Mary Moore Searight Metropolitan Park
Park · Austin
Last checked: Oct 28, 2026 · city/county sitesource
A big south Austin park along Slaughter Creek with two playgrounds, picnic shelters, sports courts, and miles of mostly flat trails. Easy to pair a playground stop with a short nature walk.
Ages
- Ages 0–2
- Ages 3–5
- Ages 6–9
- Ages 10–12
Two playgrounds (a 2-5 tot structure and a 5-12 structure with swings) plus flat creekside trails for a longer walk
Price
Free
No entrance fee. The city lists park entrance fees only at Emma Long and Walter E. Long metro parks.
Hours
| Monday | 5 am – 10 pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 5 am – 10 pm |
| Wednesday | 5 am – 10 pm |
| Thursday | 5 am – 10 pm |
| Friday | 5 am – 10 pm |
| Saturday | 5 am – 10 pm |
| Sunday | 5 am – 10 pm |
Good to know: City rule: Austin parks are open 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily unless otherwise posted.
Setting
Outdoor
- Good in heat: Not really
- Good in rain: Not really
Getting there
907 W Slaughter Ln, Austin, TX 78748
Rough drive times
- about 35 min from Dripping Springs
- about 15 min from Oak Hill / SW Austin
- about 25 min from Bee Cave
- about 45 min from Wimberley
- about 30 min from Driftwood
Estimated from distance, not live traffic.
Parent details
- Parking
- Free lot at the trailhead off W Slaughter Ln, next to the restrooms. Parents say it can fill on busy days and the lot has no shade. A second city lot on S 1st St serves the east side and the off-leash dog trail.
- Stroller access
- PartlyThe outer loop is about 2 miles of mostly flat, fine crushed gravel. Some side trails are rougher.
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Changing table
- Unknown — help us check
- Shade
- Some
- Fenced play area
- Unknown — help us check
- Splash pad
- Unknown — help us check
- Food on site
- Unknown — help us check
- Accessible
- Unknown — help us check
- Easy parking
- Unknown — help us check
- Nursing space
- Unknown — help us check
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