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Your A-List: Best Place to Picnic
Austin’s signature park hosts a slew of events and activities that run the gamut, from friendly soccer games to gigantic concerts, but when its not overrun with folks, it’s great for a picnic, from the grilling out and eating at a picnic table variety to the bare-bones basket on a blanket in the grass endeavor.
From the City of Austin’s Web site:
In 1918, A.J. Zilker deeded the 35 acres surrounding Barton Springs to the City of Austin. In 1932, Zilker agreed to give the military school established during the First World War an additional 330 acres, joining the 35 acres on the north side of the original tract if the city would buy the acreage from the school for $200,000. This action was approved in a bond election and despite the economic depression of the 1930’s, the land was developed into Zilker Park.
Others receiving votes
- Mount Bonnell, 17 percent
- Capitol grounds, 8 percent
- Barton Creek Greenbelt, 7 percent
- Lake Austin, 6 percent
- Auditorium Shores, 5 percent
- Pease Park, 5 percent
- Shores of Lady Bird Lake, 5 percent
- Little Stacy Park, 2 percent
- West Enfield Park, 2 percent
- Waterloo Park, 2 percent
- Brushy Creek Lake Park, 1 percent
- French Legation, 1 percent
- Republic Square, < 1 percent
- Gillis Park, < 1 percent
Write-ins: Lake Travis, Mayfield Park, Westlake Beach
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