Middle 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; exact lot not stated
- The walk
- A few steps; a park guide says the parking lot is right on the edge of the swimming hole
- Ground & access
- Flat walk from the lot to limestone ledges and pools. Rocks are slippery; water levels vary with rainfall.
The Middle Falls is a small waterfall and swimming hole on Bull Creek in Bull Creek District Park, a City of Austin park on Lakewood Drive near Loop 360. The Austin Parks Foundation says the Middle Falls are easy to reach because a parking lot sits right on the edge of the swimming hole. A book excerpt describes the park's main swimming spot, where Bull Creek flows over a small dam into two pools, with plenty of parking. There is no lifeguard. Dogs are allowed on a leash. The sources do not say which lot serves the Middle Falls, so this is a partial guide.
Plan your visit
Bull Creek District Park on Lakewood Drive, parking lot beside the Middle Falls swimming hole
The Austin Parks Foundation says the Middle Falls have a parking lot right on the edge of the swimming hole. No distance is given.
Flat walk from the lot to limestone ledges and pools. Rocks are slippery; water levels vary with rainfall.
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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