Ring in the New Year with a dip in the spring! The annual Barton Springs Polar Plunge invites Austinites to brave the chilly waters on Jan. 1.

AUSTIN – Summer officially arrives this weekend and what better way to beat the Texas heat than a dip in the icy water at Barton Springs Pool down in Austin, one of the state’s most unique attractions ...

A popular Texas swimming hole briefly closed this week after a swimmer involved in a serious incident was transported to a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Barton Springs Pool is closed on Sunday and through Monday morning after flooding in the area this weekend. The city of Austin said Barton Creek did not top the dam during Friday and ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Joan Means Khabele Bathhouse at Barton Springs Pool will partially reopen on Tuesday, Oct. 28., city officials announced Friday. The Austin Parks and Recreation Department said the ...

Each month during the full moon, it's tradition in Austin for residents to gather at Barton Springs Pool to howl at the moon and welcome in the changing tides. That custom is one of many practiced ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin City Manager TC Broadnax appears to have pulled the city’s Parks and Recreation Department back on its efforts to cut costs by reducing hours at Barton Springs Pool, according ...

AUSTIN, Texas — New changes at Barton Springs Pool will impact night swims this summer. Austin Parks and Recreation staff are changing the pool hours. The change is going to affect free swim hours ...

Many participated in the Polar Bear Splash at Barton Springs Pool in the morning to ring in 2026. Save Our Springs Alliance Executive Director Bill Bunch estimated that about 3,000 people would be at ...