When is Zilker Nature Preserve open?
Mon–Sat 9 AM–5 PM; Sun 12–5 PM.
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Zilker Nature Preserve
- 4.794 reviews
- Free
- Open now · till 5 pm
Zilker Nature Preserve offers a peaceful, scenic escape with wide grasslands, wetlands, and native trees. Visitors come for birdwatching, easy trails, and relaxing picnics along Lady Bird Lake — expect quiet paths, abundant wildlife, and informative signage about the area's ecology and history.
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Zilker Nature Preserve in short
When is the best time to visit Zilker Nature Preserve?
It's at its best mornings and afternoons. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.
Is Zilker Nature Preserve indoors or outdoors?
Outdoors: best on a dry day.
Where is Zilker Nature Preserve?
301 Nature Center Dr,Austin, TX 78746.
Right now · 2:45 pm
Why it fits right now
Better tomorrow at 9 am.
It works now, but the weather or the hour suits it more later.
In its favour
- Open till 5 pm
- Best in the afternoon
- Outdoors
85°
Partly cloudy
- Feels
- 89°
- Rain
- 1%
- Wind
- 4mph
- 3pm
85° - 4pm
84° - 5pm83°
The next five days
Best time to go
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Before you go
Plan your visit
Hours
Open now · till 5 pm- monday
- 9 AM–5 PM
- tuesday
- 9 AM–5 PM
- wednesday
- 9 AM–5 PM
- thursday
- 9 AM–5 PM
- friday
- 9 AM–5 PM
- saturday
- 9 AM–5 PM
- sundayToday
- 12–5 PM
Where and how
- 1 Zilker Nature Preserve
- 2 Barton Springs Pool · 13 min
- 3 Deep Eddy Cabaret · 16 min
- 4 Umlauf Sculpture Garden + Museum · 20 min
- 5 Mean Eyed Cat · 20 min
Good to know
- Outdoors
- Free to visit
- Good with kids
- Good for solo
- Good for couples
From visitors and the venue
What it's like
4.7from 94 reviews
Known for
- Nature walks
- Photography
- Picnics
- Walking trails
- Wildlife viewing
- Scenic views
The feel
- Quiet
- Spacious
- Historic
- Family friendly
- Tourists
- Solo friendly
Around Bluffington
Nearby
Within about a 15-minute walk.
For the next three hours
What to wear to go there now
Water all day.
WaterThe whole time