![]() If you don't, Frankens doesn't mind citing your for trespassing. To take a trip to the Blue Hole, you have to ask permission. And, that's our intent to keep it that way and even enhance it." ![]() And, I think, if somebody doesn't preserve it, then it won't be preserved," Franken said. While the Blue Hole was a popular swimming hole for East Texans, it has now been privatized. The Blue Hole's natural water has also been rumored to clear up skin irritations, acne and cuts and scratches. And, they come out for the day, and, at the end of the day, when they start to leave, they realized that the cancer actually comes off or has even been documented by a doctor," Frankens said. "I've actually witnessed and have pictures where I had two different people that had two different types of skin cancer. This hidden gem in the hill country that isn't so hidden anymore is so crystal-clear that you can see your toes. Jacob's Well (Wimberley) Flickr/paddymurphy. Hidden deep inside the Angelina National Forest is a body of water unlike anything seen in the Pineywoods. These 11 swimming spots are so pristine you’ll hardly believe your eyes. Since the 1920s, the Blue Hole has been a hot spot for East Texans to cool off from the Pineywoods heat. Since that time, the Blue Hole's alkaline based-water has been the bases of many myths and much folklore. Every part of Texas has its own hidden treasures, and that goes for East Texas, too. Visitors can hike, fish, and even climb to get a better view of the waterfalls. This swimming hole has gorgeous scenery, crystal clear water, and also lush greenery. With time, the miners began to dig more and more sandstone rock, and one day, they set off a charge near an aquifer and, "It shot over a hundred feet in the air, for several days until, finally, it built up deep enough that it contained the water. Located near Austin, Hamilton Pool is one of the best hidden gems in Texas. "They were in a desperate mode, looking for rock for the sea wall and found this to be the closest material, started mining it," Frankens said. ![]() In turn, that rock helped re-build a Texas landmark, the Galveston seawall. The Blue Hole site was originally called Kyle's Quarry, and it was mined for its sandstone rock. However, the majesty of the Blue Hole's 120-acres was a total accident. "If you start looking at your natural colors here, from the water to the green pine straw to the brown straw and the brown trees, you have a lot of very natural, earth-toned colors," Frankens explained. That maturity that came with time and Mother Nature. "There's some real maturity to the Blue Hole." "As you look around the property, you'll notice, around the edges of the lake, the trees are anywhere from 20 to 25 years old, minimum," Frankens said.
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