Place to see: Balmorhea State Park, Toyahvale, Texas, United States
Balmorhea Springs Pool
On a recent road trip, my girlfriend and I stopped to camp at Balmorhea State Park in West Texas. We knew little about the park, only that it was on our way to New Mexico and had a funny name.
About this place:
Balmorhea State Park, in the wild big empty of West Texas, is a road trip oasis. With a cushy campground and a retro hacienda-style hotel on site, you'll want to stay multiple days to enjoy the park's star attraction - a giant, spring fed swimming hole. The cool spring water here remains a constant 76 degrees, just warm enough for a swim or two during the hottest part of an otherwise blustery February day. And the pool is truly magnificent; 1.7 acres in size, 25 feet deep in parts, filled with catfish and softshell turtles and ringed by diving boards and the picturesque Davis mountain range.
Toyahvale, Texas, US
Discovered by Sloan Schang
on 19 April 2008.
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