deep Eddy Pool
    • Emma Long Metropolitan Park
    • Hamilton Pool Preserve
    • Hippie Hollow/McGregor County Park
    • Jacob’s Well Natural Area
    • Krause Springs
    • Landa Park
    • Laura Reed Park
    • Mansfield Dam Park
    • McKinney Falls State Park
    • Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area
    • Pace Bend Park
    • The Point at Bob Wentz Park
    • Prince Solms Park
    • Rio Vista Park
    • River Trail Park
    • Sandy Creek Park
    • San Marcos City Park
    • Sewell Park
    • William Eleanor Crook Park
    • Zedler Mill Park South
  • South
    • Choke Canyon State Park
    • Coleto Creek Park
    • “Come and Take It” Historic Swimming Hole
    • Lake Corpus Christi State Park
    • Max Starcke Park
    • Palmetto State Park
  • West
    • Amistad Reservoir
    • Balmorhea State Park
    • Del Rio’s Blue Hole at Moore Park
    • Boquillas Hot Springs, Big Bend National Park
    • Devils River State Natural Area
    • Fort Clark Springs Swimming Pool
    • Garner State Park
    • The Quince
    • San Felipe Lions Park
    • Utopia Park
    • Wes Cooksey Park
  • Our Top Fives
  • Acknowledgments

The Swimming Holes of Texas

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    A Paperback / softback by Julie Wernersbach, Carolyn Tracy

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/04/2020
      ISBN13: 9781477321522, 978-1477321522
      ISBN10: 1477321527
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Full of practical information to help plan your visits and enticing color photos of one hundred freshwater swimming holes, here is the first-ever guide to the best places to swim in Texas.

      Trade Review
      Organized by region, this resourceful guide provides comprehensive information—complete with color photographs—about 100 scenic swimming holes around the state. * Texas Highways *

      Table of Contents
      • Introduction: Swim the Lone Star State
      • Planning Your Trip
      • Swimmers' Etiquette
      • History and Conservation
      • Park Rules and Regulations
        • State Parks
        • National Parks
      • North
        • Belton Lake
          • Cedar Ridge Park
        • Buffalo Springs Lake
        • Caprock Canyons State Park
        • Cleburne State Park
        • Copper Breaks State Park
        • Dinosaur Valley State Park
        • Fort Parker State Park
        • Grapevine Lake
          • Katie’s Woods
          • Meadowmere Park
        • Lake Arrowhead State Park
        • Lake Brownwood State Park
        • Lewisville Lake
          • Little Elm Park
          • Pilot Knoll Park
          • Stewart Creek Park
        • Lake Mineral Wells State Park
        • Possum Kingdom State Park
        • Ray Roberts Lake State Park
          • Isle du Bois Unit
          • Johnson Branch Unit
        • Stillhouse Park
        • Twin Points Park at Eagle Mountain Lake
      • East
        • Boykin Springs Recreation Area, Angelina National Forest
        • Daingerfield State Park
        • Fort Boggy State Park
        • Huntsville State Park
        • Lake Bob Sandlin State Park
        • Lake Livingston State Park
        • Lake Tejas
        • Martin Dies Jr. State Park
        • Ratcliff Recreation Area, Davy Crockett National Forest
        • Tyler State Park
      • Central
        • Badu City Park
        • Bandera City Park
        • Black Rock Park
        • Boerne City Lake Park
        • Cypress Bend Park
        • Flat Rock Park
        • Guadalupe River State Park
        • Hancock Springs Free Flow Pool
        • Ingram Dam
        • Inks Lake State Park
        • James Kiehl River Bend Park
        • Kerrville-Schreiner Park
        • Lions Park
        • Llano River Slab
        • Louise Hays Park
        • Moffett Park
        • Pedernales Falls State Park
        • Robinson Llano County Park
        • Wagon Wheel Crossing
      • Austin and Surrounding Area
        • Arkansas Bend Park
        • Barton Creek Greenbelt
          • The Flats and Campbell’s Hole
          • Gus Fruh
          • Twin Falls and Sculpture Falls
        • Barton Springs Pool
        • Blanco State Park
        • Blue Hole Park, Georgetown
        • Blue Hole Regional Park, Wimberley
        • Bull Creek District Park
        • Canyon Lake Park
        • Colorado Bend State Park
        • Deep Eddy Pool
        • Emma Long Metropolitan Park
        • Hamilton Pool Preserve
        • Hippie Hollow/McGregor County Park
        • Jacob’s Well Natural Area
        • Krause Springs
        • Landa Park
        • Laura Reed Park
        • Mansfield Dam Park
        • McKinney Falls State Park
        • Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area
        • Pace Bend Park
        • The Point at Bob Wentz Park
        • Prince Solms Park
        • Rio Vista Park
        • River Trail Park
        • Sandy Creek Park
        • San Marcos City Park
        • Sewell Park
        • William Eleanor Crook Park
        • Zedler Mill Park South
      • South
        • Choke Canyon State Park
        • Coleto Creek Park
        • “Come and Take It” Historic Swimming Hole
        • Lake Corpus Christi State Park
        • Max Starcke Park
        • Palmetto State Park
      • West
        • Amistad Reservoir
        • Balmorhea State Park
        • Del Rio’s Blue Hole at Moore Park
        • Boquillas Hot Springs, Big Bend National Park
        • Devils River State Natural Area
        • Fort Clark Springs Swimming Pool
        • Garner State Park
        • The Quince
        • San Felipe Lions Park
        • Utopia Park
        • Wes Cooksey Park
      • Our Top Fives
      • Acknowledgments

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