AUSTIN – Summer officially arrives this weekend and what better way to beat the Texas heat than a dip in the icy water at ...

Before the advent of weather radar, when Barton Creek flooded, advance word came to Zilker Park from the Johnson trading post in Bee Cave. "Mr. Johnson lived up there on Barton Creek," said former ...

Zilker Park is on track for a major facelift, but that is not without opposition from several people in the community. In May, the Austin Parks and Recreation Board approved a vision plan for ...

For the last few years, the Zilker Park Vision Plan has been a controversial one. Including new parking initiatives and structures in the park and near Barton Springs, the plan, in its many ...

The Austin City Limits Music Festival has arrived! Gates for ACL Fest open in Zilker Park at noon on Friday. The fest continues through Sunday night (gates are at 11 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday ...

As the Zilker Vision Plan nears its City Council vote, slated for July 20, a bitter battle is being waged between differing visions for the park. Rewild Zilker – a coalition of Save Our Springs ...

Though it’s hard to imagine today, there was a time, not so long ago, when it was not uncommon to find Zilker Park’s Great Lawn almost entirely devoid of people. But after more than a decade ...

If you have ever asked yourself, "Should I be worried that a music festival in Zilker Park which charges $5,500 for Platinum Access may lead to bad decisions being made about the park," with the ...

At least one staple of old Austin is returning later this year: a revamped mini-train is in the works at Zilker Park, hearkening back to the park’s original mini-train, the Zilker Eagle.

Archaeologist Michael Collins holds an adze, a stone tool found in Zilker Park used in working wood. On the mat is an unfinished spearhead, or preform, that is broken into three pieces ...