Margaret J. Gomez Southeast Metropolitan Park
Park · Austin
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Last checked: Nov 3, 2026 · official sitesource
A big Del Valle county park whose star is a 30-foot climbable mosasaur playground, a nod to a real fossil found in Onion Creek. There are three playgrounds, a climbing boulder, a fishing pier and a paved loop.
Ages
- Ages 0–2
- Ages 3–5
- Ages 6–9
- Ages 10–12
The climb-through mosasaur playground plus all-abilities play features; a 2-mile paved loop
Price
Free
No entry fee for day use (reservations/fees apply only to shelters and sports fields).
Hours
8 a.m. to dusk daily
Good to know: Travis County parks are open every day 8 a.m. to civil twilight (dusk). The Dinosaur Playground and its road reopened Nov 2, 2026 after parking-lot work.
Setting
Outdoor
- Good in rain: Not really
Getting there
4511 Highway 71 East, Del Valle, TX 78617
Rough drive times
- about 20 min from Central Austin
- about 20 min from South Austin
- about 30 min from Oak Hill / SW Austin
- about 30 min from Pflugerville / Manor
Estimated from distance, not live traffic.
Parent details
- Parking
- Free park lots; the dinosaur playground lot was just rebuilt.
- Stroller access
- Yes2-mile concrete multi-use trail, ADA accessible (county).
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Shade
- Some
- Accessibility
- Yes
Not checked yet: changing table, fenced play area, and splash pad. Know? Tell us
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