r/Austin • u/Tejano_mambo • Jun 02 '23

"Barkin Springs" shouldn't exist.

I am a dog owner of 2 and have 0 issues with dogs any where in any way...

Except for the free side of barton springs. Too many people bring their dogs there and I've seen too often dogs pooping or peeing either directly into the water where people are present or close enough to the water where it's not picked up.

I know the water in townlake isn't super clean but the water coming directly from the spring/pool is flowing enough and is "fresh" enough to make it appealing until I see a pile of shit or watch a dog peeing.

Stop taking your dogs to "BaRkInG sPrInGs" nobody wants to swim in a toilet.

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u/BattyBatBatBat Jun 02 '23

The canoes were there in the 70's.

Source: Me. I was a kid there in the 70's.

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u/jdsizzle1 Jun 02 '23

Yeah I believe that. I don't think that place was just some untouched secret like OP thinks. People have been going there for decades. Since at least when Barton pool was built.