Zilker Park

Austin's most-loved park.

What makes it fun

Zilker Metropolitan Park is 351 acres and hosts a wide selection of recreation activities, facilities, and events. It is the perfect place for a walk, bike ride, picnic or furry friend adventure. A wonderful place for family and friends. Bring your running shoes or your picnic blanket, you’ll feel right at home. A peaceful location and a recipe for a great day.

Google Reviews

Zilker Metropolitan Park

4.8

Based on 3621 reviews

Amit Gupta

05:16 18 Aug 22

One of the biggest park in Austin and closest to the downtown. You will see amazing view of the downtown. Has volleyball court. You will find wonderful pet friends, and people in their sporty mode. For family and friends. My favorite time is early morning or at the dawn till it gets dark.

Mike Sillman

17:52 01 Jun 22

Awesome views and occasionally some talented buskers. Great place to hang out during the evenings. Close to the dog park so, I tend to walk my dog here. Stop here and have lunch sometime. Great people watching. Spectacular sunset views. This bridge is a vibe.

R Basak

23:09 26 May 22

This is a very beautiful hot spring park right opposite to the Austin downtown. The hot spring created canal that connects the Austin river. There is a quality boat rental office with reasonable rate and very nice persons. There are plenty of parking and public restrooms in multiple places. The entire day parking is $5 and no parking fees for weekday. There were a kids train but it is no longer operational. The park remain crowded and during hot summer the river also remain crowded. I have some picture just to show the crowd. You can enjoy the entire day there. In fact if you want to enjoy the the entire park you need multiple days.

Austin Graff

04:26 16 Mar 22

What a FUN public park. The park itself is smaller than most, but what's within is fascinating. Built around a 1930 electrical substation is a 2008 grotto wall by local artist Berthold Haas (with help from the community) filled with treasures. It made for a fun stop on my morning run while staying in an Airbnb at nearby Hyde Park.

Kama'aina Girl

20:33 12 Mar 22

This is one of my most favorite parks in America. It has miles and miles of hike and bike trails that run along the Colorado River from the west side of town to the east side on both sides of the river! You can go boating ... swimming... hiking ..biking. Attend concerts ... play soccer ...football and fly kites by Rock Island and even ride a train. There are plenty of picnic tables too. Some so big you can sit up to 10 people. Perfect park to picnic with a large family. The views along the river of the city are amazing, especially at sunset when the bats fly out from under Congress Street Bridge. Oh, and also, there is a great off lease dog park by the Stevie Ray Vaun statue. It has something for everyone. Just be aware that in the spring, there is an abundance of poison ivy/oak along the side of the trails. A great place to visit year around