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ike trails. Sand volleyball courts, a water
playscape, barbecue grills and covered
pavilions are also featured at the park. The
newest addition to the park, which opened
in 2003, are two regulation Bocce courts and
a covered sandbox.
10 Brushy Creek Sports Park
2310 Brushy Creek Road
The City of Cedar Park’s newest park, Brushy
Creek Sports Park opened March 2009 with
facilities for many sports. The 54-acre park has
two 300-foot softball fields and three full-size
soccer/football fields. The softball fields and
two multipurpose fields are lighted. All field
space and concession stands are available for
rent for sporting events. Outdoor exercise
equipment is located along the Williamson
County Regional hike and bike trail in the
park, along with a disc golf course. Basketball
courts were added this year, and a skate park
is scheduled to open in June.
11 Elizabeth Milburn Community Park
1901 Sun Chase Blvd.
Elizabeth Milburn Park is on 42 acres of land
and was built in 1994. The park features a
swimming pool, BMX track, climbing wall,
playscape, sand volleyball courts, basketball
courts, and soccer and wiffle-ball fields.
There are also covered pavilions for group
gatherings, a 1-mile hike and bike trail and
community garden plots that can be rented.
Milburn Park, which has about 250 daily
visitors, is home to many city events including
the Fourth of July Celebration, Cedar Park
Heritage Festival, SplashJam, Spring Eggstravaganza
and the movies and concerts in
the park series every spring and fall.
12 Veterans Memorial Park
2525 W. New Hope Drive
Veterans Memorial Park opened Memorial
Day 2008 with the Veterans Memorial
swimming pool and a parking lot. A
memorial to veterans and active military is
planned along with other features including
a dog park, an amphitheater, playscape and
hike and bike trails. Phase two of the 48-acre
park is set to begin this summer.
Leander
13 Benbrook Ranch Park
1100 Halsey Drive
Leander’s second most popular park and its
newest, Benbrook Ranch Park opened July
2008 and is home to the city’s skate park,
which is primarily a street course with a
small bowl. The park has softball, soccer and
football fields, and picnic and pavilion areas.
Unique features of the park include a disc
golf course and a BMX track. A concrete and
granite trail also makes up the park.
14 Devine Lake Park
1000 Maplecreek Drive
A quiet park nestled on the northwest side
of town, Devine Lake Park opened in 2006
and is 45.5 acres. The manmade lake is an
ideal spot for fishing, though swimming is
not allowed. In the spring the park has an
extensive display of wildflowers, and an
area for off-leash pets along with a pavilion,
children’s playscape and picnic tables. There
is a ¾ mile woodchip and asphalt trail at the
park. The Devine Lake Kite Festival is held at
the park each April.
15 Robin Bledsoe Park
601 S. Bagdad Road
Robin Bledsoe Park opened in 1987 and
Photos by Jenn Rains
is a 16.6-acre facility that houses a pool,
water playscape and multipurpose fields
for different sporting events. The fields
are lighted, as are the basketball courts
at the park. A concession building and
amphitheater are also part of the facility,
which hosts the city’s annual Eggstravaganza
every spring. The movies in the
park and concert series are held at the park
every spring and fall, as well as the annual
Bluegrass Festival. Picnic areas, a playscape
and a covered pavilion are also part of the
park. A concrete, asphalt and woodchip
trail is available around the park for walkers,
joggers or cyclists.
Williamson County
16 Champion Park
3830 Brushy Creek Road
Champion Park opened in October 2007 and
has a paleontological theme, representing
the prehistoric past of the area. In keeping
with the theme, there is a children’s play
area with castings of dinosaur bones.
Additional bone castings—a Tyrannosaurus
rex skeleton—were recently added to the
play area. The 33-acre park also features a
large whale that spurts water and boulders
for climbing. Covered picnic pavilions are
available along with built-in grills. Access to
a fishing area on Brushy Creek is available
and there is a scenic bridge over the creek.
Champion Park is home to Dinosaur Day each
May, a celebration in the spring recognizing
Williamson County’s past.
17 Twin Lakes Park
2300 S. Bell Blvd.
Twin Lakes Park is operated by the YMCA of
Greater Williamson County and is a 50-acre
parcel of land. The park, which opened new
improvements in 2007, features multipurpose
fields for sports, an archery range, a ropes
course, sand volleyball courts and pavilions.
Twin Lakes Park is also the beginning of the
Williamson County Regional Trail, a hike and
bike trail that will stretch from Cedar Park to
Hutto when completed.
18 Southwest Williamson County
Regional Park
3005 CR 175
The 800-acre park was built in March
2003 and provides facilities for many
different sports including 11 soccer fields,
a football field and two softball fields. The
park also boasts eight tennis courts, six
basketball courts and a 400-meter track.
A crushed granite hike and bike trail spans
the perimeter of the park, which is also
the home to the Cedar Rock Railroad, a
miniature train that travels around the park.
A children’s playscape and pavilions are
part of the amenities, along with a disc golf
course. A large splash pad is due to open in
April 2011.
3 Elizabeth Milburn Pool
Courtesy Cedar Park Parks and Recreation
1 Brushy Creek Splash Pad
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