Lower Bull Creek Falls
Travis County, Texas
Your visit at a glance
- Waterfall height
- Not recorded
- Location
- Travis County, Texas
- Access status
- Partial guide: falls named by a park nonprofit; nearest lot not stated
- The walk
- Short walk; a park guide says the falls are right at the trailhead
- Ground & access
- Creekside trail and limestone ledges. Water levels vary with rainfall; the creek floods quickly in storms.
Lower Bull Creek Falls is one of several small falls and swimming holes on Bull Creek in Bull Creek District Park, a City of Austin park on Lakewood Drive near Loop 360. The Austin Parks Foundation names four swimming spots on the creek and says Lower Bull Creek Falls is right at the trailhead. The park is free and open daily from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.; there is no lifeguard, so swimming is at your own risk. Dogs are allowed on a leash. Which of the park lots and trailheads is closest to this falls is not stated by the sources, so this is a partial guide.
Plan your visit
Bull Creek District Park on Lakewood Drive, short walk to Lower Bull Creek Falls near the trailhead
The Austin Parks Foundation says Lower Bull Creek Falls sits right at the trailhead. No distance is given.
Creekside trail and limestone ledges. Water levels vary with rainfall; the creek floods quickly in storms.
Where to start
Bull Creek District Park, 6701 Lakewood Dr., Austin, TX 78731 (City of Austin park directory). A visitor guide warns that the park road often has a low-water crossing that floods first when it rains.
Timing & water
Open daily 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Flow depends on recent rain. Stay out of the creek when it is rising.
Before you go
Free; no reservations, per the Austin Parks Foundation.
Visitor informationVisit sources
More waterfalls nearby
Within 40 straight-line miles. Road and trail distances will differ.
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