TLDR: Great park for all ages, with unique playscapes, climbing structures, and a splash pad. Limited parking in paid lot. Awesome park with a variety of playscapes. Large space -- spread out. You've got climbing structures, slides, tunnels, swings. What I really loved was how they incorporated the playscapes into the terrain (e.g. slides and tunnels were built into hills). I also appreciated that they had activities for various ages -- my 3.5-year-old daughter enjoyed the complex climbing structure while my 1.5-year-old son liked the simple tree stump climbing structure. Splash pad nearby and ample green space to run around. Downtown is nearby so you've got a beautiful view of the skyscrapers. You've also got some less pleasant aspects. When we were parking, there was a disheveled looking man being arrested. No idea how much of a disturbance he created but the cops were taking care of it. There's a paid parking lot that fills up quickly. Terry Black's BBQ is right across the street if you got a good parking spot and want to snag some meat as well (their line moves fast). read more

Alliance Children's Garden is a playground within the larger Butler Park in Austin. We chose to come here since its want right across the street from Terry Black's BBQ, where we planned to have lunch. The park has lots of playscapes and climbing structures, and you'll also get nice views of the tall buildings of downtown Austin. They do have an hourly pay-parking lot at the entrance, but it does fill up quickly. It's almost better to leave your car here and walk to Terry Black's. We only hung out at the hills and tunnels section of the park, which our 4yo son loved. They have several hills covered with artificial turf of varying heights that are fun to crawl, climb, or roll down. The tunnels through each hill will make you feel like a Hobbit in those LOTR movies. read more

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Took my niece here while she was visiting on spring break this year and she loved it. It's a great park with plenty of activities for the kids. I was able to just chill out and read my book too while she played with my brother. I definitely recommend this park to bring the littles to. read more

Amazing views ! Loved the access of downtown and it's seems very safe to be at night

Alliance Children's Garden is the most amazing children's park I've ever seen! My family and I were in Austin for a quick trip and we were looking for something to do in the morning to get our toddler tired before driving back to San Antonio. I remember seeing this park on Instagram and decided to check it out. We got to the park around 9am or so and the place was already packed and it was pretty difficult to find parking. The children's park is divided into two sections: one for smaller children (maybe 2-5 year old) and then another section for older kids (6+ years old). My kid went crazy at Alliance Children's Garden and he didn't stop running for a good two hour straight. Highly recommend this park to anyone with small children! read more

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If you've got kids Alliance is a great park to stop by if you're in Central Austin and near downtown. It's a large park with plenty of space for everyone. The only downer is parking. The paid lot is usually packed and filled with cars waiting for a spot to open. Once you've got parking sorted, you can relax on the swinging benches and watch your kiddos running through the hobbit tunnels or climbing on the hills. When they're done with that, head on over to the slides and climbing walls. Even beyond that are the climbing rope webs. There's even a section closer to the ground for younger and aspirational climbers. read more

Love this children's park with all the fun activities, games and open space for my little toddler to run around. There's a huge rope climbing area for older kids, mini grass hills for little ones, sand pit, swings for all ages and a splash pad. The open grass area is so great for playing catch, frisbee or just running around. The downtown view is pretty amazing. Paid parking is available in the adjacent lot or there's free parking on the street. read more

Alliance Children’s Garden - Parks Near Me - Austin, Texas

Our older kids loved all the climbing options while our younger ones loved the sand pit! read more

Super cool park in the middle of the city. Highly recommend for kids of any age. Great swings, slides and mounds for the kids to climb on.

Visited this park/playground/garden for a birthday party. I was very impressed by the kids play things which included hills with built in slides, wall climbing with rock climbing supports, a water pad fountain that shoots water up from many ground nozzles, and much much more. There was a nice sized lawn that the party was at which could be used by lots of groups if they wanted to just sit and relax, play soccer/frisbee or whatever their hearts desires. Oh and such a nice view of downtown Austin. I'll be back with my kids to experience the playground stuff again! read more

Alliance Children’s Garden - Parks Near Me - Austin, Texas

Very cool children's park! Super interactive and many unique play areas. There is also a splash pad! You could easily spend an hour or more here. read more

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My husband and I try to diversify weekend activities to keep our 2-year-old active and engaged and we hit the jackpot here! Parking was very easy to find -probably because we came early (9AM)- but by the time we left folks were circling the parking lot waiting for others to pull out so they could snag a spot. So, my advice is to come early if you can. There were lots of walking paths, green areas, benches (some you can even swing on), and trees for shade (thank god!). The play areas were so unique. The rope area has a huge variety of set ups for climbing -there's a way for children of all ages to find a fun way to engage with the area. There are also these strangely cool swing thingies in the area where you can lay back and swing or sit up and ride it like a horse. There's a rock area with different rock walls to climb, varying levels of stairs, and a cool cement slide that you can walk up/down or slide on it as you traditionally would. There's also this really cool series of turf hills and tunnels for the kids to explore (a little anxiety inducing because you don't know exactly where your kid will come out). And, of course, there's a swing area --it doesn't have much shade but there's a shady area very close nearby. Lastly, part of the reason why we make a conscious effort to get out of the house is to feel connected to other humans. Especially now, when loneliness has been deemed an epidemic, connection is critically important for all of us to fight loneliness together. And this place gets a high connection score -- 5/5. There were endless opportunities to people watch and interact with other parents/kids because the areas are so open and there's so much seating and shade spread around. Lovely place! We're looking forward to going back. read more

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We absolutely love this park/playground. We commute a few times a year from Liberty Hill to visit this place. Only complaint is sometimes there are homeless people floating around which can be concerning with young children. read more

The good: This is the best kids' park I've seen in my entire life. There is so much to do here. There are fountains kids can run through to cool themselves down on a hot day. There's the biggest jungle gym I've ever seen. There are multiple slides. There's a rock climbing wall, a sandbox, an area to play different instruments that are integrated into the park, and tons of grass to roam around. There's a pond area, picnic benches, and beautiful views of the city. The bad: The only con is that I don't live in Austin and cannot take my kid here regularly in the future. The interesting: If your kid loves to climb this is the place for him/her. There are so many cool multi-level areas that are climbing friendly. I came on president's day and there were tons of kids and dogs but it still didn't feel overly crowded because of how much space there is and how much there is to do. read more

Go here a few times a week. Sand pit. Happy hills with tunnels for crotch goblins. Swings a plenty. A BIG polished concrete slide that SO MUCH FUN to go down. A giant rope jungle gym. Splash pad that smells like chlorine and tap water. A huge mound that offers a view of the skyline. There's train tracks if your into them. A fishing pond with real fish and 59 turtles who swarm on anyone feeding the fish or ducks. Walkways. Tables. Restrooms. Decent parking. Electric scooters. And nearby restaurants. And a huge field for activities. read more

Love it here. Daytime and night time. Can't wait for summer to get here so we can take all our children and fur babies. read more

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This is such a gem! Located in Butler Park near the Long Center, this massive playground offers a unique experience for kiddos and adults! Built in 2021, the park has gigantic red ant sculptures for a fun photo op. The tunnels and hills are something out of a Dr. Seuss book. There's a mega wide slide, large enough for two adults to race each other to the bottom. There's also a splash pad! While my nieces and nephews played, we had a nice stroll around Butler park. Great place to people watch. There were several volleyball games, Girl Scouts picking up trash and a toddler gleefully holding on to a scooter as his father rode in circles. My heart was full to see so many people enjoying a lovely day! The surrounding landscape is beautiful and plenty of picnic benches. We placed an online pick-up order for delicious Terry Black's bbq across the street and brought it back to the park for a lovely picnic. Tip: Thom's Market across the street has a large selection of boozy beverages and warm Taco Deli burritos. read more

OMG. Hands down best park around Austin! If you have a little ball of energy like I do, BRING a them here and they'll be pooped by bedtime haha.. so many things to do and climb on, swings cement slides, a big climbing structure and so much more!! We were sad last summer the splash pad was closed a lot, hopefully this summer it will be open more (: read more

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Nice quick spot for fun, quite a lot of activities but overall wasn't well kept. Won't be visiting again.

Amazing park for the kiddos. Took my 5yr old son after the Cidercade. He loved it. We went at dusk and it was still plenty busy. Bring a towel and head over to the splash pad for a super fun water, light show. He ended up soaked and happy. Parking is a headache. Not many spaces available and you have to pay to park. But if you go after 5pm parking is free if you can find a spot. read more

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We LOVE this park!! There are so many things to do! Sandbox, swings, huge slides, rope tower, and these cool turf mounds that give a sort of hobbit vibe. You'll definitely want to keep a close eye on your kids since there's a lot of short walls, tunnels and corners to loose track of your children. The parking can also be tricky. The lot isn't huge so it can be difficult to find a spot depending on the time of day. The view of downtown is amazing, especially in the evening! read more

Alliance Children’s Garden - View of downtown from the park - Parks Near Me - Austin, Texas

We visited in October the first time ever and now this is one of our favorite parks in Austin. There are so many sections for children to safely play in the area and the downtown view is just breathtaking. Parking can be an issue as it's one of the newer renovated parks and everyone loves the place. Adults can also easily rent scooters at this location too. My husband rented one and went to trader Joe's to buy water but there's a Starbucks nearby as well lol read more

Alliance Children’s Garden - Nice cool weather 2/13/22 - Parks Near Me - Austin, Texas

That is a unique children's playground - so many fun things to do. My kiddo and I played a long time. The only downside was the restroom. The 3 toilets looked plugged and soiled undergarments in the trash. No soap. I guess it just seemed like the bathroom wasn't serviced during the day. Regardless of the bathroom, we had a lot of fun and plan to go again. read more

What an awesome place to take the youngsters on a visit to Austin. The park had some great features like slides, a huge rope play structure, lots of green belt sidewalks with the Austin City skyline behind it. We enjoyed waking as my grandson rode his trike through the park. He also loved hearing and watching the passing trains. A great space to waste youthful energy! read more

Our kids had a ton of fun at this park, and so did we. We have only been once and it was very crowded and some of the obstacles were a bit challenging for the small kids so it does take some close supervision from parents. Lots of room for kids to play on all the awesome features, plenty of grass, and nice city view makes it a really cool park and can't wait to go back. read more

This was an absolutely wonderful park. Please know you do have to pay for parking. It was a little bit over two dollars at the meter. This park is very spacious and had multiple playground activity areas. Which also included a water splash fountain area. There's also a very large wide open Grassfield. While we were there, there was an ice cream cart man selling multiple items which was fun. I very much enjoyed the parents seating area which there was multiple of consisting of a metal bench swing overall my kids had a blast and we're pretty tired. My goal was accomplished. read more

Fun way to spend the afternoon. Lots of shade, plenty to keep little ones busy. We'll definitely be back