Touring Barton Springs in Austin, Texas
Barton Springs in Austin is one of those must see stops if your visiting the city of Austin, Texas. Enjoying the water is a year around activity here and Barton Springs Pool in Zilker Park is a landmark and one of the mot popular attractions in the area.
Barton Springs Pool is over 900 feet long, is an under ground spring fed pool and a wonderfully refreshing dip formed from when the dam was built. It takes up three acres and has a natural rock and gravel bottom floor. In years gone by it has been the home to a flour mill, a source of drinking water for many and a popular place for baptisms, family picnics, social gatherings, musical performances, fishing and swimming.
The water on average stays at a marvelous 68 degrees. Many of the locals go there religiously to soak up the tepid water and swim in the expansive spring water, framed by century-old pecan trees. If you dive down under the diving board you will see the main spring, which pumps an average of 27 million gallons of water a day and many say that the pulsating of the water reminds them of a steady heartbeat. Native Americans called them the Sacred Springs and went there to heal their wounds, aches and pains.
It also home to the Barton Springs salamander, the only place in the world you will find one of these little critters, they are on the extinct list so this is the only place you can meet them in their natural habitat.
Barton Springs in Austin Texas is a lovely, one of a kind place that you don't want to miss in Austin, Texas.
