Tanglewood Park is one of our favorite parks in the Northwest Austin area, very close to Canyon Vista Middle School on Spicewood Springs. It is not the newest (nor the oldest) park around, but this small neighborhood park has handicapped accessible features which also makes the larger playing structure easy even for my toddler to navigate and use […]
Author: Austin Active Kids
In the Northwest Austin’s Milwood neighborhood, there are two wonderful parks—Robinson and Rattan Creek—operated by the North Austin MUD #1. The parks are linked together by a series of walking trails. Robinson Playground Park is the smaller of the two, and as the name implies, this is truly a playground park. This is one of […]
The amazing Play for All Park is one of our favorite playgrounds in Central Texas. It’s worth the drive if you don’t live in Round Rock! The creation of the Play for All Park was a community-wide endeavor that took five years, and the park opened for the first time in 2012. It has already […]
If you’re looking for a quick and quirky outing, stop by Sparky Pocket Park in Central Austin (3701 Grooms Street 78705). This half-acre pocket park brings creative and whimsical art to an old electrical substation. The Grotto Wall at Sparky Park is part of the City of Austin’s Art in Public Places program. Here are […]
Who can resist a good photo op? One of my family’s favorite things about living in Austin is all of the unique street art! The week of October 12, we will be running by some of our favorite murals in a virtual one-mile fun run supporting Marathon Kids! Want to join us? We’d love to […]
