Balmorhea State Park

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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

Top Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Turtle

841 Sightings
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7
F
50
M
101
A
86
M
61
J
59
J
89
A
120
S
162
O
60
N
32
D
14

Catfish

625 Sightings
J
5
F
23
M
60
A
74
M
54
J
51
J
67
A
96
S
120
O
47
N
17
D
11

Crayfish

275 Sightings
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3
F
0
M
0
A
17
M
0
J
21
J
32
A
58
S
90
O
38
N
9
D
7

Common Rudd

62 Sightings
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2
F
0
M
0
A
13
M
12
J
0
J
25
A
0
S
10
O
0
N
0
D
0

Bass

20 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
20
N
0
D
0

Perch

15 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
15
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
0