McKinney Falls State Park is one of our favorite places in Austin. Here, you can hike, swim, float, camp, and more, all within Austin city limits! The best part about Austin is that you don’t have to go far to see some incredibly beautiful places. Case in point: McKinney Falls! The Onion Creek and Williamson […]
Category: Austin Easy Hikes
Austin has a few great rope swings, and Gus Fruh on the Barton Creek Greenbelt is one of them. We had a fun afternoon swimming, swinging, and splashing around at Gus Fruh! Parking at Gus Fruh on the Barton Creek Greenbelt There is street parking in front of the trailhead at the Gus Fruh entrance […]
Balcones District Park has a perfect hike for kids of all ages. I love bringing my toddler to this park. We like to start at the playground and then make our way to the open field just before the hike. If we feel like more adventuring, we continue along the trail (it loops back to […]
We have driven past Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge a bunch of times, but have never stopped here to explore. So, on the first nice day after the big winter storm of 2021, we drove out there for a hike in the sunshine. There are several different hikes you can choose, and even two separate […]
Over the summer we took an early morning hike along the Pickett Trail in Georgetown. We beat both the heat and the crowds by going so early, but we failed to beat the mosquitoes. Is that even possible during the summer in Texas? Well, be warned, you will definitely want to spray yourself down with […]
