# Playgrounds and things to do with kids in Austin

Playgrounds, parks, museums and other things to do with kids in Austin. See which ones have a changing table, room for a stroller and what ages they suit before you go. 66 listed.

Last updated 2026-10-18, from the newest confirmation among these places.

## The list

1. [Kingsbury Commons Pease Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/kingsbury-commons-pease-park-austin) (playground, Austin). A treehouse net to climb and nature play under shade, with a splash pad beside it for hot days.
2. [Rosewood Neighborhood Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/rosewood-neighborhood-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). New playground with slides, swings, a climbing wall and shaded seating under a pavilion.
3. [Alliance Childrens Garden](https://ourplayday.com/places/alliance-childrens-garden-austin) (playground, Austin). Climbing walls, a spider-web net, giant animals to climb and a shaded sand pit, with a splash pad next door.
4. [Metz Neighborhood Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/metz-neighborhood-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). New playground with a spiral slide, swings and nature play, with shade.
5. [Waterloo Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/waterloo-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Nature climbers, a grass maze and a slide that runs down the hillside under the trees.
6. [Chestnut Pocket Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/chestnut-pocket-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Free new playground with play structures, nature play and a picnic pavilion.
7. [Great Hills Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/great-hills-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin).
8. [Hartford Triangle Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/hartford-triangle-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Small triangle park with separate play areas for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, plus swings and shade.
9. [Patterson Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/patterson-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin).
10. [Reed Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/reed-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin).
11. [Skyline Park Easton](https://ourplayday.com/places/skyline-park-easton-austin) (playground, Austin). Tower climbers, slides down the hillside, a zipline and swings for older kids.
12. [Bailey Splash Pad](https://ourplayday.com/places/bailey-splash-pad-austin) (water park, Austin). Neighborhood park with a splash pad.
13. [Bartholomew Splash Pad](https://ourplayday.com/places/bartholomew-splash-pad-austin) (water park, Austin). Neighborhood park with a splash pad.
14. [Clarksville Splash Pad](https://ourplayday.com/places/clarksville-splash-pad-austin) (water park, Austin). Neighborhood park with a splash pad.
15. [Earl J Pomerleau Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/earl-j-pomerleau-park-austin) (playground, Austin). Small park with shaded play equipment, a pavilion and loop paths.
16. [Eastwoods Splash Pad](https://ourplayday.com/places/eastwoods-splash-pad-austin) (water park, Austin). Neighborhood park with a splash pad.
17. [Edward Rendon Sr. Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/edward-rendon-sr-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin).
18. [Jessie Andrews Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/jessie-andrews-park-austin) (playground, Austin). A play area under a giant octopus sculpture, with built-in tables for a picnic once kids are done climbing.
19. [Lott Splash Pad](https://ourplayday.com/places/lott-splash-pad-austin) (water park, Austin). Neighborhood park with a splash pad.
20. [Springwoods Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/springwoods-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Two play areas under old oak trees.
21. [Balcones District Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/balcones-district-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Playground beside neighborhood paths.
22. [Beverly Sheffield Northwest Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/beverly-sheffield-northwest-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Neighborhood playground near walking paths and a pond.
23. [Brentwood Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/brentwood-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Neighborhood park playground with climbers and open space.
24. [Dick Nichols Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/dick-nichols-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Neighborhood playground beside walking trails.
25. [Dottie Jordan Neighborhood Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/dottie-jordan-neighborhood-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Neighborhood playground beside paths and fields.
26. [Dove Springs District Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/dove-springs-district-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Playground beside open fields in a large district park.
27. [Garrison Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/garrison-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Playground and picnic spot among the trees of a neighborhood park.
28. [Georgian Acres Neighborhood Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/georgian-acres-neighborhood-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Neighborhood playground with climbers and small play structures beside picnic space.
29. [Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/lady-bird-johnson-wildflower-center-austin) (garden, Austin). Native plant garden with a shrub maze, climbing stumps and a creek with dinosaur footprints for water play.
30. [Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/little-walnut-creek-greenbelt-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Newer playground with nature climbers beside wooded trails.
31. [Mary Moore Searight Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mary-moore-searight-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Playground beside open fields and trails in a big park.
32. [Mueller Lake Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/mueller-lake-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Modern climbers and slides beside a loop around the lake.
33. [North Oaks Neighborhood Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/north-oaks-neighborhood-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin).
34. [Pan American Neighborhood Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/pan-american-neighborhood-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Neighborhood playground with net climbers and play structures.
35. [Parque Zaragoza Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/parque-zaragoza-playground-austin) (playground, Austin).
36. [Perry Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/perry-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Neighborhood playground beside open space.
37. [Ramsey Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/ramsey-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Neighborhood playground with climbing and nature play.
38. [Roy G Guerrero Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/roy-g-guerrero-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Nature-themed playground with climbing and balance play.
39. [Shipe Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/shipe-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin). Neighborhood playground under big trees.
40. [Toybrary Austin](https://ourplayday.com/places/toybrary-austin-austin) (indoor play space, Austin). Play space for ages 6 months to 5, with slides, tunnels, trikes and toys.
41. [Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park Playground](https://ourplayday.com/places/walnut-creek-metropolitan-park-playground-austin) (playground, Austin).
42. [Zilker Metropolitan Park](https://ourplayday.com/places/zilker-metropolitan-park-austin) (playground, Austin). A huge city park with a playscape, the Zilker Eagle mini train, and Barton Springs Pool right next door.
43. [Austin Central Library](https://ourplayday.com/places/austin-central-library-austin) (library, Austin). Free central library with a whole floor for kids and rooftop views.
44. [Austin Zoo](https://ourplayday.com/places/austin-zoo-austin) (zoo, Austin). A rescue zoo with lions, tigers and bears, a train around the grounds and a pen where kids hand-feed goats and alpacas.
45. [Barton Springs Pool](https://ourplayday.com/places/barton-springs-pool-austin) (pool, Austin). A three-acre pool fed by natural springs and cool all year, with shady grass slopes to spread out on.
46. [Blanton Museum of Art](https://ourplayday.com/places/blanton-museum-of-art-austin) (museum, Austin). University art museum with a colorful chapel-like building to walk into.
47. [BookPeople](https://ourplayday.com/places/bookpeople-austin) (attraction, Austin). Big independent bookstore with two floors, a large kids' section and a café.
48. [Cidercade Austin](https://ourplayday.com/places/cidercade-austin-austin) (arcade, Austin). Arcade where the entry fee covers unlimited play, with air hockey and pizza.
49. [Harry Ransom Center](https://ourplayday.com/places/harry-ransom-center-austin) (museum, Austin). Free galleries of rare books, film objects and changing exhibitions.
50. [Mayfield Preserve Trails](https://ourplayday.com/places/mayfield-preserve-trails-austin) (nature area, Austin). Free nature preserve with short forest trail loops.
51. [O. Henry Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/o-henry-museum-austin) (museum, Austin). Free small historic house museum about a famous short-story writer.
52. [Pinballz Original Arcade](https://ourplayday.com/places/pinballz-original-arcade-austin) (arcade, Austin). Huge arcade of pinball machines and video games.
53. [SFC Farmers Market Downtown](https://ourplayday.com/places/sfc-farmers-market-downtown-austin) (attraction, Austin). Free Saturday farmers market in a downtown square, with produce stalls and snacks.
54. [Susanna Dickinson Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/susanna-dickinson-museum-austin) (museum, Austin). Free small historic house telling the story of a survivor of the Alamo.
55. [Terra Toys](https://ourplayday.com/places/terra-toys-austin) (attraction, Austin). Independent toy shop with toys out to try, puzzles and a café counter.
56. [Texas Farmers Market at Mueller](https://ourplayday.com/places/texas-farmers-market-at-mueller-austin) (attraction, Austin). Free Sunday farmers market with produce stalls and baked treats.
57. [Texas State Capitol](https://ourplayday.com/places/texas-state-capitol-austin) (attraction, Austin). Free self-guided visits of the state capitol, with its huge rotunda and grounds.
58. [Toy Joy - Downtown](https://ourplayday.com/places/toy-joy-downtown-austin) (attraction, Austin). Toy shop full of bright novelty toys and collectibles.
59. [Bullock Texas State History Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/bullock-texas-state-history-museum-austin) (museum, Austin). Real artifacts and interactive exhibits on the state's history.
60. [Indigo Play](https://ourplayday.com/places/indigo-play-austin) (indoor play space, Austin). World-themed climbing with a toddler zone and an infant area.
61. [LBJ Presidential Library](https://ourplayday.com/places/lbj-presidential-library-austin) (museum, Austin). Presidential museum with a replica of the Oval Office, free for kids 12 and under.
62. [Mexic Arte Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/mexic-arte-museum-austin) (museum, Austin). Downtown museum of Mexican and Mexican American art.
63. [Mt Playmore](https://ourplayday.com/places/mt-playmore-austin) (indoor play space, Austin). A giant indoor playscape with a separate toddler area.
64. [Peter Pan Mini-Golf](https://ourplayday.com/places/peter-pan-mini-golf-austin) (mini golf course, Austin). Outdoor mini-golf among oversized storybook figures.
65. [Thinkery](https://ourplayday.com/places/thinkery-austin) (museum, Austin). A water and flow gallery, a light lab and a workshop for building.
66. [Umlauf Sculpture Garden Museum](https://ourplayday.com/places/umlauf-sculpture-garden-museum-austin) (garden, Austin). Sculpture garden with paths winding past sculptures under the trees.

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## About this list

Every place here is a listing on Play Day, and a place is listed only when something positive is known about it for kids. Each listing carries the kid facts (high chairs, changing tables, kids' menus, wheelchair access) A list needs at least three places to exist.

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