Deep Eddy pool is a well-loved Austin swimming area, cooling off citizens of this Texas city since the earliest years of the 20th century. After 1936, it has been operated by the City of Austin.
The state historic marker outside the pool reads as follows:
"DEEP EDDY BATHING BEACH
Swedish immigrant Charles Johnson built a large home for his family on 39 ares of land in this vicinity in the 1850s. In 1902 two of his children, Mary and Henry, opened Deep Eddy Resort. The Johnsons named the park for a deep hole in the limestone bed of Colorado River at this site that caused the water's current to from an eddy. Recreational facilities included campsites, picnic areas, rental cottages, and a cable ride into the river.
Mary Johnson sold the park to A. J.Eilers in 1915. He built a concrete swimming pool in 1916 and renamed the resort Deep Eddy Bathing Beach. Managed by George A. Rowley, the resort featured such attractions as silent movies, a ferris wheel, carousel ride,a diving horse show, trapeze swing over the water, a 70-foot slide, and a 50-foot diving tower. The carnival atmosphere attracted hundreds of visitors each summer.
The City of Austin purchased the park for $10,000 on May 31, 1935. Two weeks later a devastating Colorado River flood inundated the city, swept away park improvements, and filled the pool with debris. With assistance from the federal Works Progress Administration, the city rebuilt the park. It reopened in 1936 as Eilers Park and Deep Eddy Swimming Pool. (1991)"
From the City of Austin: (
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"DEEP EDDY POOL is a municipal pool located at 401 Deep Eddy in Austin Texas.
Schedule: (512) 472-8546
Entry fee required March 12 through October 31, 2016
August 22 – October 31, 2016
Day Time Activity
Weekdays 8 am - 8 pm Lap / Recreational Swim
Weekends 8 am - 8 pm Lap / Recreational Swim
Daily Entry Fees (Cash Only) Residents and Non-residents
Senior 80+ years old FREE FREE
Senior (62 years+) $1 $4
Adult (18-62 years) $3 $8
Junior (12-17 years) $2 $4
Child (1-11 years) $1 $3
Children under 1 year FREE FREE"