Balmorhea Fishing Resort & Rv Spaces (2024)

FAQs

Can you bring alcohol to Balmorhea State Park? ›

Public consumption or display of any alcoholic beverage is prohibited. Gathering of firewood is prohibited. Campfires are permitted only in fire rings provided at each site.

About the Balmorhea State Park pool

More than 15 million gallons of water flow through the pool each day, gushing from the San Solomon Springs. The 1.3- acre pool is up to 25 feet deep, holds 3.5 million gallons of water and the water temperature stays at 72 to 76 degrees year-round.

The pool ranges from 20 feet deep with a tall diving board at one end all the way to 3 feet at the other end.

Snorkeling is one of the best ways to experience Balmorhea, offering an up-close look at the pool's underwater world. Snorkelers can swim with turtles, pupfish and schools of minnows, and look for catfish patrolling the deep.

DAY USE FEE: $7 per person, age 13 and older. Day use fee not required for guests of the San Solomon Courts. OFFICE AND GATE INFORMATION: Office is open 7 days a week, from 8am to 5pm. Gate is open 7 days a week from 8am to 7:30 PM or sunset, whichever comes first.

long and 4 ft. wide. Paddles, oars, and motorized devices of any kind are not allowed in the pool. No cooking, pets, or glass containers in pool area.

Spring-fed pool hours are from 8 am to 7:30 pm (or sunset, whichever comes first) year-round. Pool bathhouses close 30 minutes before pool closing. Swimming is not allowed in the canals.

3,196′

Balmorhea / Elevation

History. The Texas State Parks Board bought San Solomon Springs and the surrounding land in 1934. Company 1856 of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) built the pool between 1934 and 1941 as part of the New Deal during the Great Depression as a way to open up jobs for people needing work.

Welcome to the City of Balmorhea

Come visit the uniqueness and the beauty of Balmorhea, created by the continuous flow of water from San Solomon Springs.

What are the endangered fish in Balmorhea? ›

Balmorhea State Park and its refugium were constructed in 1975 to provide habitat for two endangered species, the Commanche Springs Pupfish, Cyprinodon elegans and the Pecos Gambusia, Gambusia nobilis.

Fishing is not permitted in the Blue Spring Run. All fishing within the park must conform to regulations concerning size, number, method of capture and season. A fishing license may be required. More information is available at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fishing in Florida.