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UTOPIA PARK

Water Locations TX • UVALDE County County
Coordinates: 29.6169, -99.5272
Elevation: 0 ft
Description
Natural swimming and wading access on the Sabinal River in UVALDE County, Texas.
Historical Notes
Utopia , Uvalde County. City-owned 17-ac riverside park on Sabinal River with a wide, clear, spring-fed swimming hole, rope swing, and shady banks and picnic areas. Features include a small dam creating a calm pool for wading and paddling. No lifeguards. Seasonal snack bar, picnic areas, restrooms with showers, playground, and RV spots with hookups, tent camping. Family-friendly and walkable from downtown. Entry: $5/p (day-use) for overnight guests, free under 5. Open daily, 8a–8p. GPS: 29.6169° Texas Highways lists this among Texas's quintessential rope-swing swimming holes (https://texashighways.com/outdoors/water/make-a-splash-with-these-7-quintessential-texas-rope-swings/). Listed in Cofran's Texas Hill Country Portal — Swimming Holes. Water depth and access vary with drought and flood conditions; most sites have no lifeguards.
Status / Verification active — Legendary or approximate

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