Hanna Springs Swimming Pool
The swimming pool allows youngsters and adults a modern facility in which to spend those hot, summer days. Funds for the pool were made possible by a $500,000 Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission grant, coupled with a matching $250,000 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority. Those funds were added to the city's contribution and in-kind donations to give Lampasas a first-class facility in which to beat the heat.
The 7,000-plus-square-foot swimming pool is but a part of the complex, which features two sand volleyball courts, a hiking trail and a enclosed shower facility. A 2,300-square-foot bath house will contain showers, men's and women's restrooms and dressing areas, office space, storage space and a concession area.
Hancock Park Swim Area
Hancock Park's Pool is different. It is a bit of Lampasas history, constructed in the very early 1900's, and a summertime recreation spot for every kid that grew up here since that time. It's importance is also enhanced by the fact that it is one of very few free-flow pools in the state, possibly the oldest pool. It is fed by a large spring and, although it is occasionally plagued with inherent problems that come with that territory, such as low flow and occasional turbidity, it is very special. Special enough that, as Lampasas tries to discover what reasons make it special enough to warrant tourism, the old pool seems to stand out as one of the best. Plans are now being laid for the Hancock pool to be open three days a week, on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. That will allow the weekend tourist to use the pool, and it will make the pool available when the Hanna Springs pool is closed on Monday.
