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Blue Hole is home to a beautiful section of Cypress Creek where the trees shelter the cool water, and makes for a great swimming hole. There is a swim dock and plenty of climbable trees overhanging the water. The park is free to park and to enter, and has a few short spur trails near Blue Hole. You can head up the hike and bike trail for a longer run.

Blue Hole is home to a beautiful section of Cypress Creek where the trees shelter the cool water, and makes for a great swimming hole. There is a swim dock and plenty of climbable trees overhanging the water. The park is free to park and to enter, and has a few short spur trails near Blue Hole. You can head up the hike and bike trail for a longer walk.

Here you can look out over the small pond from a viewing platform with a bench. This is a great place for birdwatching. The trail skirts the west side of the pond if you want a different vantage point.

Here you can look out over the small pond from a viewing platform with a bench. This is a great place for birdwatching. The trail skirts the west side of the pond if you want a different vantage point.

You can explore a handful of different short, easy trails through Prospect Park with excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. The trees open up at the center of the park and the trail takes you to a seating area with a grand compass inlaid into the ground. There are cacti abound.

Purgatory Creek has many miles of trails, most of which are shaded. You can venture along the top of the dam for views of the area, cool off by the creek, and explore the network of forests and fields easily accessible from San Marcos. You get a mix of well packed and rocky trails.

From here you get a good view of the back side of the dam as you skirt around its base on packed singletrack. From the top of the dam you get great sweeping views out across Purgatory Creek Natural Area.

This trailhead has great access to Purgatory Creek and views of Five Mile Dam. Some of trails are packed singletrack and some have room for multiple people to walk side by side. You have access to a variety of trails with both nontechnical terrain and rock gardens.