06/22/2026
So thankful to be able to live and work next to this beautiful river.
San Marcos Springs, fed by the Edwards Aquifer, has produced archaeological evidence of human habitation dating back approximately 12,000 years, making it one of the longest continuously inhabited sites in North America.
The springs maintain a near-constant temperature year-round due to their aquifer source, which has made them attractive to human populations across every period of Texas history from Paleoindian peoples through Spanish colonization, Mexican Texas, the Republic, and into the present day as a popular recreational site and the location of Texas State University.
The springs' ecological significance includes several endangered species found nowhere else, making San Marcos Springs simultaneously one of the most archaeologically significant sites in Texas and one of the most ecologically significant, a combination that receives relatively little public attention compared to the springs' recreational use.
