Great parking for the trail. Lap lanes open even during covid-19

This pool is deep in the heart of Austin and is a beautiful location, certainly something to check from your bucket list whether being local or visiting. You have a lap pool and a childrens shallower pool, it also a well fed pool so no chlorine or any other chemicals are used and water is changed every day. It an Austin classic, you can visit and read about the pool history at a mural on site. Ice cones and convenient food is served at the entrance where there are tables to sit and eat. The rest of the pool does not allow any food or beverages except water. Enjoy the shade of great pecan trees and oaks, opens daily. There are restrooms and changing rooms on site.

This is my happy place and it has been since I was a child. There is no better feeling than being at Deep Eddy in the hot Texas summer and spending the day swimming in the cold spring water and then warming up in the grass by the pool. Movie nights are my favorite and I’ll probably keep going even when my kids are grown as long as they still have them. I really hope it opens back up soon. I’ll be first in line to get in! I LOVE YOU DEEP EDDY!!

Great place fort picnic walk run workout or any outdoor activity

Ive lived here for 11 years, and went to the pool today for the first time and I absolutely loved it!!! The pool is huge and there is plenty of space to relax on the lawn. I will definitely be back regularly!

Cold water, but good swimming lanes and wading pool. Plus a nice shower.

Great outdoor pool! Looking to stay cool while in Austin? Go visit this wonderful space. The price is right and the water is so clear and cold. You are allowed to bring food, however, you will need to eat it in designated areas, you are only allowed to take water out into the grass area where people lay out. There is a small snack shop located on the property, which does offer regular/veggie hotdogs, chips,Empanadas, Drinks, and Ice cream. Parking is at a premium, you may have to find parking down the street.

Really cool historic place with an awesome Mosaic mural and open-air dressing rooms in the bathhouse witch are kind of cool

One of the best places to enjoy cooling off in the summer. Clean, comfortable, reasonable price ($5 for locals - just hope that price doesn’t increase!), and beautiful.

A nice pool on a hot summer day. Not very deep... Better for relaxing.

Cool area to hang out and view the river.

Love that theyre caring for public health by offering time slots and checking temperatures at the gate.

First time back in years. Lots of changes but still nice

Love this pool! Its HUGE! Fresh, chemical free, cool water fills lots of needs from toddlers to teen as well as serious lappers and those here for some fun family time.

Inexpensive and refreshing hidden gem in Austin for the long enduring summer heat waves. I love that the water is siphoned from Lake Austin, its very cool, not super-cool, water that cools you off from the hot humid heat. Come in earlier if you like to enjoy the pool before the swarm of families with kids come in. Find your shady spot first! Enjoy, it is worthwhile. Get your hand stamp and enjoy a hamburger at Pool Burgers north of the parking lot, or a cocktail drink, and re-enter the pool premises again for a late afternoon or early evening swim.

The pool can get too packed for my liking, especially because theres no chlorine. On a slower day, its wonderful.

Forget Barton Springs, this is where its at! Tons of shade, cold water, and more of a pool feel with designated adult and kid sections. $5 cash or use an automated machine out front (looks like a parking machine) to buy your ticket with a card. Great for doing laps!

Very simple park next to Deep Eddy pool. My girls enjoyed it.

I love this pool. Perfect temperature during the summer. Parking is limited its best to carpool. I wish they didnt raise the fee I would go more often. If you want to sunbathe bring your own blanket or chair.

Once you go to swim at Deep Eddy, you wont go to any other places. Its a great place for outdoor laps.

It was exactly what I was hoping for. Went on a cloudy morning so it wasnt busy. Great place to swim laps if you want an alternative to a chlorinated pool. Its shallow so you cant dive. The place was clean and right next to the lady bird lake trail. Perfect for training for an event with swimming and running.

If you dont want the tourists at Barton, come here. Family friendly. Tons of kids in the shallow most days. Because pool is drain and fill with no use of chlorine, they will have to close shallow periodically when kids vomit or eliminate. Lap lanes always busy but you can share lanes. Plenty of lawn and shade. Snack vender inside. Hike and bike trail connection. Parking is tough so ride your bike in. Summer movie nights are a blast. Watch out for fire ants by following the rules and not eating food or spilling drinks in the lawn area.

Great pool in the park. Fresh water, clean. It had zero depth entry which provides easy access for both children & people in wheelchairs alike. Theres also a small playground there for young kiddos.

A very timeless Austin institution of great fun and excitement. Very open and a good way to cool off in the Texas heat. Great prices and if your a veteran your free to swim. I highly recommend

Facilities were clean and it is super easy with kids once in the pool area because of the grade of the pool but you can only access the pool through a narrow steep staircase difficult to navigate with little ones. Staff police the pool inconsistently allowing people to blatantly eat and drink while telling others no food allowed take it back up the stairs... but what about them? Help me understand! Ill always choose barton springs over deep eddy because it is natural, larger, and more relaxed.

Fantastic spot for summer sun-bathing. More mature, laid-back alternative to Barton Springs Pool.4/5 stars only for the $5 entry fee for Austin residents. :( The city is BOOMING with growth and tax revenue....why are we paying $5 each time to go the pool!?!

The trails were nice but the playground was sparse and filthy. There was trash all over the playground. The trails were managing well and very active.

This is a fun, natural spot to cool off and take a break. Only cost 5 per adult, has areas to change and lockers (bring your own lock). Only downside was parking(its limited).

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Visiting Austin I went lap swimming here twice during the winter season. Free to go this time of year, water is 72F and no problem getting a lane which are 100 ft long.

Pleasant workers and lifeguards. Huge pool but most of it is only 3 feet with a very slippery bottom. There is a 7 foot section that is only two lanes wide at very end.

This pool is so much fun. Great lifeguards and cold refreshing spring fed pool. Plenty of shade for hot days.

Great to go after all the kids are in school. Run the trail then cool off in the pool. We parked at the pool and run the trail from there.

Great for little kids. Decent amount of shade. Flat areas for blankets.

Brrrrrrrr! But so worth it!

Great atmosphere, family and adult friendly and totally affordable! Love Deep Eddy and the Austin vibe it imbues. Dont bring glass (to any body of water) and you *CAN* bring food but it must be consumed upstairs in a designated area.

Fun, easy to get to, not over crowded and clean. Oh... and JimJim WaterIce!!!

Great little fishing place a few steps down the way

So Deep Eddy is this amazing, historic Austin mainstay. It is a naturally fed spring water pool that stays at about 72 F throughout the year. This place has swimming lanes and a bunch of hillside views of Lake Austin. This is an old school, keep Austin weird hippy joint. Dont screw it up people.

Great pool, clean water and beautiful girls go there. It is 5 dollars for Austin Residents and you can go in and out of the place as many times as you want. Just do not forget to ask for the stamp

Loved everything about this experience here at this pool. Staff is friendly, people are cool and the locker room and showers are amazing .

These burgers are super delicious and the draft brew goes great with the burgers. Ample parking in this convenient, neighborhood location.

Austins best historic swimming pool. This pool is naturally spring-fed and very cold. There is nothing like a jump in the deep end of Deep Eddy on a hot Summers Day. The pool is divided into a shallow side and a deepside for swimming Lanes . But they do reserve a section of the Deep Side for jumping off the side of the pool and free Style swimming if you dont wish to swim laps. I have taken all of my kids there as a family tradition for many years. Thank you City of Austin for maintaining this beautiful historic Park and pool.

Love this place!

Historic pool, no chlorine, most wonderful lap swimming. Cold!!!!

Refreshing swim. Historic pool. And this day it wasnt too crowded.

The water was cold! But the price and the facilities are nice for a swim.

Love spring fed pools..smaller than Barton Springs but nice jz a little pricey for adults,didnt like that but it was a refreshing swim.

Great pool with lotsnof places with shadow around it..

There is a great 3-mile running trail but the public restrooms are gross! On the bright side, youll get in an awesome run with great views.

It was great with little ones but not somewhere wed go every weekend.

Awesome atmosphere. Quiet, hidden.

Great views pet, bike, water activities friendly

Fun place, awesome mural, beautiful water...COLD!

Lovely place to spend the afternoon. The water changes your day for the better.

Deep Eddy Pool - This is a great public pool and park. Its got some history as the oldest manmade pool in TC, maybe the US. 8th in the world. Very delightful. Not natural spring like barton springs, but thats up to your personal preference.

Clean and beautiful. With lots of shade surrounding swimming pool

Plenty of shady places to sit with kids and plenty of space to spread out and tan. Lifeguards on duty!

Not sure but my son didn’t like it right away.

For a park its pretty small, but it is a great starting point on a nice walk along the lake.Pro tip: Its only 2.5 miles down the trail to Altas Cafe, where you can get a bottle of wine and a cheese plate. And you wont feel guilty because you walked 2.5 miles each way to get to it.

This place is still great...with plenty of shade on the lawn.

Right now the park is being reimagined. Not sure into what yet. Stay tuned.

Grate place if you love cold water

My favorite pool in the city! Chill vibe and friendly to kids, serious swimmers, and occasional visitors.

Great first or 100th timers pool for the family.

Its a fun place to hang out at for an hour or two, but the shallow end is a bit dirty. Watch out for gnats!

Such an amazing pool, the water is always cold and you can trust the lifeguards. There are concession stands and also many shaded areas. But my only complaint is the rule about no food in the pool area, I understand it will attract ants but its just a small inconvenience.

Very wide space very cold water loved it

I just went there for my first time today, and OMG it was the best pool I have ever been too.

Really fun place to swin and relax on the hill

It feels safe and kids enjoy being there.

Love the water temperature and size, however water always seems to be dirty when I go.

5 stars for natural spring water would be enough to say, but the pool and park are well maintained. recently renovated changing/shower area, which is partially an outdoor (very green) area gives fun of an outdoor shower experience, and thats a plus too.$3 for adults, $1 for kids and seniors is very reasonable price to even have a 30min deep (during lunch break for example).If youre planning a swim with kids, I would recommend this place in the late afternoon, after 4 when then sun sets behind the big trees on the west side of the pool, which gives very nice shade over shallow water of kids pool. even on the hottest day at 5pm you wont feel hot there - kids pool is a zero entry kind, so you can just sit in the water and watch your kids playing.

Thought my doc could diagnose me here. Turns out the medical buisiness is a scam.

Good if you have children. Not really a good adult hangout

Deep Eddy is spring-fed city pool just outside downtown Austin. With a consistently chill temperature and crystal clear water, Deep Eddy is a great alternative for those who find Barton Springs to be a bit too natural. The pool is quite roomy, with a good sized shallow end, great for little kids or sunbathing. There are also designated lanes for swimming laps. Be sure to check out the gorgeous Austin-themed mosaic when you visit.

The best pool in austin

Its always calming, refreshing, Thank you guys!

My happy place.

Great family swim spot.

No too crowded, large pool!

Not much of a park. If you have toddlers - pre-k age they might enjoy it here for a few minutes. Beaware and watch out for all the electric ride-share scooters flying by on the sidewalk though. .

Always a favorite place to visit when I’m visiting relatives in Austin

Water is cold cold cold! The views are awesome though!

Great place to cool off.

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Love Deep Eddy! Best spring fed pool around.

Great place to be on a hot day.

Lovely pool. It is really cold, even in the summer, so its a nice place to go on a hot day.

Whats better than 65-degree water on a 110-degree day? Not much. Hence the $3 charge. without it, this place would be filled to the brim with dirty bathers. Instead, its just half-filled with dirty bathers. But it feels so refreshing. The water is shocking at first, but you can get used to it after a minute. Just stick your feet in and you can cool your entire body down pretty quickly. Quintessential Austin!

Deep Eddy is one of the lesser known swimming holes in Austin. Sure theres Barton Springs, but if you dont want seaweed caressing your legs or massive crowds splashing around, try Deep Eddy. Spring-fed from the Colorado River, Deep Eddy offers swimmers of all ages a place to cool off. There is a deep end and shallow end, divided by swimming lanes. If all the lanes are filled up, just ask a swimmer, they should be more than happy to share! Lets not forget to mention the beautiful mosaic they have on the west end of the park. Deep Eddy is a more low key place to beat the heat.

Awesome place to relax and have fun

Much smaller, less crowded and family friendly than Barton Springs pool, Deep Eddy is a great place to relax for a picnic (they allow food unlike Barton Springs) and you can even swim laps in lanes in the deep end.Naturally spring fed but with a concrete bottom, you wont run into the seaweed like you will at Barton Springs either.

The renovated bath house is a spectacular, open-air space. You can swim and then shower and get ready for a night out, all in the same place. The pool itself is well cared for and the grounds are beautiful. And even on crowded days, the pool doesnt seem packed because of its quite generous size.

Clear well water w no chemicals. Lovely trees, laid back vibe

We went there for the swim and a movie thing, to watch Indiana Jones with the family. It was pretty cool but I think we got there a little bit on the early side (although we did get a pretty decent spot), because they didnt start the movie until well after 9 oclock which was a little bit on the late side as far as I am concerned. So we ended up having to leave a little bit early because our kids were so burnt out.

Overshadowed by Deep Eddy, this is a great little pocket park. The fishing dock can be a good place to launch from with canoe or kayak, though the dock itself needs some love.

Our first time at Deep Eddy and had a great time. The kids had never seen a pool so big. The freezing cold water was perfect after a hot and humid hike at Barton Springs. There was a good number to lifeguards and they were doing their job. They werent slacking on the job at all. Nothing happened while we were there but I could tell they were watching and making sure everyone was being safe. Fun place to visit if youre ever in Austin and looking for a nice cool dip.

Beautiful by the water. Free parking

We love going swimming in the natural feed pool at Deep Eddy on a hot summer day. The water is always in the 70s which makes for a cool dip even in 100 degree weather. During July months, they have a Summer Splash Movie night which the kids love!! Take your picnic and have fun with the family!!!