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This profile follows an official City of Austin planning area. Planning boundaries may differ from everyday neighborhood names. Interior label point derived from official planning-area geometry; not an entrance, address or property boundary. View the City’s boundary source ↗

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FROM OUR AUSTIN RESEARCH NETWORK

Central East Austin: culture and family history at the Carver

The Carver Museum and Genealogy Center offers a way to explore both public history and personal family stories. Its city-run resources extend from exhibit galleries to genealogical databases, reference material and seminars.

Austin Texas Things editorial research · imported 2026-09-14. Source check dates are shown below.

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East Oak Hill (planning area)

Dick Nichols Pool is a seasonal recreation reference in East Oak Hill. The citywide directory checked for this guide lists it closed, while the facility page describes its summer swimming, lessons and team activity. Confirm a future opening before planning a swim.

Official planning areaHead to Beckett RoadSwimming is seasonal
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Gateway (planning area)

Gateway’s story is closely tied to the North Burnet/Gateway planning framework. City documents describe a shift from auto-oriented development toward mixed uses, better connections and transit access; those are planning goals to compare against actual projects and conditions.

Official planning areaA larger planning frameworkA vision for connected places
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McKinney (planning area)

McKinney Falls State Park offers a starting point for exploring this side of Austin: Onion Creek’s limestone ledges, wooded trails and the remains of an early ranch. The state park and the city’s McKinney planning area are different geographies, so use the park’s own maps for a visit.

Official planning areaChoose a trail experienceLook beyond the falls
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North Shoal Creek (planning area)

North Shoal Creek’s planning documents focus on the practical ingredients of neighborhood life: walking and cycling connections, public facilities, greenery and varied housing. Pillow School Park offers one concrete public-space reference within that wider planning story.

Official planning areaA named park on Rockwood LaneCommunity priorities recorded in 2018
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Pecan Springs–Springdale (planning area)

Little Walnut Creek Greenbelt offers a local story of community priorities becoming trail and play improvements. The city documents a new Springdale Road trailhead and play area, while the larger wooded landscape retains a network of informal trails.

Official planning areaA new trailhead and play areaCreeks, ravines and informal routes
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Riverside (planning area)

The Boardwalk offers a distinctive stretch of the Butler Trail along Lady Bird Lake. Its access points and viewing areas make it possible to plan a focused outing without committing to the full loop around the lake.

Official planning areaA boardwalk within a larger trailSeveral ways onto the route
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