We LOVE this shady, well maintained neighbourhood park. It has plenty of equipment so that it never…read morefeels totally overrun even on busy days. It is far enough from the road that you're not constantly worrying about traffic. There are paved trails round the edge for exploring / bike riding / scooting. Lots of big shady trees, tennis courts, benches + picnic tables + basket ball hoops. Everything you could possible need to exhaust a rambunctious toddler come rain or shine.

This is a great little neighborhood park in Travis Heights. Smaller, sister park to the Big Stacy…read morePark. It's got a wading pool ( currently out of commission), playground, volleyball courts, tennis courts, fields, picnic areas, and it's connected by Blunn Creek trails (easily walkable from one park to the other). Good area for walking your dog, grabbing a quick picnic, playing in the playground, or getting in a game of tennis. My dog is a big fan of the slide. My tennis is rusty to say the least. Though whenever we visit this park I leave determined to take the sport up again. One day, perhaps.

It's called a park but, basically a parking lot with a porta John and a trail head leading down to…read morelake Travis. That's what a lot of these parks are. After decades of development it's getting harder to get to the lake free. I came here today to hike down to the lake which has gone from an almost all time low to almost full in a matter of weeks due to recent flooding.

Yay, a "new" place to get in the water. I'm always looking for somewhere new to go cool off in the…read morewater. A friend told me about this little park, so I headed out there. Let's start with the cons: it's seriously off the beaten path- there's nothing out there. Bring everything you need- water, food, sunscreen etc. Secondly, there is literally no beach- just rocks, lots of rocks. Lastly, it is not dog, kid, or "out of shape" friendly. You have to climb around and over all those rocks to get to the water. (Oh, and there is a fee per person, if there's someone on duty). Now the pros- it is seriously off the beaten path, which means there's parking and very few people. Secondly, the water is clear and beautiful as are the views. It is near a marina, so boaters give nice waves every so often. Lastly, I loved sitting in my float just listening to the water hit the rocky shore. Very peaceful. I enjoyed it, but it's not for everyone. Let me know if you go- enjoy!

Nice park tucked away on Lake Travis! Love that you can jet ski, kayak, picnic, people watch or…read morejust simply fly your kite as I love to do! Last year the lake was so full the water was up the sidewalk but it was beautiful! To get to the lake take the driveway all the way down to the 2nd level. Theres only a small older playground on the upper level where the little viewing gazebo area is. There's plenty of picnic tables and BBQ pitts as well I think I saw. Lakeway Police does patrol for safety. It definitely a beautiful view and very peaceful! I live on the upper part of the lake in the hills without access so it's rare that I get a chance to get down and this gives me my fix!

Park is small, but great if you have toddlers as the equipment is geared towards them. There are…read morerestrooms onsite and a short hike to see Lake Travis. While there, a man let his large dog defecate near the children and equipment. He didn't even think twice to curb his dog, but rather continued on with his walk.

Nice park area for the kids. Appears well maintained although we were only in the SCUBA area and…read morethe playground. Bring water, several of the water fountains were out of order. Apparently they broke after the freeze but still haven't been fixed so that's a bummer.

Mansfield Dam Park located in Austin, Texas, is a beautiful lakefront park that offers a relaxing…read moreoutdoor experience. The park is located on Lake Travis featuring spectacular panoramic views, access to boating and water sports, and areas for picnics. Park visitors can swim in a designated cove, go fishing, launch boats and water skis onto Lake Travis or simply have a delightful picnic in the great outdoors. The park is well-maintained and includes amenities such as playgrounds, picnic tables, barbecue grills, restrooms, and walking trails. It also has a scuba diving area to observe fish, marine plants and other items underwater. The park also provides life jackets, which you do not see very often. In addition, there is an EMS helicopter pad available for air evac if an individual gets hurt at the park. You could easily spend an entire day at Mansfield Dam Park. The park is so serene and calming with wide views of Lake Travis. It was a great place to meditate and reset.

Loved camping here, but I am very sad that the water level has been too low for years to cliff…read morejump. I remember when Pace Bend used to be THE cliff jumping spot. I couldn't even get a campsite reservation because it was so popular a few years ago. It is truly past its prime now, and not just with the lack of cliff jumping. The campsites seem to be at about 50% capacity. We drove past so many camping areas that were closed. They're not using their usual online reservation system, and instead you have to reserve by emailing them and requesting specific sites. This is very inefficient as I saw quite a few vacant sites in person that were supposedly taken according to the website. We stayed at Kate's and Johnson campground, which is a primitive car camping site with pit toilets. There were no sinks, but there was hand sanitizer, and the bathrooms were quite clean for pit toilets. The campsites each had a grill and fire pit, but there was a burn ban so we couldn't have a ground fire. There was also a picnic table at each site. They limit each site to two cars, and they told me I couldn't park elsewhere in the park or pay for just the parking for an additional car. I would have had to pay for another site just to add one car. There's a lot of land in this park and not a lot of people with plenty of empty campsites even on a weekend, so I thought this was a little unreasonable. We went hiking on the blue trail per the recommendation of the lady at the lady who checked us in at the entrance. She told us it has the best views of the park. We certainly reached the highest point of the park, but there were no views. It was all rocks and trees. The trails are all pretty short. We went up the blue trail and down the yellow from the southeast trailhead, and it was a total of 3.6 miles. I liked the hike for a bit of exercise, but there wasn't really anything to see, so we felt deceived. My friend went swimming in the lake, and he seemed to enjoy it except for the sharp rocks at the bottom. I didn't go swimming, but I'm sure it would be enjoyable on a hot day.

I just visited Lake Travis for the first time. I have been to Austin many times but never got out…read moreto the lake. It was stunningly beautiful especially this park it was 100% worth a visit.

Fun little lake and park tucked in east Austin. After entering the park you can go left or right…read moreand travel about a mile in either direction by car. Passing multiple turn outs where you could set up camp or a picknic close to the water.

I found this park and lake to be charming it was nice and quite --not too many people on the…read moreweekdays, so if your looking to get away from the crowds this is a good place to take your family. The boat traffic seemed to be reasonable. https://hubpages.com/travel/Walter-E-Long-Metropolitan-Park-Lake-Austin-TX-Reviews However, I have heard that if there is an event going on.. it can be very crowded. Some people have been turned away at the gate. So far, I have not found any event postings on any websites related to Lake Walter E. Long. I know they have had triathlon events at this park in the past. The park was clean, mowed and well maintained. The picnic tables were well maintained and there was plenty of trash cans around to dispose of your picnic items. I did not like the portable restrooms strung though out the park, and the road could use some repairs.

Bob Wentz Park located on Lake Travis was recommended to us by the guard at Hippie Hollow. It has…read morescenic views from beautiful Lake Travis. He told us that Bob Wentz Park was known for sailing, windsurfing, scuba diving, and picnicking. This park is on a relatively lower elevation of Lake Travis, so views are not as spectacular as the higher elevations. Apparently, clear underwater conditions make it idea for scuba diving. However, do not expect the beautiful coral reefs like in Hawaii or Caribbean islands. Bob Wentz has an large selection of picnic tables, benches, and grills for grilling. This park is family friendly.

There is an entrance fee of $5 (which is totally fine) which goes to the "maintenance and…read moreimprovement" of the park and making it nice. However, it looks bad. Like grass overgrown on "trails" and everywhere walkable. Paper that says swimming highly discouraged because of the bacteria growing atm but when there's no swimming or water activities it's just either sitting under a small picnic pavilion with grass overgrown around it or just looking at the water. We immediately left. Also when leaving their stop cement things ripped off a piece of my bumper

This park sits in the Cherrywood neighborhood less than a block from Brodie Lane. There's not a…read morewhole lot to this park and about half of it is dedicated to being a water retention area. The only amenities here are a half basketball court, two benches and four picnic tables with grills. There is a sidewalk that runs through the park, but it does not connect to any existing trails. At the back of the park is a wooded area. It's a nice green space for the local residents, but I wouldn't seek this park out.