Admission is free. Located at 800 E. Live Oak. Krause Springs in Spicewood . This is one of the best, least-known swimming spots around. Privately owned, Krause has a regular cement swimming pool as well as a rustic swimming spot on Little Cypress Creek.
Overnight camping is available.
Take Highway 71 west to Spicewood. Once you get into the small town, look for the signs to Krause Springs on the right. Hippie Hollow . In addition to being one of the best places on earth to see the rare black-capped vireo, a federally protected songbird, Hippie Hollow is one of the few public swimming spots in Texas where clothing is optional. Located on Lake Travis, the swimming here isn't as good as some of the other parks on Lake Travis, but it's still an interesting stop.