Northeast Metropolitan Park

Came here with the kids on a day when there weren’t any games going on. Nice and quiet I can see how no shade would be an issue, all the benches around the playground don’t have big trees over them. So come on a cloudy breezy day!

The lack of shade and fly balls are a real problem here. Spend a little extra and get shade in there. I get anxiety every time someone screams «heads up» b/​c I’ve already been hit once. Boo!

This park is used almost daily by my son who is an avid BMX’er. First I want to say how lucky we are to have this park, particularly the BMX/​Skate part of the park.
The BMX/​Skate park is built very well. My only complaint is when it is crowded, it can be very dangerous with the bikes, skatboards and roller bladers all using it together. Please don’t bring small children when it is crowded. Injury will be the result. Skooters are a particular problem. I have seen crashes between bikers, skaters and scooters. It would be nice to have separate skateboard and separate BMX facilities. But I know that probably will never happen due to costs.
The skate park is well lit and has cameras everywhere! Plenty of pic nic tables and benches for watching. Also bleachers near the bowls for observers.
There are water fountains and clean restrooms.
There are folks that come from far distances to enjoy this aspect of this park.
Travis County Park Rangers patrol the park on a regular basis. Keeps the nonsense down. Plus they are there to help in any emergency.

I’m honestly surprised at how impressed I was with this park that I have been totally sleeping on all these years living like 3 minutes away from! Shame on ME!
We were there today for a field trip, and after going through what seemed like a maze of playground options, I found my sons class. Get out, and walk to the playground and was like «whoa– this is soft!». The grounds of the playscapes are super spongy! Yeah, your kid can fall and get hurt, but this thing was like 3 layers of foam! Totally awesome for rambunctious kids, and little kids!
Absolutely love the fact that these playscapes are C O V E R E D. Yeah, you read that right, covered! There is nothing worse than molten hot slides, and blistering heat cooking you when all you want to do is get out of the house for a little bit! From what I could see, each of their 4 playscapes were all covered!
Tennis courts looked weak, but I guess its all about what you prefer.
Basketball court was full sized and covered too! Score!
Skate park looked pretty extensive!
Gazillion acres of soccer fields and baseball fields.
Hike and bike trails.
GREAT place to let your teenager learn how to drive too! LOL
Lots of picnic tables, and covered pavilions, and facilities.
FREE.
Yeah. Definitely a great park.

3 stars for the grounds – the fields and trails are just OK and there is always a 15MPH wind tunnel/​vortex present.
4 stars for cleanliness – it is very clean.
2 stars for playground – not that great but it’s there.
There’s quite a bit of land so you can walk, run, bike, and of course do the sports thing, good park but I wouldn’t encourage non-​neighborhood folks to go out of their way.

Some things have seemed to change. Overall, its a great sports type park with all the fields, the scenery was gorgeous!. SOMC

My wife and I have been walking the dogs and exploring the area since they first purchased the land and even before they scraped dirt. Where the paved walking trail makes a large loop on the south side of the park that area was once a horse riding trail complete with jumps. They used to run the horses there and when the riders jumped the hurdles all of their change fell from their pockets. We had fun with our metal detector.
It is a great park. In our estimation the hike and bike trails are under utilized. The soccer fields and baseball fields are always in use but never seem overcrowded. There is a new water play area next to the skateboard park.
Our only complaint with the skateboard stuff is that those kids should be required to wear helmets while using the park. It is paved in concrete and any accidental tumble could be your last.
And by the way, on an early morning bike ride last week (June 2013) she saw a mountain light trot out of the woods. I know, I know, everyone will think she is crazy but what she described to me could only be a mountain lion. There have been rumors of them in Williamson county for years now. There have been reports of dead dogs. sheep, goats, fawns, and other small animals found in sparsely populated areas if the county. We drug up all sorts of Google images and when she saw the mountain lion that was it. Take it with a grain of salt if you like but keep your kids and yous dogs on a leash.

HUGE park that can fit almost any of your needs…
Each year I help out with our church’s Helicopter Easter Egg Drop and these facilities are a perfect match for large crowds and large events.
We have used the concession areas, fields, and even rode the bike trails (which are long and connected)… the park staff is always willing to help and monitor the area.
Overall, its a great sports type park with all the fields and the staff was always willing to help us out.

Excellent soccer and baseball park off in the middle of no where. Has lights for night games, all fields seem to be maintained well.

Wish they had more places like this in Houston! There are so many fields and they were all pretty nice.

I was a spectator at a Rugby tournament held here. So I can’t really comment on the fields (however there was a really nice breeze that the fans loved, the players not so much). It was a little difficult to get to for people who are not from the area. The best part was that the bathrooms were actual bathrooms and not port-​a-​potties. You should have your event here!

It’s OK
We play a few games per mens league soccer season here, and occasionally rent a field to practice under the lights.
The fields are in mediocre shape most of the time, and for some reason it’s always windy up there, even when the rest of the city is calm as can be. A whiff of manure, or some other rotting organic matter, is not a rarity while playing, which can be a little gross.
On the plus side, it’s easy to get to from the new toll road, they have actual bathrooms instead of port-​a-​potties, and there is plenty of parking.
If they could maintain their fields as well as the complex at Onion Creek, they’d get another couple of stars.

Pretty much your run-​of-​the-​mill, upper-​slash-​mid-​middle-​class, well-​manicured-​and-​over-​hyphenated (hah) soccer complex.
But seriously, this place is pretty nice. Well cared-​for, and fairly easily navigated this park is ready for some kids to rip into it! You can cycle, jog, etc., but I was obviously here for the soccer.
The only thing that knocked this park down from a 5-​star review was the ill-​supplied and (let’s face it) sanitarily questionable (you get the drift) snack bar.
Leave it to a semi-​pro eater to grade a city soccer field by its snack bar.

Wow! We spent the morning out here around the park, cycling and checking out the scenery. It was gorgeous! The park is well-​designed for parking and for cyclists, and the people around there were super nice, waving to passerby. What a nice part of Texas! My two favorite parts?
1. A real rooster crowed! I didn’t see it, but I sure heard it! It was like we were a billion miles from Austin, when we weren’t.
2. A small-​ish windmill, with peeling blue paint, that read Chicago Motor on it. It had beautiful vines growing up around it. So gorgeous.

Unfortunately, my soccer league plays over half of its games here at Northeast Metro Park in Pflugerville. The park is composed of soccer fields, a small playground, restroom facilities, concession stands (although I’ve never seen these?), and space for your hiking/​biking/​blading/​running. In truth, the park is a giant open space attracting some sort of bizarre continuous wind tunnel and possessing a collection of extremely holey, uneven playing fields.
While I appreciate the county giving the space to amateur organizations like the Austin Women’s Soccer League, the fields are terrifying to play on. Watch for rolling ankles. Take a windbreaker. Fill up on gas for the inconvenient location. And bring a book because you’ll be waiting on the parks dept. to fill the field holes with sand. Unless you’ve got a two-​year-​old with excess energy that you’d like him to burn off by running around an open field, I’d avoid this Travis County locale.