Blue Hole Regional Park
A spring-fed swimming hole under giant bald cypress, with rope swings and a grassy bank. Summer swimming is by reservation — book early.
Hays County
Wimberley
A small arts town built around spring water — Jacob’s Well, Blue Hole, and a square full of galleries and market days.
The place
Wimberley sits where Cypress Creek meets the Blanco River, in a pocket of the Hill Country known for clear water and a creative streak. The town square is full of galleries, studios, and shops, and the first Saturday of the month brings Wimberley Market Days, one of the largest open-air markets in Texas.
But the water is the main event. Jacob’s Well is a deep artesian spring; Blue Hole Regional Park is a cypress-shaded swimming hole on Cypress Creek. Both require reservations in summer, and both are worth the planning.
Don't miss
- Swim the cypress-lined Blue Hole
- Peer into the depths of Jacob’s Well
- Browse galleries on the town square
- First-Saturday Wimberley Market Days
Things to do
How to spend your time
Jacob’s Well
One of the longest underwater cave systems in Texas, surfacing as a perfectly clear artesian spring. Swimming is seasonal and reserved; even just looking in is mesmerizing.
The square & Market Days
Galleries, glassblowers, and boutiques ring the square; the first Saturday of each month (spring–fall) it explodes into a 475-booth market.
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Nearby
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Gruene & New Braunfels
29.738°N 98.104°WComal County
A 19th-century river town wrapped around the oldest dance hall in Texas, with the Guadalupe and the spring-fed Comal running right past the door.
Hamilton Pool & the Pedernales
30.342°N 98.126°WTravis County
A collapsed grotto where a 50-foot waterfall spills into a jade-green pool. Reserve ahead — this is the most-photographed swimming hole in Texas.
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