Austin Parks and Recreation Projects

Onion Creek Metropolitan Park is a 517-acre regional park located in Southeast Austin. The vision plan was adopted in 2015. City Council District 2

The Parque Zaragoza Bathhouse project focused on restoring the existing masonry building to support the pool facility and the Austin Parks and Recreation Aquatic Division's needs. Construction is complete. City Council District 3

Austin Parks Foundation, with Austin Parks and Recreation and the Amigos de Parque Zaragoza, received funding from the Project for Public Spaces to implement a unique, community-led placemaking project at Parque Zaragoza. City Council District 3

Austin Parks and Recreation will replace the Piney Bend Park playscape with shaded play features and improved ADA paths. Community engagement begins Late Fall 2026, with construction starting in Early 2027.

The Ridgeline Neighborhood Park project will provide visible and safe access to the park and amenities that align with community needs and environmental constraints. This project is complete and open to the public! City Council District 6

Austin Parks and Recreation partnered with Austin Parks Foundation to renovate the Rosewood Neighborhood Park playground. The new playscape, pavilion, and other improvements are complete and open to the public. City Council District 1

Austin Parks and Recreation worked closely with Watershed Protection to provide a permanent solution to stabilizing the channel and replacing the bridge crossing Country Club Creek. This project is open to the public. City Council District 3

Through community initiation, a basketball court with a shade structure was planned at Roy G. Guerrero Metropolitan Park. The project was constructed in partnership with the Austin Parks Foundation and is now complete! City Council District 3

Scenic Brook Pocket Park is a small neighborhood park in southwest Austin. The park received a concept plan in 2019, and the first phase of development is open to the public! City Council District 8