Family-Friendly Activities

Helpful Websites

Local Parks

Fishing, playgrounds, climbing rocks, water play feature, picnic table, sand pit with dinosaur bone castings, walking trail. (3900 Brushy Creek Road)

Skate Park
Mini bowl, large bowl, modern street course, basketball court, trails. (2310 Brushy Creek Rd.)

Veterans Memorial Park/Bark Park

Swimming pool w/playscape and zero-depth and dive platform. Fenced area for dog park with pond, showers, and dog fountains. (2525 W. New Hope Drive)

Elizabeth Milburn Park

Basketball courts, rock climbing wall, nature trails, playscape, soccer fields, tennis courts, sand volleyball courts, picnic tables, bbq grills, swimming pool, and more (1901 Sun Chase Blvd)

Brushy Creek Trail

7 miles of jogging/bike trail, splash pad, playscape, fishing docks, picnic and pavilion areas, disc golf. (3400 Brushy Creek Trail)

Williamson County Regional Park

Disc gold course, playscape, hike/bike trail, splash pad ($1 per person), miniature train rides, soccer fields, football fields, basketball courts, tennis courts. (3005 County Road 175)

Things to do

The Cedar Park Library has a calendar full of activities for all ages; story time for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers, puppet shows, weekly movies and a reading club in the summer for the kids, family story time on Saturday mornings, and after school programs for elementary school and teens. Ms. Jane in the children’s section is wonderful! 550 Discovery Blvd 78613. (512) 401-5600

The Cedar Park Center hosts the Austin Spurs Basketball team, the Texas Stars Hockey team, as well as concerts, live shows, trade shows, etc… 2100 Ave of the Stars, Cedar Park

Austin’s children’s museum, The Thinkery, is a great place to spend the afternoon letting your kids explore. Geared towards toddlers to twelve years old. Across the street from the museum is a park with a walking trail around a large pond. Open Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (512) 469-6200 | 1830 Simond Ave. Austin 78723

Austin Aquarium: (512) 222-5586 13530 South 183 78750. Geared towards preschool and elementary age children.

Main Event: (512) 401-0000 13301 North 183 78750. Bowling alley, rock wall climbing, video arcade, laser tag, glow in the dark miniature golf, billiards, shuffle board. Fun place for the family or for a date night.

Dave & Busters: (512) 346-8015 9333 Research Blvd. Similar to Main Event, but the food is of a higher quality, better menu variety, and the environment is geared towards adults. Makes a great date night!