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Tanglewood Park (Northwest Austin)

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 […]

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Robinson Playground Park (Northwest Austin)

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 […]

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Sparky Pocket Park

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 […]

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We Run the World Presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors

Have you signed up for We Run the World presented by Academy Sports + Outdoors? It’s a free virtual relay during the month of September, hosted by Marathon Kids. Everyone is invited to join in the fun—it’s not too late to make your September miles count! Our family has made a commitment to participate in […]

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