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Hamilton Pool Use To Be Restricted in Summer

Visits to Hamilton Pool, the popular Hill Country oasis west of Austin, will now require advance reservations during summer months, and prices for a visit are increasing from $15 to $25 a day.

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Jacob's Well, a spring in Wimberley.
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Visits to Hamilton Pool, the popular Hill Country oasis west of Austin, will now require advance reservations during summer months, and prices for a visit are increasing from $15 to $25 a day. Travis County officials cite extreme growth in population in the area and overwhelming traffic in the summer as reasons for the changes. (Austin.com)

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