Dripping Springs Ranch Park
Park · Dripping Springs
Last checked: Oct 28, 2026 · city/county sitesource
A big city park and event grounds off RR 12 with a playground, picnic tables, a pond with a bird blind, and about 6 miles of trails shared by walkers, bikes, and horses.
Ages
- Ages 0–2
- Ages 3–5
- Ages 6–9
- Ages 10–12
Playground plus an easy pond walk to the bird blind; trails are shared with bikes and horses
Price
Free
No entry fee is listed for walking in, the playground, or hiking. The city lists an 'Outdoor Arena or Trails Day Pass' at $5 per rider, which appears aimed at horseback (and possibly bike) riders; confirm if biking.
Hours
| Monday | 5 am – 11 pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 5 am – 11 pm |
| Wednesday | 5 am – 11 pm |
| Thursday | 5 am – 11 pm |
| Friday | 5 am – 11 pm |
| Saturday | 5 am – 11 pm |
| Sunday | 5 am – 11 pm |
Good to know: City ordinance sets hours for all city parks, Ranch Park included, at 5 a.m.-11 p.m. unless a permit or event changes it. Arena and event-center closures are on the DSRP calendar. Park office: (512) 894-2390.
Setting
Outdoor
- Good in heat: Unknown — help us check
- Good in rain: Not really
Getting there
1042 Event Center Dr, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Rough drive times
- about 5 min from Dripping Springs
- about 30 min from Oak Hill / SW Austin
- about 20 min from Bee Cave
- about 30 min from Wimberley
- about 15 min from Driftwood
Estimated from distance, not live traffic.
Parent details
- Parking
- On-site parking at the event center off Event Center Dr (across from DS Elementary at the light). The playground sits behind the event center, by the main trailhead.
- Stroller access
- PartlyCity says the trail areas are ADA compliant, but trails are natural surface. From the playground, a short (about 1/4 mile), mostly flat trail leads to the bird blind; the library uses it for its stroller-age Story Hike.
- Restrooms
- Unknown — help us check
- Changing table
- Unknown — help us check
- Shade
- Unknown — help us check
- Fenced play area
- Unknown — help us check
- Splash pad
- Unknown — help us check
- Food on site
- Unknown — help us check
- Accessible
- Unknown — help us check
- Easy parking
- Unknown — help us check
- Nursing space
- Unknown — help us check
- Accessibility
- City describes the trail areas as ADA compliant.
Happening here
Every Wed · 3 pm
Dripping Springs Farmers Market
Dripping Springs Ranch Park (Vendor Hall) · Dripping Springs
- Ages 0–2
- Ages 3–5
- Ages 6–9
- Ages 10–12
Fri, Nov 13 · 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Creepy Crawlers & Drippin' in the Dark Community Star Party
Dripping Springs Ranch Park (Ranch House, then Lower Field) · Dripping Springs
- Ages 0–2
- Ages 3–5
- Ages 6–9
- Ages 10–12
Nov 27 – Jan 3
Western Wonderland
Dripping Springs Ranch Park · Dripping Springs
- Ages 0–2
- Ages 3–5
- Ages 6–9
- Ages 10–12
Sun, Nov 29 · 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Kids Market at the Rink
Dripping Springs Ranch Park (ice rink) · Dripping Springs
- Ages 6–9
- Ages 10–12
Wed Dec 2, 9, 16, 2026, 3:45-4:45pm
Reading at the Rink
Dripping Springs Ranch Park (ice rink) · Dripping Springs
- Ages 0–2
- Ages 3–5
- Ages 6–9
- Ages 10–12
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