Outdoors · ParkUncrowded Lake Austin swim spot
Lakeway & Bee Cave · West & Lakes
Commons Ford Ranch Metropolitan Park
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★ 4.6 (628) on Google ↗
A quiet 215-acre ranch on Lake Austin with a restored prairie full of birds, a shallow lake entry for swimming and dogs, and rarely more than a dozen cars in the lot.
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- Neighborhood
- Lakeway & Bee Cave · West & Lakes
- Address
- 614 N Commons Ford Rd, Austin, TX 78733
- Hours
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- Website
- austintexas.gov/department/commons-ford-ranch-metropolitan-park
- Price
- Free
- Best time
- Spring
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