Yett Creek Park

Psst. Wanna go on an adventure? Let’s pretend we’re wilderness explorers. Bring your machete, because you’ll need it to get through some of dense thickets in Yett Creek Park. Wear your muddin’ boots if it’s rained recently, as the place gets pretty soggy and there is not way to cross the creek without getting wet. On the other hand, we’ll be communing with nature with nary another human around, and we might see some interesting critters like birds, bunnies, deer, coyotes, and such.
Yett Creek Park is a little known undeveloped forested patch of 40 acres in North Austin just west of the Milwood neighborhood and southeast of the big Apple business park off Riata Vista Circle. A maze of rough, flat trails flanked by tall grass and thick brush await the determined hiker or dog walker. The marked trailhead on the Apple side is just past the Zimmer Spine parking area, but you can also enter the trail system from the back side off West Cow Path in the Angus Valley neighborhood.
While the park is managed by Austin Parks & Recreation, it doesn’t appear to get much attention from the City. The local neighborhood association organizes semi-​annual clean-​ups, but it’s clear as of July 2014 that the trails haven’t been touched in quite some time. According to the internet (
), the City has proposed to turn half of this park into our newest off leash dog trail, so new amenities and regular park maintenance may be forthcoming soon.