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A Weekend in the Hill Country Town With Healing Waters

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DATE POSTED:June 12, 2026
Hancock SpringsStanding at the edge of Hancock Springs pool, a free-flowing, spring-fed swimming pool near downtown Lampasas that opened more than a century ago, I look out over an expanse of green-blue water. There are no lanes or fancy waterslides here, and instead of chlorine, I detect a whiff of sulfur. That’s all fine with me.I breathe deeply, then take a flying leap into the pool. When I come up for air, sunlight glitters across the water’s surface like scattered crystals. I swim across and back a few times, then scramble out of the chilly water and plop onto a ledge to soak in the old-timey ambiance. Clusters of teenagers lounge beneath huge pecan trees. Two narrow channels carry water—and a few minnows—from nearby Hancock Springs…

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