Barton Creek Wilderness Park - Austin, Texas

Lifestyle C.

Be prepared for an extraordinary hike!
This 1,000-acre urban oasis has over 12 miles of rugged terrain, mountain-biking & hiking trails, and creeks with swimming holes (although one of the two waterfalls has dried up because of lack of rain). Once you get to the second one, you're gonna want to take off your clothes and take a dip in the pool if you don't mind the algae and water-borne organisms.

Barton Creek Greenbelt also features amazing rock formations made of limestone for rock-climbing and bouldering. Although this is a family-friendly adventure, it's not for the faint of heart. Young kids will get tired, adults will be challenged, and the rest will be craving some happy hour afterwards.

Mercedes J.

Great green space in the city. Can hear the freeway from pretty much the whole trail, except when it's drowned out by the falls. Trail is easy to walk (I'm in poor shape and was able to get to Sculpture Falls in flip flops). Lots of rocky parts to watch your footing, and exposed roots to avoid stepping on for the sake of the roots. Great to get into nature workout driving an hour out of town

Bhuvanesh A.

Snakes are there though it's just water snakes beware of it. And it's good trekking place I feel it's better than turkey creek. But it's not very good to enjoy with ur buddies and water is there so if you are bringing your dogs it will enjoy a lot.

Sam F.

My wife and I came here to do a day hike and we were not disappointed.

Visiting from out of state, Barton Creek was an incredible green belt reservation. We completed a 3 hour loop but stopped around halfway from the total length of the hike.

We visited in December and the river was dried up, which allowed us to walk right in the middle of it.

We also saw a dozen or more groups of people rock climbing across the various parts of the park.

The park itself seemed dog-friendly and there were lots of opportunity to bike across the terrain.

I also highly recommend stopping by Tacodeli across from the entrance of Barton Creek Park to enjoy some awesome tacos. I highly recommend the shrimp taco!

Shravs

It’s a good place for hiking and escape from the city. At few places water had dried up. But you need to go all the way to the end to find a natural pool which is very beautiful.

Alexander R.

Amazing park to come and take a hike. Disconnect from reality and enjoy your time here. I need to visit during the summer to take a dive here in the beautiful water.

Rakesh

What a great spot! A gem in Austin. Perfect spot to take your furry friends. I love the emerald green colored water 😍 it's a great spot to swim.

Rada Z.

Unusual place. I was skeptical about it but I really loved it. Didn’t have time to stay there but I’d definitely be back.