Don’t open your eyes underwater at Barton Springs? Here’s what it looks like
Addie Broyles
abroyles@statesman.com
Unless you snorkel or open your eyes underwater, you might not have seen what it looks like underwater at Barton Springs, where the water is a cool 70 to 74 degrees.
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Well, have a look.
I took this video earlier today with my iPhone in an underwater case that was the best impulse buy of last summer.
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As temperatures continues to rise, Barton Springs will fill up earlier each day.
Here are a few tips so you can enjoy your own visit:
- Parking is already someone chaotic already, so be prepared to walk from one of the upper parking lots in Zilker Park.
- Entry fee is $3 if you’re a resident of Austin, $8 if you’re not. Kids are $1 or $2, depending on their age.
- You can pay with a card at one of the meters outside both the north and south entrances.
- Bring a floatie, but leave the food and drinks behind. You can’t bring anything to eat or drink besides water into Barton Springs.
- Entrance to the pool is free before 8 a.m. and after 9 p.m. The pool opens at 5 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m.
- On full moon nights, where people flock to the pool to howl at the moon, the park can fill to capacity, so don’t wait until 9 p.m. if you really want to get in.
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