John Simpson Park
One of the best-shaded community parks in the Austin hill country, thanks to live oaks, with a plethora of equipment, cement paths through a wood-chip playground, a lifeguarded summer pool and courts for three sports.
Described as one of the best community parks in the Austin hill country specifically because it is very well shaded by live oaks; plenty of picnic tables sit in the shade
Wood chips blanket the whole play area, with cement footpaths threaded through it rather than skirting the outside
Cement walking trails run throughout the playground rather than only around it
A swimming pool on the same lot, lifeguarded in summer
A well-kept full basketball court, tennis courts, sand volleyball and large fields
Hiking trails on the same lot
Plenty of shaded picnic tables, with a water fountain and several bins
What we could not confirm
Visitors have not described these, so we are not guessing:
- Enclosure
- Restroom
- Toddlers
- Parking
- Seating
- How busy
How we know this
Every value above comes from what visitors described on site, read one park at a time. Where accounts disagree we say so rather than picking a side. Where nobody has mentioned something, we leave it blank and ask you.