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Outdoors
Outdoors near Austin
40 national forests, lakes, parks and campgrounds within reach, by activity.
Hiking
23 places · closest 22 mi
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, Cedar Breaks Park and more
Best: November–April
Camping
35 places · closest 26 mi
Cedar Breaks Park, Georgetown Lake and more
Best: October–April
Fishing
29 places · closest 26 mi
Cedar Breaks Park, Georgetown Lake and more
Boating & paddling
27 places · closest 26 mi
Cedar Breaks Park, Georgetown Lake and more
Best: February–June, September–November
Biking
12 places · closest 26 mi
Cedar Breaks Park, Russell Park and more
Best: October–April
Picnic spots
19 places · closest 26 mi
Cedar Breaks Park, Georgetown Lake and more
Best: October–May
Horseback riding
7 places · closest 35 mi
Willis Creek, Granger Lake and more
Best: October–April
Wildlife & birding
25 places · closest 22 mi
Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, Georgetown Lake and more
Swimming
13 places · closest 26 mi
Russell Park, Taylor and more
Best: April–October
Natural places near Austin
Waterfalls
11 within 37 mi · closest 4.9 mi
Sculpture Falls, Twin Falls and more
Lakes
16 within 30 mi · closest 1.9 mi
Lake Austin, Lady Bird Lake and more
Scenic viewpoints
10 within 37 mi · closest 2.1 mi
North Shore Overlook, Lou Neff Point and more
Caves
14 within 75 mi · closest 4.5 mi
Airmen's Cave, Backdoor Cave and more
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Closer to home
Places come from Recreation.gov’s federal recreation database; distances are straight-line miles from downtown.