Waller Beach at Town Lake Metropolitan Park

30 East Ave, Austin, TX 78701, United States

Waller Beach at Town Lake Metropolitan Park

About the Company

rating: 4.6

Downtown riverfront park & popular kayaking, picnicking & fishing spot with trail access.

Categories

  • Park
  • Tourist attraction

Contact Information

Phone: +1 512-974-6700

Website: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/parks/parkdirectory.htm

Address: 30 East Ave, Austin, TX 78701, United States

Working hours
  • Monday: 5 AM–10 PM
  • Tuesday: 5 AM–10 PM
  • Wednesday: 5 AM–10 PM
  • Thursday: 5 AM–10 PM
  • Friday: 5 AM–10 PM
  • Saturday: 5 AM–10 PM
  • Sunday: 5 AM–10 PM

Photos

Reviews

Review №1

Rating: 5

Date: 2 days ago

Review №2

Rating: 4

Great place to stop on your bike ride along lady bird lake, they have coffee and beers. You can stop and get energized or get a cold refreshing beer!! Watch out for the giant mosquitoes

Date: 3 weeks ago

Review №3

Rating: 5

Such a nice place! Dog-friendliness: Lots of great friendly dogs everyone is respectful. It s a great vibe all around. Picnic area: This is a great little spot to sit and visit or have a picnic

Date: a month ago

Review №4

Rating: 3

Date: a month ago

Review №5

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №6

Rating: 4

Its a nice place. Its not that clean but Im not from the city so I dont really know the expectation. The views are great though.

Date: 2 months ago

Review №7

Rating: 5

Very nice to walk and have a little fun with nature

Date: 2 months ago

Review №8

Rating: 5

Date: 2 months ago

Review №9

Rating: 5

Great place relax by the river. Great sunsets too.

Date: 3 months ago

Review №10

Rating: 5

Hello Austin, Its back to work for most. I am Sadden to have lost a week after the ugly, & Undeserved Encounter last week. To the 3 Police Officers....thank you for addressing the hostile park dweller. I walk to heal from PTSD, & Trauma. To lose a week because: of 2 bad characters: for me... the cop is the real problem. However; as soon as I walk, I begin the life lasting; it will be an ongoing process. Trying to Stay Ahead Of Encounters or Experiences that still are so disappointing & heartbreaking. However, on Sunday evening, I did leave my home for the 1st time in a week & this is what I miss & Love about downtown & The Beautiful City Of....Austin TX. Thank You Everyone Who listens & reads or looks at my pictures. Good & Love To The World....

Date: 3 months ago

Review №11

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №12

Rating: 5

Date: 4 months ago

Review №13

Rating: 4

Downtown- A-Town....at Waller Beach. Peddlers on the water. Turtles in the creek. People with pets & Pets with people...all saunter about and the high rises just rise above it all....

Date: 5 months ago

Review №14

Rating: 3

r/urbanhell

Date: 5 months ago

Review №15

Rating: 5

Always a great place to hang out. Beautiful birds all around!

Date: 6 months ago

Review №16

Rating: 5

Date: 6 months ago

Review №17

Rating: 5

Such a peaceful area..

Date: 7 months ago

Review №18

Rating: 3

Playground: Very good Toilets: They are more or less

Date: 8 months ago

Review №19

Rating: 5

Date: 9 months ago

Review №20

Rating: 5

Great place to stretch the legs while taking a break from ride share.

Date: 10 months ago

Review №21

Rating: 5

Date: 11 months ago

Review №22

Rating: 3

Nice place to spend a little time in contact with nature

Date: 11 months ago

Review №23

Rating: 5

Nice place to hang out with friends and family.

Date: 11 months ago

Review №24

Rating: 4

Date: 11 months ago

Review №25

Rating: 5

Date: 11 months ago

Review №26

Rating: 5

Excellent kayak ride.

Date: a year ago

Review №27

Rating: 5

Love Congress Ave kayaks.

Date: a year ago

Review №28

Rating: 5

good

Date: a year ago

Review №29

Rating: 5

Love it!! Beautiful and peaceful!

Date: a year ago

Review №30

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №31

Rating: 4

Nice and well organised allowing a rent of boats or kayaks. Dog-friendliness: Extremely dog friendly Picnic area: Suitable for a cool and relaxed picnic the cafeteria in the area is a plus

Date: a year ago

Review №32

Rating: 4

Enjoy Austin on the Lake. Beautiful morning to paddle!

Date: a year ago

Review №33

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №34

Rating: 5

Friggin great park.

Date: a year ago

Review №35

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №36

Rating: 5

The view looks so spectacular and fun at the same time, I really enjoyed lots of parts of Austin , including kayak

Date: a year ago

Review №37

Rating: 4

Date: a year ago

Review №38

Rating: 3

Date: a year ago

Review №39

Rating: 4

Best enjoyed while others are working. Busy on weekends.

Date: a year ago

Review №40

Rating: 5

Rowing club there

Date: a year ago

Review №41

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №42

Rating: 4

Nice park. Would be nicer without the homeless tents though. But that s a larger conversation.

Date: a year ago

Review №43

Rating: 1

Well, Waller beach has lost some of its charm recently. Use caution when visiting. Didnt witness it, but apparently a guy experiencing homelessness was chasing people around the CMACA (Mexican Cultural Center) with an axe yesterday. Also, there is a great deal of trash in the creek under the bridge.

Date: a year ago

Review №44

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №45

Rating: 5

Amazing special place to watch the sunset

Date: a year ago

Review №46

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №47

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №48

Rating: 5

Date: a year ago

Review №49

Rating: 3

The restroom reeked of parmesan cheese and rotting flesh Toilets: The restroom reeked of parmesan cheese and rotting flesh

Date: a year ago

Review №50

Rating: 5

Lots of benches to sit down. You can see squirells and rabbits also. Nice place to run and cycle near the river.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №51

Rating: 5

Rainey street became a very popular street, close to the river, the running trails and bars with live music, very attractive and suggestive. Next visit to Austin stop by, well recommended to release the body tension.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №52

Rating: 5

Beautiful park with tons of walkable area.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №53

Rating: 5

Not there anymore

Date: 2 years ago

Review №54

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №55

Rating: 5

Nice spot right at lake shore.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №56

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №57

Rating: 5

Great paddleboard session...

Date: 2 years ago

Review №58

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №59

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №60

Rating: 4

Clean

Date: 2 years ago

Review №61

Rating: 5

From the lake.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №62

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №63

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №64

Rating: 5

Its aight.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №65

Rating: 5

There may be no green here right now, but through the summer its an absolutely beautiful place to hang out. Theres some pretty impressive cypress trees, and I believe Waller Creek Conservatory put in bird houses a few years ago. Also the bridge down the way has lots of turtles during the summer, lots of wildlife in the area, Love It!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №66

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №67

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №68

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №69

Rating: 5

Nice!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №70

Rating: 5

My Social Tuesday breakfast with Amhiga Hispana

Date: 2 years ago

Review №71

Rating: 5

My favorite section of the trail - 3.4ish mile loop with some great hill climbs. Definitely pretty loud near the highways but scenic on other stretches.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №72

Rating: 5

Amazing

Date: 2 years ago

Review №73

Rating: 3

Date: 2 years ago

Review №74

Rating: 4

Took a walk with my family and took pics on the boat ramp.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №75

Rating: 4

Beautiful place to be. The water edges have a lot of trash, but I have noticed that they are trying to work on this situation. People who visit here are very friendly.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №76

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №77

Rating: 3

Ok Area could improve,but overall okay

Date: 2 years ago

Review №78

Rating: 5

Dont hesitate to get on a Kayak, a great ride.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №79

Rating: 5

Beautiful park!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №80

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №81

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №82

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №83

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №84

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №85

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №86

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №87

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №88

Rating: 2

Lady bird lake is just nasty.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №89

Rating: 5

This is a beautiful park in downtown Austin. Great place to enjoy the beauty that nature provides.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №90

Rating: 5

Beautiful and peaceful spot in Austin. The river walk is right next to here.

Date: 2 years ago

Review №91

Rating: 4

If youre a hipster.... Youll be alright alright alright

Date: 2 years ago

Review №92

Rating: 5

Date: 2 years ago

Review №93

Rating: 5

Great to get out on the water...

Date: 2 years ago

Review №94

Rating: 5

Such a serene park nested within the hustle and bustle of the busy city. There are so many people walking their dogs here, families with kids playing, beautiful old trees, and a great view of the Austin skyline. if you get bored doing your jog, you can always walk over to the hip and vibrant Rainey street nextdoor!

Date: 2 years ago

Review №95

Rating: 5

Very good

Date: 2 years ago

Review №96

Rating: 4

Date: 2 years ago

Review №97

Rating: 5

love the salmon toast and great view. I enjoyed a zoom meeting with a great backdrop and peaceful surroundings

Date: 3 years ago

Review №98

Rating: 5

Great place!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №99

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №100

Rating: 3

Nice walk an bike ride other then all the homeless or campers lingering around

Date: 3 years ago

Review №101

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №102

Rating: 1

This architecture doesnt exist anymore

Date: 3 years ago

Review №103

Rating: 5

Awesome, visiting from Florida

Date: 3 years ago

Review №104

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №105

Rating: 3

Very nice little park! There wee quite a few homeless people on site with tents set up but they did not bother anyone. We went to the boat house and rented a boat for a few hours and spent the morning walking around.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №106

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №107

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №108

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №109

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №110

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №111

Rating: 5

A nice shaded place to recreate

Date: 3 years ago

Review №112

Rating: 1

Date: 3 years ago

Review №113

Rating: 5

Easy access to the lake

Date: 3 years ago

Review №114

Rating: 4

We were only here to see fireworks, but I could see along the way that there was not enough room for everyone to see from the bridge. There is also a lot of construction going on that seems to also complicate having large gatherings scheduled for this location. Especially free ones where large gatherings will enviable happen.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №115

Rating: 5

Nice place

Date: 3 years ago

Review №116

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №117

Rating: 4

Nice park

Date: 3 years ago

Review №118

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №119

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №120

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №121

Rating: 4

Awesome experience kayaking. Its a beautiful river with the backdrop of a city, lovely! The only unfortunate part is that when you get close to the edges, you can see the trash. Humans...

Date: 3 years ago

Review №122

Rating: 4

Cute walking area

Date: 3 years ago

Review №123

Rating: 5

I loved!! A super nice place, Ideal to have a good time alone, with family, with friends, etc. I recommend bringing plenty of sunscreen, light clothing that can get wet, and repellent. You can be there all day without getting bored and it is in the city if you need something everything is close by and there are many options to get there.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №124

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №125

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №126

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №127

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №128

Rating: 4

The boardwalk is great. The views are wonderful. The banks of the polluted lake are disgusting.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №129

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №130

Rating: 5

If youre ever thinking to yourself, self what is there to do on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in Austin around town Lake? We chose to kayak...because kayaking is life.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №131

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №132

Rating: 3

Bike attraction was taken down was very Austinite so sad

Date: 3 years ago

Review №133

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №134

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №135

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №136

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №137

Rating: 5

Great walk near the river

Date: 3 years ago

Review №138

Rating: 5

Great place for Kayaks and great views for running!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №139

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №140

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №141

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №142

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №143

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №144

Rating: 5

Great spot to stop and enjoy your coffee

Date: 3 years ago

Review №145

Rating: 5

Pretty and artistic.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №146

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №147

Rating: 3

its an Amazing atmosphere

Date: 3 years ago

Review №148

Rating: 5

Gorgeous spot to stroll and view

Date: 3 years ago

Review №149

Rating: 5

Its beautiful that bike sculpture is no long there but u y Have great stuff all around

Date: 3 years ago

Review №150

Rating: 5

Beautiful people and a gorgeous scenery. Wish more could be done to help the homeless people and those in need living there. They need fresh water supply and other necessities.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №151

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №152

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №153

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №154

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №155

Rating: 5

This place is beautiful, excellent to spend the evening with your love ones, perfect for a long walk, run, or a bike ride.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №156

Rating: 5

God bless Austin and the river that is close to home. Brought the new kayak out. It was fantastic as always.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №157

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №158

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №159

Rating: 4

Nice oasis in the middle of the city.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №160

Rating: 5

Excellent place to leave your stress, walk and breathe, enjoy the landscape and give health to your body, dont forget to give yourself this opportunity.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №161

Rating: 5

Love the views and the hike. Its part of three sections of Austin hike and trail.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №162

Rating: 5

You want to enjoy the beauty that God has given us by watching the sun set in the evening, this is the beautiful place to enjoy it.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №163

Rating: 5

Kayaking was really fun

Date: 3 years ago

Review №164

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №165

Rating: 5

Great spot to enjoy the view. Right next to Altas

Date: 3 years ago

Review №166

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №167

Rating: 5

Ive lived in Texas (northern austin) since 2014 and have never made it down to this area of the river.. it was super pretty and lots of places to stop, sit and watch the water, birds and animals. Definitely a good place to walk around downtown and see the big buildings and the river and the same time. Super pretty spot.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №168

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №169

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №170

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №171

Rating: 5

Very nice place

Date: 3 years ago

Review №172

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №173

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №174

Rating: 5

Great!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №175

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №176

Rating: 5

Perfect place to chill and be still, I like to lay out and just look at the water sometimes... very chill.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №177

Rating: 4

Beautiful place, except that the free - range Austinites shower in the drinking fountain and really stink up the whole place! If you thought the run off from all the dog piss was bad, wwooooo, if you take a deep breath of this youll probably fail a drug test.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №178

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №179

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №180

Rating: 5

Excellent ride and economical

Date: 3 years ago

Review №181

Rating: 5

Great place to walk and enjoy the day. Our fur baby loved her time...

Date: 3 years ago

Review №182

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №183

Rating: 5

Want to feel like you had a retreat somewhere far away in nature while being right in the city? This is where its at. Take a breath, Daydream...

Date: 3 years ago

Review №184

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №185

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №186

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №187

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №188

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №189

Rating: 4

Date: 3 years ago

Review №190

Rating: 5

Little coffee shop on the lake, Alta. Be sure to stand under the oak just to the east and soak in its magic.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №191

Rating: 5

So perfect

Date: 3 years ago

Review №192

Rating: 5

Its a nice big beautiful Park,. Plenty of room, and beautiful scenery.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №193

Rating: 4

Went to Austin for a quick trip and decided to go kayaking. Beautiful views of the city and a great workout.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №194

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №195

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №196

Rating: 5

Date: 3 years ago

Review №197

Rating: 3

Scooters and electric bikes need to be eliminated.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №198

Rating: 5

Wow! Place is awesome and the staff there, great people, great time.

Date: 3 years ago

Review №199

Rating: 5

We did the vintage car boats. So fun! Great staff!

Date: 3 years ago

Review №200

Rating: 5

I love it, the only new thing was knowing that you can be in the kayak until the last light of day

Date: 3 years ago