Waterfalls and swimming holes on Onion Creek inside Austin city limits, with a paved creek loop, a rock shelter trail past a 500-year-old cypress, and a visitor center. It's the farthest stop on this list from Dripping Springs.
Ages
- Ages 0–2
- Ages 3–5
- Ages 6–9
- Ages 10–12
A paved 2.8-mile creek loop that works with strollers, plus wading at the falls for older kids
Price
Under $10
$6 per adult 13+, free for kids 12 and under. Texas State Parks Pass $70/yr.
Hours
| Monday | 8 am – 10 pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8 am – 10 pm |
| Wednesday | 8 am – 10 pm |
| Thursday | 8 am – 10 pm |
| Friday | 8 am – 10 pm |
| Saturday | 8 am – 10 pm |
| Sunday | 8 am – 10 pm |
Good to know: Open daily. Gate 8 a.m.-10 p.m., office 8 a.m.-4:15 p.m., visitor center Fri-Sun 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The park often reaches capacity, and TPWD highly recommends reserving day passes.
Setting
Outdoor
- Good in heat: Unknown — help us check
- Good in rain: Not really
Getting there
5808 McKinney Falls Pkwy, Austin, TX 78744
Rough drive times
- about 45 min from Dripping Springs
- about 20 min from Oak Hill / SW Austin
- about 35 min from Bee Cave
- about 55 min from Wimberley
- about 40 min from Driftwood
Estimated from distance, not live traffic.
Parent details
- Parking
- Unknown — help us check
- Stroller access
- PartlyTPWD calls the Onion Creek Hike and Bike Trail hard-surfaced and good for strollers. A 2024 blog notes rougher, cracked asphalt on the stretch past the campground. Trails across the Lower Falls mean wet feet.
- 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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