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Bartholomew Municipal Pool

A heated municipal pool with depths from three inches to twelve feet, water slides and a beginners' area, free outside summer. Overcrowding is a repeated and serious complaint when other sections are closed.

AUSTIN, TX · PARK WITH PLAYGROUND · READ FROM 16 VISITOR ACCOUNTS · LAST CHECKED 2026-08-11

Water
Pool and wading area

Water levels range from three inches to twelve feet, with slides, three lap lanes and a beginners' area

4 accountshigh confidencechecked 2026-08-11
Cost
Free

Free outside the summer season

1 accounthigh confidencechecked 2026-08-11
Toddlers
Yes

The shallow beginners' area starts at three inches

2 accountshigh confidencechecked 2026-08-11
How busy
Often busy

A visitor reports arriving with three young children when only the lap pool was open and finding it packed to the point of only being able to stand, describing it as tense and unsafe

3 accountshigh confidencechecked 2026-08-11
Restroom
Yes

Clean facilities

1 accounthigh confidencechecked 2026-08-11
Safety
Mixed

Staff are described as kind and child-friendly, but a visitor raises overcrowding when sections are closed as a safety concern

2 accountsmedium confidenceaccounts differchecked 2026-08-11
Equipment
Good

The slide has been reported closed while the rest of the pool operated

1 accountmedium confidencechecked 2026-08-11

What we could not confirm

Visitors have not described these, so we are not guessing:

  • Shade
  • Enclosure
  • Ground surface
  • Parking
  • Seating
  • Upkeep

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How we know this

Every value above comes from what visitors described on site, read one park at a time. Where accounts disagree we say so rather than picking a side. Where nobody has mentioned something, we leave it blank and ask you.