Get Wet on the Web
Here's a list of helpful sites to get you cool this summer.
Beaches:
Beach Access 6 (sopadre.com)
Boca Chica Beach (www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/boca/boca.htm)
Malaquite Beach (wildtexas.com/parks/padre.htm)
Stahlman Beach (surfside.org)
Hotel Pools:
Cibolo Creek Ranch, Shafter (cibolocreekranch.com)
The Fairmont Dallas (fairmont.com)
Fort Clark Springs Motel, Brackettville (fortclark.com)
Hilton El Paso Airport (hiltonelpaso.com)
The Houstonian (houstonian.com)
Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort, San Antonio (hyatt.com)
Port Royal Ocean Resort Condominiums, Port Aransas (port-royal.com)
The St. Anthony, San Antonio (stanthonyhotel.com)
The Warwick Hotel, Houston (warwickhotelhouston.com)
The Westin La Cantera Resort, San Antonio (westinlacantera.com)
Public Pools:
Abilene State Park Pool (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/abilene/abilene.htm)
Balmorhea Swimming Pool (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/balmorhe/balmorhe.htm)
Barton Springs Pool (ci.austin.tx.us/parks/bartonsprings.htm)
Burger's Lake (burgerslake.com)
Deep Eddy Pool (ci.austin.tx.us/parks/pools_muni.htm)
Hancock Springs (ohwy.com/tx/h/hanckprk.htm)
Landa Park Pool (http://www.nbtx.com/nb/)
Memorial Park Swimming Pool (houstonparks.org/parks4.htm)
Moore Park Pool (cityofdelrio.com/parkrec.htm)
Nations-Tobin Pool (ci.el-paso.tx.us/city_resources/parks_&_recreation/aquatics_facilities.htm)
Palm Beach (moodygardens.com/palmbeach_home.html)
San Pedro Springs Swimming Pool (http://www.edwardsaquifer.net/spspring.html)
Washington Park Pool (http://www.midlandtxchamber.com/)
Scuba Diving/Snorkeling:
Balmorhea Swimming Pool, Balmorhea State Park (tpwd.state.tx.us/park/balmorhe)
Diablo East Dive Cove, Amistad National Recreation Area (nps.gov/amis/home.htm)
Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary (flowergarden.nos.noaa.gov); Rinn Boats (rinnboats.com)
Spring Lake, Aquarena Center, San Marcos (continuing-ed.swt.edu/aquarena/diving.html)
"Valhalla" Missile Silo, near Abilene (familyscuba.com)
Windy Point Park on Lake Travis (www.laketravisguide.com/recareas.html)
Swimmer-Friendly Lakes:
Cedar Lake (tpwd.state.tx.us/park/cleburne/cleburne.htm)
Devil's Waterhole, Inks Lake State Park (tpwd.state.tx.us/park/inks/inks.htm)
Lake Daingerfield (tpwd.state.tx.us/park/daingerf/daingerf.htm)
Lake Mineral Wells State Park (tpwd.state.tx.us/park/lakemine/lakemine.htm)
Lake Whitney (swf.usace.army.mil)
Ray Roberts Lake State Park (tpwd.state.tx.us/park/rayrob/rayrob.htm)
Swimming Holes:
Blanco River State Park (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/blanco/blanco.htm)
Dinosaur Valley State Park (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/dinosaur/dinosaur.htm)
Edgar's River Terrace, Leakey (for Johnnie's Happy Hollow: texashillcountryguide.com/johnnie.html)
Guadalupe River State Park (http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/park/guadalup/guadalup.htm)
Medina Kayaks and River Ranch, Medina (medinakayaks.com)
Swim-Up Bars:
The Hotel Galvez, Galveston (wyndham.com/HotelGalvez)
Moody Gardens Hotel, Galveston (moodygardens.com)
San Luis Resort, Spa, and Conference Center, Galveston (sanluisresort.com)
Sheraton Fiesta, South Padre Island (sheraton.com)
The Wyndham Anatole, Dallas (wyndham.com/anatole)
Water Parks:
Adventure Bay (adventurebay.com)
FireWater Water Park (firewaterpark.com)
NRH20 Family Water Park (nrh2o.com)
Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort (schlitterbahn.com)
Wet ‘n' Wild Waterworld (wetwild.com)
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