Outdoor & Adventure · natural swimming grotto

Hamilton Pool Preserve

$$ · Austin, Texas

A jaw-dropper: a collapsed limestone grotto where a 50-foot waterfall spills over a fern-draped ledge into a jade-green pool. It's a protected preserve, so this one takes planning — a timed reservation booked online in advance, plus a cash entrance fee at the gate and a short, steep hike down. Swimm

Try: A swim beneath the 50-foot grotto waterfall when the pool is open for swimming
📍 24300 Hamilton Pool Rd, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 🕐 Reservation slots 9 AM–12:30 PM and 2 PM–5:30 PM daily 📞 (512) 854-7275 🔗 parks.traviscountytx.gov/parks/hamilton-pool-preserve
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