Water

Lakes & Rivers

Spring-fed swimming holes, cypress bayous and reservoirs big enough to lose a weekend in.

caddo

Paddling the boat roads of the only large natural lake in Texas, where the map is a maze and the fog does not lift on schedule.

April 11, 2026 · 7 min read

Places

Where to go

Piney Woods
Caddo Lake
The only large natural lake in Texas: 25,000 acres of bald cypress, Spanish moss and paddle trails you navigate by numbered boat road.
Hill Country
Blue Hole, Wimberley
Cypress Creek pools under 100-year-old trees in a swimming hole so well-managed you have to reserve a spot to float in it.

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