Best Camping Spots & Outdoor Adventures
Explore the best best camping spots & outdoor adventures options for kids and families in Austin
Ladybird Lake-Lamar Beach Metro Park
Ball fields & a footbridge over the lake. This park along a popular hike & bike trail has baseball fields & a pedestrian bridge over the lake.
Wet & Wild Adventure Camp
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Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary
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Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve
Serene walking trails & roaming peacocks. Quiet 21-acre grounds with walking trails & a wildlife habitat with free-roaming peacocks.
Gus Fruh
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Mount Bonnell
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Twin Falls
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Sculpture Falls
Natural swimming pools reached by trail. Popular swimming spot reached via a hike along the wooded Barton Creek Greenbelt Trail.
Barton Creek Wilderness Park
Scenic nature preserve with trails. Popular nature preserve featuring a creek with waterfalls & hiking trails with scenic views.
Hill of Life
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McKinney Falls State Park
Open for day & overnight use all year. Popular site for camping, hiking, biking & fishing, & for "Old Baldy," a 500+-year-old cypress tree.
Stephenson Nature Preserve And Outdoor Education Center
Hiking trails through forests & meadows. Paved & dirt trails through woodlands & meadows dotted with quirky art installations.
Wet & Wild Adventure Camp
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Onion Creek Metropolitan Park
Sprawling undeveloped green space. Wooded, flat, largely undeveloped 555-acre regional park including small ponds & rough trails.
Texas Music Ranch
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Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park
Destination for hiking, disc golf & BBQs. Over 300 acres of land with facilities for hiking, horseback riding, grilling, disc golf & more.
River Place Nature Trail
Riverside hiking trail with waterfalls. Picturesque, riverfront park offering a popular forested hiking trail, waterfalls & wildlife views.
Southeast Metropolitan Park
Wooded hiking & cycle route, plus soccer. Urban green space with soccer fields & a marked trail for hiking & biking through forested valleys.
Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park
Lakefront park with a boat ramp. Lakefront park with picnic tables, BBQ pits, fishing, walking trails, waterfalls & a boat ramp.
River Forest Haven
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Palmetto State Park
Birding hot spot in a forest & swamp. Hiking, birding & camping in a forest plus river swimming & canoe rentals.
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