Patterson Park and Pool

Great neighborhood park and playground. The best thing about it? Shade. There’s at least some shade during almost all parts of the day. They lost some trees over the last few years of drought. But they left some trunks for good kid climbing!

Pretty cool park located near Mueller. We had time to kill and the kids loved the play scape. Definitely area for large gatherings and a pavilion for parties.

We went to a birthday party at this park. I had never visited before since we live in another part of town, but my three year old loved the playground. Maybe I am just biased by living in south Austin, but I never had to deal with hobos at the city parks in our neighborhood. The police department probably knows this is an issue here and should be more vigilant on the weekends. Not sure this is the best place for a large group of three year olds.

Patterson Park is a favorite venue for weekend birthday parties. It’s easy to see why. Shaded pavilion with picnic tables right next to the playground. Basketball and volleyball courts. Skateboarding miniramp built of concrete by local volunteers!
Tennis has traditionally been the big attraction at Patterson park, but if you go there on a weekend, you will see all kinds of other fun activities taking place– like cricket!

Easily missed behind the Pharr Tennis Center, Patterson is a cute little park with a playscape/​pool that look like it would be great fun to bring kiddos to, if you had any. I was there primarily for the tennis courts, and that side was pretty much all I saw, but there is also apparently a volleyball court, basketball courts, & picnicking areas/​bbq pits.
The park (or at least the tennis courts) is far enough back from Airport that it had the nice secluded feel that you want from a park, and there wasn’t too much noise. The courts are unsurfaced concrete, though, which doesn’t make for the best playing. There aren’t as many cracks as the courts on Enfield, but I guess if you’re interested in a serious game, you can always pay to use the Pharr. Another thing is that, like many park courts, they’re open-​sided, so if you’ve got some out of control hitters, be prepared to chase down some errant tennis balls (and park farther off).
Casual hitting or service practice isn’t so bad on concrete, and the nets were in pretty good condition, so Patterson is an OK option for tennis. Though I certainly wouldn’t mind if they’d surface it. But on the plus side, since people don’t generally like concrete courts, that means there’s less or no wait during prime after-​work hours.

Love the old park feel. The basketball court and old tennis courts (not in the Pharr center) could use some rehab. But overall this park is a delight. I hope the city keeps the open space and it does not get infilled for anyreason. This large open space for kite flying, hanging out is our ocean!

Patterson is a neighborhood park servicing the triangle region between Airport, I-​35 and 35^th St. There is a nice pool, picnic shelter and playscape. It is right next door to Pharr Tennis Center, so there is fun there for the whole family. The main part of the park has nice tree cover for shade and there is a nice shaded kiddie pool with water fountain. We enjoyed accidentally stumbling upon it.