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Description: Fritz Hughes Park is a small neighborhood park located below Mansfield Dam on Lake Austin. The 400-ft. stretch of shoreline slopes upward to a wooded and grassy plateau used primarily for picnicking, fishing and basketball. Because of the narrow width of Lake Austin in this area, Fritz Hughes Park preserves much of the feel of the original steep-sloped Colorado River bottoms.

Hours: Sunrise to civil twilight (dark).

3100 Fritz Hughes Park rd.
Austin, TX, 78732
Phone: (512) 854-7275

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E. Lee Walker Award- El Buen Samaritano Episcopal Mission
John F. Ahrns Award- Bill Earley, Teacher, Laurel Mountain Elementary
Westcave PreserveAward- Art Pasley, C.A.S.T. for Kids
John Covert Watson Award- Dr. Kimberly Avila Edwards, Dell Children's Medical

Featured Activity

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 8:00am - 10:00am

Join Virginia Rose and Judith Bailey for a bird walk designed for beginning birders. No registration is required.

Directions: From the intersection of Mopac and Parmer Lane, take Parmer Lane west for approximately 8 miles. Take a right onto Brushy Creek Road and pull into the first park...

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The mission of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is to increase the sustainable use and conservation of native wildflowers, plants and landscapes.

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3 points

Share your secret knowledge of the parks and green spaces of Central Texas. Is there a special view or overlook you always visit at a little known park? Is there a unusual rock that makes a great picnic table at your neighborhood greenspace? Is there a wonderful trail that too few now enjoy? Here is your chance to add to the collective knowledge.

Post here at the Idea Tree, where user ideas seed the growing forest of knowledge. Include a photo or even a map! Others can add their comments or your idea could spark additional inspiration from others.

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18 points

Spend a weekend away in your own backyard. You don't need a big place for a big adventure. All you'll need is a tent and your family to join you. Pitch the tent, bring some flashlights, ghost stories and enjoy the time away from the world and with your kids. Have the adults or older kids be prepared to tell some ghost stories in advance to add a real sense of the outdoors.

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15 points

Take turns thinking of people, places or even objects and then having the group ask yes or no questions to figure out who or what you are. This is the perfect activity for a hike or even just sitting outside.

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