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Deze rustic kamers worden centraal gevestigd tussen de pool en ciénega. The small network of canals flowing from the springs to the restored ciénega are crisscrossed by small bridges. The rushing water provides a peaceful background while you observe the aquatic life thriving in the canals.

Day Use

Visitors entering the park pay only the entrance fee; no separate pool fee. No lifeguards on duty, so swim at your own risk. You do not have to swim to enjoy a fun-filled day with your family.There is a playground and outdoor sports area next to the chemical-free pool. Enjoy picnic shelters in the grass, complete with small cooking pits, tables and benches, and shaded by an awning. There are bathhouses with showers. A concession stand is open during summer.

Follow the canals, crossing bridges and stopping to look into the crystal clear water to see the fishes and turtles. At the ciénega there is a boardwalk to view the marsh from above. Have the kids keep a sharp lookout for the here is a observation deck to view the viewing window INTO the San Solomon Springs ciénega.

Stay for Awhile

If you wish to camp at Balmorhea State Park, there are restrooms with showers; campsites with a shade shelter and water; campsites with a shade shelter, water, and electricity; pull-through campsites with water, electricity, and cable TV hookups; campsites without a shade shelter, with water and electricity.This park is participating in a pilot program to test the feasibility of offering Wireless Internet services to park visitors through private membership.

Make reservations early for campsites, RV sites and the San Solomon Springs Courts. This is a very popular State Park! Come see why…

When to Visit

• Between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the pool, courts and campgrounds are full of families that come from all over Texas and Mexico to swim the waters.
• On the weekends during the off season, you will find the San Solomon Springs Courts and adjacent campgrounds full of scuba divers trying for their open water scuba certification.
• Dove hunters book up the rooms in early September.
• Birders from all over the United States come to the park to see the west Texas flyway migrations in the spring and fall.
• If you come during the week, you may have the entire pool and park to yourself.

Fishing Lake Balmorhea

Lake Balmorhea is not part of Balmorhea State Park. It is a reservoir on Sandia Creek 2 miles southeast of downtown Balmorhea, Texas. Water from Toyah Creek, which is fed by the nearby San Solomon Springs, feeds into the reservoir, as does excess water in the Phantom Lake Canal.

Lake Balmorhea has been stocked with fish. Note the large rocks near the dam, cobble on the southwest side, and sago pondweed and bulrushes on the north and west sides. Shoreline access is good, boat-launching facilities are adequate. An access fee is charged. Picnic sites are available.

Tips & Tactics for Fishing from TPWD

Largemouth bass are caught by fishing minnows, crankbaits, spinner baits, plastic worms, and topwater baits around the areas with rocks, pondweed, flooded terrestrial vegetation, or cobble. Channel catfish are caught on live bait and cut bait throughout the reservoir. White crappie are caught on minnows and small jigs near flooded terrestrial vegetation. Large redear sunfish can be caught with live worms under a bobber near the shoreline.

Tags: San Solomon Springs, Balmorhea State Park, Civilian Conservation Corps, ciénega, birding, hunting, scuba diving

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