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Williamson Creek East Greenbelt Austin Tx

From Nature Rocks Austin:

"Williamson Creek Greenbelt is a greenbelt series in south Austin, which runs along Williamson Creek. The trail head for the east portion lies between 5001 & 4907 Creek Bend Drive, and parking is available along Creek Bend Drive."

Towers provides a wonderful piece that states :

"The Central Williamson Creek Greenway Could Be South Austin’s Next Big Park". They state "Among Austin’s many cherished waterways, Williamson Creek doesn’t find quite the spotlight it deserves in South Austin — Barton and Bouldin Creeks are the stars south of the river, while Shoal and Waller Creeks get the glory downtown.

The Central Williamson Creek Greenway Could Be South Austin’s Next Big Park

A nice shady spot on Central Williamson Creek. Image: Austin Parks Foundation

Among Austin’s many cherished waterways, Williamson Creek doesn’t find quite the spotlight it deserves in South Austin — Barton and Bouldin Creeks are the stars south of the river, while Shoal and Waller Creeks get the glory downtown.

Running from west to east south of Highway 290 in a region growing nearly as fast as the rest of the city but with much less attention, Williamson Creek takes a meandering path for nearly 19 miles between its headwaters in Oak Hill all the way to McKinney Falls State Park east of I-35, where it empties into Onion Creek. You can take a nice seven-minute hike through the creek’s greenbelt in the video below:

The waterway’s rich riparian ecology often takes a backseat, however, to its habit of inflicting severe flooding damage to the homes lining its greenbelt, to the point that the City of Austin approved a 2014 voluntary buyout program in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to purchase dozens of homes in the most flood-prone regions near the creek. Williamson Creek’s central stretch between Menchaca Road and Congress Avenue now contains 17 acres of former residential property in the floodplain owned by the city, joining a whopping 58 acres of undeveloped public parkland along the creek’s banks — and besides its utility for flood mitigation efforts, it sure seems like we could do something to improve that land for people...."  Please read the remainder of the article for a good understanding of the future of this wonderful site.

From Austin Parks Website:



Accessing the Park

ACCESS POINT

4618 E William Cannon Dr, Austin, TX 78744

THIS PARK IS ADOPTED!

Want to be connected to the Adopt-A-Park group? Contact us at kathleen@austinparks.org.

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• Hiking
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