Pease Park

Pease park is great, its quiet, not terribly crowded, shaded in a lot of places, and has a few different trail sets that run at different levels of the trail. I think there is a splash pad and you can actually run it pretty far north of 24^th where most people tend to start off int he park.
Be aware if you are going off-​leash with your dog the only off-​leash area is between 24 and 29. I thought it was further south but I got a lot of angry eyes from cyclists (is this really an awesome place to cycle?) and people with on-​leash dogs so when I got home I checked the city site. Not sure its the best place to go running off leash with a dog due to all those factors still coming into play in the leash-​free area. I’ll stick with Walnut Creek & Turkey Creek. Even the greenbelt, which is technically not leash-​free, seems better in this regard than Pease.

Quiet park, plenty of swings and splash park!
I was babysitting for a friend of mine and instead of just hanging around my place and watching Dora or whatever, I decided to take her to the park. This park is really tucked away in an area of nice upscale homes. At first I thought maybe it was just a park for the housing area because it was so nice and quiet but, it is a public park. Parking was easy, we did street parking and there was plenty of spots!
They have a huge picnic table area with cement tables and benches that could easily seat 100 people, benches throughout to enjoy the shade, a small kids playground with swings and a seperate big kids area with regular swings and a splash pad.
We went on the swings first and there was plenty of open swings! We then went over to the splash pad as it was almost 100 degrees and cooled off. The splash pad turns itself off every 15 minutes so you have to hit the button (which is acutally on top of one of the short poles) but, it didn’t look like a button. There were a couple kids who of course were unattended by parents and splashing the adults sitting on the side. You will have that at any park. For the most part this park was pretty quiet for a Sunday afternoon.
They had plenty of water attractions for everyone to be able to enjoy it, even when it’s busy. When we were leaving the splash pad did start to fill up.
This is one of the better well planned out parks for kids that I have been to in Austin! This is my new go to babysitting duty park!

Home to Eeyore’s, our city’s own fest
Verdant and spacious, competes with the best
Kickball and volleyball, courts for the fit
Day drinking and weed smoking, sports we won’t quit
Scenes of the hills, views of Lamar
Shoal creek runs calmly, draws guests from afar
Vein of the city, artery of the town
One of the best parks in the city of the Violet crown!

I used to bike the Pease Park Trail all the time when I lived in Rosedale/​Hyde Park. It’s the best way (in my opinion) to get there. Otherwise, getting to Lamar from MOPAC or 35 via car can be daunting depending on the time of day: do not EVER take Lamar during rush hour, or during any kind of festival! One festival that happens at Pease Park is Eeyore’s Birthday.
Eeyore’s Birthday: taking place usually in April (2014: April 26^th), Eeyore’s Birthday Party is a day-​long festival taking place annually in Austin, Texas since 1963. It typically occurs on the last Saturday of April in Austin’s Pease Park. It includes live music, food and drink vending which benefit local non-​profit organizations, attendees in colorful costumes, and very large drum circles. The event is frequented by children and families, with specific events presented for them by the event organizers. The festival is named in honor of Eeyore, a character in A. A. Milne’s Winnie-​the-​Pooh stories
During non-​festival days, Pease Park is a great place to bike, jog, play in a drum circle, or wheel the stroller around. There are volleyball courts, a huge playground WITH water fountains for kids to play under, and Shoal Creek nearby.
Fun fact: Shoal Creek/​Pease Park is the location of two buried treasures and is apparently haunted: There are many unmarked graves at Shoal Creek. Many victims of cholera and yellow fever were hastily buried at the Creek. These include soldiers who camped at the creek during the Civil War, and those who served with General Custer during his Reconstructionist occupation of Austin. Most of those bodies were later removed and reinterred at Arlington National Cemetery, but about 35 graves were never found!
Don’t go too far toward downtown using the pease park/​Shoal Creek trail — you run the risk of hitting the «hobo highway», an intricate path of spillways, canals, underpasses, and, you guessed it, hobos! The end of this trail pops out at the Austin Electric Company.
Watch out for mosquitos! Otherwise Pease Park is a great place for family and fun.

I love that Austin has parks and green spaces like this. I love the playground and the park has plenty of places to have a picnic, hang out, play with your dog, and take nature in. You can take a walk on the Shoal Creek Hike and Bike trail. There are a few rough spots but it’s pretty nice. It’s near Lamar but traffic noise is pretty low. I’m glad Austin has places like this. It’s one of the jewels of the city.

This hidden little park is my favorite jogging spot. Please do not run here so it can remain quiet and hidden. lol jk
The trail is great for exercise, not to mention that one steep hill. Great for dogs, yoga, martial arts, and anything else.
This is also where Eeyore’s Birthday Party is held, which is very Austin-​ish.

My current favorite park for jogging. Or Yogging. I think the J is silent. Anyway, it never has anything near the crowds you see at Town Lake, which is nice, and there’s some challenging hills and rocky areas that keep you from getting bored. There’s a playscape, basketball court, picnic area and other fun stuff too. Plus there’s a no-​leash area for the doggies.
Homeless dudes sometimes congregate at one end in the evenings, but they’re a harmless bunch near as I can tell. A good park that connects to many other good trails in the area.

My favorite park in Austin. No matter what mood you’re in, this park’s got it — walking trail, big open fields, short hiking trails up in the hills, off leash area for the dogs, basketball court, volleyball court, plenty of picnic tables and grills, huge playscapes for the kids, seriously, it’s got everything but enough parking. We find it usually best to just pull into the lot off 24^th Street and walk in.

Pease Park (24^th –29^th streets) will always and forever have a very, very special place in my heart.
It is the home of many walks, many stares and many talks between myself and my little Jesse James. From the first arrival back in 2000 to his last visit in 2008, Pease Park gave my boy more happiness than anything else on this planet.
Jesse would walk me up and down the nice semi-​muddy trails for years. He couldn’t go far enough or fast enough. He loved everyone he met (here anyway), and even when he tried to be the park BOSS every once in a while, he was still in love in his own little way. Trust me, I hung out with that boy for 14 years so I knew all his dachshund/​corgi quirks quite well.
Towards the end of those 14 years with me and his 18 years on this planet, he slowed down substantially. But this was still his favorite place, even if he was just sitting there or laying there taking in the peace, shade, sunlight and serenity. Jesse loved the water –it didn’t matter if the creek was running or not. Jesse loved sitting on the benches and making his presence known every time anyone sauntered by. He and I saw all kinds of things and people at this Austin is Totally Being Kept Weird Park. I personally think his favorite encounter was with a pig — a full sized pig that came bum rushing out of a van with 3 other dogs. From the second that pig stepped hoof out of his van, he was glued to Jesse; gave him the shovel nose over and over. You know, bumping him with his big pig nose. What a sight to see. Jesse did not let just anyone bump him with their pig nose, ya know!!!
Through the years I have seen quite a bit of change here and it’s all been for the better. Well, except for the fact that my big little boy is no longer with us to kiss pigs and take names.

Still 4 stars for Pease, but don’t forget the disc golf course is gone. Good thing all those hippies playing disc golf and ruining the environment are gone so all the loose dogs can freely poop in the creek and run in front of bikes.

Was my favorite course to play at. Until COA decided we, the golfers were the cause of the Erosion problems and removed our Course. Haven’t been there in a year. That’s saying A lot.

Pease is one of my favorite parks in all of Austin, which is saying a lot because Austin has tons of amazing parks.
Pease has two sides to it, depending on how you’re feeling that day. It’s large enough to wander off and make some space for just you and your friends. We have taken blankets and walked up into the hills amongst the trees to have our own safe haven. But also, it’s got enough of a community feel that you can pick up a game at the courts, socialize with frisbee, kites, and a nice playground area.
This is the kind of park you could nap in under the trees on a breezy day, and also the same place you could play volleyball with a large group of friends.
It has nice big grills, tons of picnic tables (perfect for birthday parties), bathrooms, recycling bins, and a designated dog park area.
I know most people know what Pease park is so it’s a bit overkill to rate something so well known, but I love this place and I felt I had to review it!

The «Central Park» of Austin. Recent major improvements from the non-​profits Pease Park Conservancy & Trees for Pease are transforming this park into something truly amazing. Excellent place for picnics, birthday parties, gentle hikes, with kids play scape, splash pad, volleyball, basketball and so much more. Historical and natural discoveries abound in this very large city park. (44 acres) A must visit. Don’t miss the large dog park on the far north end of the park! Certainly a real gem hidden in Austin.

Took Ms. Princess here this morning to visit the splash pad. It’s located on the south edge of the park. It was small, but pretty cool. It turns off every 15 mins and you have to hit a button to get the water to turn on. If you’ve never been there before, the «button» is on top of a purple pillar on the edge of the water play. For the eco-​girl in me, that was neat, for the toddler, it was a bit annoying.
Unfortunately, the splash pad turned itself off today due to a chemical imbalance in the water. Austin Parks and Recreation responded and had it back on in about a hour and a half. In the mean time, we had a snack and played on the playscape nearby.
The playscape is mostly shaded with large trees. There are two of them and my 20 month old had not problem with either one. She actually liked the bigger one a bit better.
Restrooms are close by this area and parking is street parking. The street is about 40 feet away from the splash pad and offers plenty of space, at least on on weekday in the summer.
Overall, we had a good time and my only real concern is not enough shade by the splash pad. There are some newer trees around though so I don’t think this will be a problem in a few years.

Water park birthday:
Hot, sweat, splash, cool, repeat.
Then, let them eat cake.

This summer my dog and I went on a walk and discovered the splash pad at the playground in Pease Park; I subsequently spent multiple weekends pulling a 50 pound 4 year-​old in a wagon through a crowded park while a 10 year-​old rode her bike alongside me to get to said splash pad. I became the world’s most fun babysitter this summer, and for that I thank Pease Park.
With my boyfriend and dog, we LOVE to take the trails all the way to the lake. By the end we’re tired, sort of wet from falling off the river rocks, and happy. I love to see my pup sleep after a nice long walk!
The only negative is that at the splash pad some unsavory adults showed up sans kids and were creeping out my charges. It only happened once and a few of the other parents ended up saying something to them so they left, yay!

Great course to experience the urban Austin Disc Golf Environment. This park is maintained by the City Parks and Rec Dept with a partnership from the Waterloo Disc Golf Club.
There are rotating monthly mini tourney’s that go in the area, and the club does it’s most to maintain the park because they love the park and the sport.
Hole#5 is a great traditional hole, the basket is mounted the cradle of a historic Oak… true Austin.
Spend some time and play this historic course especially in tournaments when the baskets are moved to the alternate positions. It will challenge your game.

Pease is the best park in Austin by far! The disc golf course is by far the hardest, and most interesting around. The course has all sorts obstacles from throwing within trees, over water, and wide open fields for the wind to take your disc off course.
Other amenities of the park include basketball courts, volleyball courts, open fields for soccer, football, or a quiet picnic with the family.
I highly recommend everyone check it out!

Attention Disc /​Frisbee Golf Players– Pease Park has a great 18 hole course!
Over the water, around the trees, and don’t forget the beer!

I go here a couple times a month to run or walk with the pup mainly for the off leash area between 24Th and Enfield. It is not as crowded as Lady Bird Lake so if you are running there are less people and strollers to weave in and out of.
One of the things I love most about this trail is the Spanish Moss hanging from the trees — a rare find in Central Texas — and so beautiful yet creepy at the same time.
If you want to do the entire trail you can park in the Randal’s parking lot at 38Th street and walk or run all the way to Lady Bird Lake and back for a good 6 mile workout.