Zilker Metropolitan Park

Zilker Metropolitan Park is a 351-acre City park immediately adjacent to the Zilker neighborhood.

• Detailed Information from the City of Austin
• Zilker Park Visitor's Guide
• Zilker Park Development

The park features the following:

• Austin Nature and Science Center offers a wide variety of programs for children and adults.
• Barton Springs Pool is a natural spring-fed pool with a year-round average temperature of 68 degrees.
• McBeth Recreation Center
• Zilker Botanical Gardens includes the Taniguchi Oriental Garden and the Austin Area Garden Center.
• Zilker Caretaker's Cottage - home of the Park Rangers
• Zilker Hillside Theatre hosts concerts ranging from jazz to country.  Additionally, the theatre is the home of the Zilker Summer Musical and Shakespeare in the Park. 
• 3 picnic sites and 1 shelter (reservable)       (location map & photos)
• Zilker Playscape
• Disc Golf Course
• 5 volleyball courts   (reservable)            (location map & photos)
• Zilker Club House  (reservable)  (open ONLY for rentals)

The park hosts these additional contracted and permitted services/amenities:

• Austin Sunshine Camp owned and operated by the Young Men's Business League of Austin.
• The Rowing Dock
• Umlauf Sculpture Garden and Museum is on the south end of the park and is the home of a collection of works by sculptor Charles Umlauf.
• Zilker Cabin - Girl Scouts of Central Texas  (open ONLY for rentals)
• Zilker Zephyr - enjoy a miniature train ride around the park.
• Zilker Park Boat Rentals

The park also hosts these annual park events:

• Zilker Park Kite Festival is held the first Sunday in March each year.
• Zilker Summer Musical
• Blues on the Green
• Austin City Limits Music Festival
• Zilker Holiday Tree stands 155 feet tall and is composed of 39 streamers, each holding 81 multicolored, 25-watt bulbs, totaling 3,309 lights.
• Trail of Lights

Map of Zilker Park