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! […]
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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 […]
Elizabeth Milburn Park and Pool has a little bit of everything for the entire family. For South Austinites, this is Cedar Park’s version of Dick Nichols District Park. Milburn Park has tennis, volleyball, basketball courts, soccer fields, a covered pavilion that can be rented for occasions, a one-mile path around the perimeter of the park, two playscapes, […]
We took the kids to Little Stacy Park after our visit to the Blunn Creek Nature Preserve. There are different sized play structures (for big kids, toddlers, and babies), swings, tennis courts, a volleyball court, a basketball court, restrooms, and a wading pool. The Play Structures There are three playscapes for kids of varying ages and abilities. For […]
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 […]
