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

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

Wet & Wild Adventure Camp

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Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary

Colorado River Park Wildlife Sanctuary

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Mayfield Park and Nature Preserve

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

Gus Fruh

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Mount Bonnell

Mount Bonnell

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Twin Falls

Twin Falls

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Sculpture Falls

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

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

Hill of Life

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McKinney Falls State Park

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

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

Wet & Wild Adventure Camp

Visit this great place for kids and families!

Onion Creek Metropolitan Park

Onion Creek Metropolitan Park

Sprawling undeveloped green space. Wooded, flat, largely undeveloped 555-acre regional park including small ponds & rough trails.

Texas Music Ranch

Texas Music Ranch

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Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park

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

River Place Nature Trail

Riverside hiking trail with waterfalls. Picturesque, riverfront park offering a popular forested hiking trail, waterfalls & wildlife views.

Southeast Metropolitan Park

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

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

River Forest Haven

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Palmetto State Park

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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