Swimming in Texas State Parks
From spring-fed rivers to Texas-sized lakes, open ocean swims to diving in a pool, Texas State Parks offer a full range of swimming options.
Many swimming pools open seasonally or close occasionally for maintenance. Parks may temporarily close swimming areas because of environmental conditions like drought or flooding. Please check with the park or call park information (1-800-792-1112) to confirm you will be able to swim when you visit.
Read our swimming safety tips before you swim.
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Lake, River or Creek Swimming:
- Abilene
- Atlanta
- Blanco
- Bonham
- Caprock Canyons
- Cedar Hill
- Choke Canyon
- Cleburne
- Colorado Bend
- Cooper Lake
- Copper Breaks
- Daingerfield
- Devils River
- Dinosaur Valley
- Eisenhower
- Falcon
- Fort Boggy
- Fort Parker
- Fort Richardson (via Lost Creek Reservoir State Trailway or by road)
- Garner
- Guadalupe River
- Huntsville
- Inks Lake
- Lake Arrowhead
- Lake Bob Sandlin
- Lake Brownwood
- Lake Casa Blanca
- Lake Colorado City
- Lake Corpus Christi
- Lake Livingston
- Lake Mineral Wells
- Lake Somerville (Birch Creek and Nails Creek units)
- Lake Tawakoni
- Lake Whitney
- Lockhart
- Martin Creek Lake
- Martin Dies, Jr.
- McKinney Falls
- Meridian
- Palmetto
- Pedernales Falls
- Possum Kingdom
- Purtis Creek
- Ray Roberts Lake
- San Angelo
- South Llano River
- Tyler
Ocean Swimming:
Swimming Pools:
- Abilene (closed for repairs for the 2024 season)
- Balmorhea
- Bastrop
- Indian Lodge (for guests only)
- Lockhart
- Lyndon B. Johnson (closed for repairs for the 2024 season)
