Balmorhea State Park
Dive into the crystal-clear water of the world’s largest spring-fed swimming pool. Swim, scuba dive, or just relax under the trees at this historic park in arid West Texas.The entire park will close on Sept. 3, 2019, for repairs and installation of a septic system. The projected date for reopening is March 2020
The Civilian Conservation Corps built Balmorhea State Park in the 1930s. Nearly 80 years later, people are still cooling off at our park.Swim, scuba or skin dive, camp, geocache, stud
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 360
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 3000
Catfish
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species: 600
Crayfish