I called the city of Lampasas and was told there is no other place to swim in spring (mineral) water in the city. Mineral water pools are a novelty anymore. Mineral Wells Texas was another Texas city that was big back in the day of mineral springs and bath houses, but as far as I know there are no public pools there either.

I guess that makes the Hancock Spring Pool pretty unique. The person at the city said the spring has been pretty reliable this year, not many pool closings. They have pool hours and more information on the city web site.

There are other spring-fed pools in the Hill Country. I will list some I know of, starting with the ones closest to Lampasas. By the way, I’m no expert on this subject so there are probably others I just don’t know about.

At Colorado Bend State Park there’s a tiny spring-fed pool: very primitive. Not on the park map, I don’t think, but I’m pretty sure it’s on the Spicewood Springs Trail. Ask about it if you ever go there. People do lay in the cool water and hang out around the pool on the rocks. Very refreshing when it’s hot.

There’s Krause Springs, another popular place. Located in Spicewood Texas and it now has a web site: http://www.krausesprings.net/ They have 32 springs on the property and several pools.

Hamilton pool in Bee Cave is a popular swimming spot Near Austin. The Travis county web site has a good page for this pool fed by Hamilton Creek.

And, of course, there’s Barton Springs Pool in Zilker Park.

For even more ideas take a look at this post.

Like I said there are probably many others I just don’t know about. Hope this is useful to someone.

Sam