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 […]
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On a warm Saturday afternoon in January, we explored the Campbell’s Hole trailhead on the Barton Creek Greenbelt. We parked at the Spyglass Drive entrance. There was plenty of street parking near the trailhead, even on a beautiful Saturday afternoon. Finding Campbell’s Hole Our goal was to locate Campbell’s Hole (a section of Barton Creek deep […]
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 […]
Brushy Creek Sports Park has it all: a skate park, sports fields, basketball courts, a disc golf course, a play structure, restrooms, and even access to the Brushy Creek Trail! Find out why we love coming to this park! The Fields at Brushy Creek Sports Park I was surprised by how spacious this park is! […]
While biking along the Brushy Creek Trail, we stopped at Brushy Creek Lake Park in Cedar Park, about half a mile from Parmer and Brushy Creek. It would have been refreshing to cool off at the splash pad, but it wasn’t open for the season yet. The water feature is open May through August daily and on […]
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 […]
Secret beach isn’t really that much of a secret anymore, nor is it really a “beach” exactly, but it’s still one of our favorite spots in Austin. Sandy banks along the Colorado River makes for a beach-like setting and if you believe in your heart that it’s a beach, then a beach it will become! […]
Tucked between Oltorf Street and St. Edward’s University is Blunn Creek Nature Preserve. These undeveloped 38 acres will make you feel like you have stumbled into a forgotten woods in the middle of the city. Finding the Trail Firstly, the preserve does not have a parking lot and it’s easy to miss this sign, which […]
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Shipe Park
In the Hyde Park neighborhood, just a few blocks from the Triangle at the corner of 45th and Avenue G, is Shipe Park. It is a small and simple neighborhood park, but my kids had a blast playing here. Shipe Park has just about the same amenities as Little Stacy Park: a wading pool (and full […]
Whenever we are craving a trip to the beach, we love to head to Lake Pflugerville for a swim! This park has something for everyone, including a 180-acre reservoir for swimming and a three-mile trail for walking or jogging. The boys were very interested in this unusual playscape feature. We walked to the lakeshore to […]
