They were no longer manning the booth to sell tickets, and the online system wasn’t working…. For a LOT of people…. Sweating their butts off, with all the stuff they’d carried up with them, just trying and trying and trying to get a ticket. A waste of time and effort.

This was a bit of a learning experience. When we got here we spoke to a local who explained there is a paid pool side and an unpaid side where you’re technically are not allowed to swim but apparently everyone does. This is definitely a cool spot but bring water shoes as the rocks are slippery and sharp.

I’m more of a beach girl, but it was nice experiencing the springs in Austin Texas. I believe the temperature is approximately 67 to 69° so it definitely cools you off. Please make sure if you don’t like allergy to wear swim shoes. I highly recommend paying the few dollars to access the section of Barton Springs that has the diving board. It’s a much larger area to swim too!! I also thought it was cleaner. There is a part of the Barton Springs that is free but people bring their dogs and personally I didn’t think it was very nice.

Had the most amazing time! The water was extremely cold and took me awhile to get in. Once my body was adjusted to the temp, it was incredible. There’s a parking fee of $3 per hour and an entrance fee of $9 per person. Definitely recommend!! We will definitely be going back!

Lots of people told us to visit here so we were very excited to go. Nothing like as we imagined it would be. Nice setting but very limited on what you can do in the water (other than cool off). Hard to relax and enjoy when you're slipping on moss and banging your feet on hard stones. I love nature but honestly would have preferred to have been in a standard swimming pool compared to this.