Bartholomew District Park — Attraction in Austin

Beautiful park with nice splash pad and great swimming pool in two different areas. Love the preservation of the historic Pecan Springs! Fascinating part of Texas colonial history is acknowledged with the large granite monument near the intersection of West 51st Street and Berkman Drive. Even though this house was built a year after statehood, The monument memorializes Thomas J. Christian and William Strother, who were murdered and scalped by Comanches in 1833 at Pecan Springs. Josiah Willbarger survived and lived on to have a county named for him. Christian headrighted 4,600 acres in nearby Bastrop County, which he applied for as an 1832 immigrant in Austin’s Little Colony. Christian Christian’s wife Mary, a true hale and hearty Texas pioneer, farmed and ranched the property for many decades after his death and the 1836 death of her second husband. The 1847 Mary Christian Burleson house is Elgin’s oldest structure and is an important testament to the pioneer spirit of the Christian and Burleson families and an inspirational part of our early Texas history. Kudos to the Mary Christian Burleson Foundation for working so hard to preserve...

This is our favorite swimming pool spot so far and will be even better when the kiddo grows a few more inches for the water run and water slide attractions. The deeper pool was mostly empty when we visited on a Friday (1-5 pm) unlike the other two that are more for young children who seem to be drawn to shallow splashpad- 4 ft water levels. Those two were a little crowded for me. The lifeguards seemed nice, they kept everyone in order- no running, no standing in the lap pool, no pushing, etc. One of the lifeguards even suggested to the kiddo that he take a water break because he had seen him in the pool for awhile. I sincerely appreciated his attentiveness.

We are definitely going back for the deep pool and the diving board and next Summer, the slide and the water run. It's a great place to let the kiddo explore on his own when he feels like messing around in the splash pad or socializing with...

The fields use to look great.. Soccer/football field were fully functional with a watering system.. New group knows 0 about the systems and have 0 time to ensure watering is done correctly without Breaking antiquated system. Keep the dogs off the fields and on a leash when around the ball fields and hope the transients are on their Meds and have their clothes on. Fields are NOT for rent and are not for Adults but they jump the fence or cut the locks to pro a point. PARD made a huge mistake and it's a transient hangout now. Atleast doing field maintenance at night kept them away and Shadybrook and the west end parking lot clear...