Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park Vision Plan
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Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park is a 31-acre park in the Allandale neighborhood. The park, originally called Northwest District Park, was named after former director of the Parks and Recreation Department, Beverly S. Sheffield in 2001. Park amenities include baseball fields, basketball and tennis courts, a pool, rentable picnic spaces, a duck pond, and trails along Shoal Creek.
Beverly S. Sheffield Northwest District Park es un parque de 31 acres en el vecindario de Allandale. El parque, originalmente llamado Northwest District Park, fue nombrado en honor al ex director del Departamento de Parques y Recreación, Beverly S. Sheffield en 2001. Las comodidades del parque incluyen campos de béisbol, canchas de básquetbol y tenis, una piscina, espacios de picnic alquilables, un estanque de patos, y senderos a lo largo de Shoal Creek.
Community Survey 4: Draft Final Vision Plan - open through August 23, 2021
PARD has gathered community input over the last several months and developed a park plan based on feedback and community needs. The final plan will include recommendations for phased implementation.
Durante los próximos meses, PARD recopilará el aporte de la comunidad y desarrollará un plan de parque basado en los comentarios y las necesidades de la comunidad. El plan incluirá recomendaciones para la implementación por etapas.
Memories of NW Park - Recuerdos de NW Park
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Who's Listening
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Phone 512-974-6572 Email justin.schneider@austintexas.gov
February 18, 2019, I took my 7 year old son to fish at NW Park and he caught 10 fish in one day. He had only been fishing twice before that. Next to the Colorado Train Museum, it was one of the most exciting days of his life. I wish I could post a picture of the really cool fish trophy I had made for him.
I won't forget all the talk about Loch Ness Turtle in the pond that was so old and so big you can have lunch on top of his shell. Of course, he'd take your finger off if you did. :P
Cheers!
We love playing pickleball at NW Park. Just this morning there were 4 courts (those are the only ones lined) with enough people for 6. There were two empty tennis courts which are not lined for pickleball. This would be a great central site for pickleball.
Many a day was spent during the summer swimming in the pool. I remember when it had a 10' high diving board down at the deep end and loved doing 1 - 1/2s and cannonballs off of it. I got kicked out by the lifeguard for doing a dingleberry. It was sad when they took out the high-dive. I think they even took out the low board. Sad.
I became a lifeguard in high school and it was one of the best jobs ever. I actually pulled out a kid who was at the bottom of the pool one time. He spit a bunch of water out of his mouth.
We also used to sneak in at night over the rock wall to go swimming. They planted some cactus on top of the wall to keep us out, but it didn't work. Spent a lot of my allowance for candy and sodas at the concession machines.
Another memory was going into the cave on the south side. It was pretty slimy and they blocked it off.
Went to a bunch of Colt and Pony League games at the baseball field. Will never forget the huge brown river going through there during the Memorial Day floods in '81.
We love the openness and interesting topography of NW. It creates spaces and hills for our kids to enjoy running around, throwing balls, funding animal tracks, and sledding. Remember that one time when it snowed so much that there were ice skaters on the pond and skiers coasting down hills in NW park?! While clearly an anomaly in central Texas, I loved that NW was the go to spot to celebrate the experience and see neighbors.
For our dog walks, we will always grudging laugh about the "bridge of death" --- according to our poor dogs who are terrified to cross the see the bridge. To cross, I hoist the 70 pound dog to one shoulder while pulling the other two in a wagon because none of them will step a foot on the bridge. While hilarious to look back on - not super fun to live through.
But our most wonderful memories and those that we look forward to are that NW is a true community gathering place for all kinds of events, afternoon distractions, adventures - so much so that you can most often just show up and bump into someone you know from the neighborhood.
For years my 55 pound dog would not cross the bridge over Shoal Creek into the park, so I've always had to carry her, and my other dogs, over that bridge. It makes for a much longer walk and is not do-able in the heat of summer. As sweet as those memories are, I dream of the day that bridge is updated to some paw-friendly surface.
I learned to swim at Northwest Pool in 1965. I remember the playground having a teeter-totter and a merry-go-round. I am sorry my kids didn't get to play on them. I also remember many birthday parties and other gatherings over the years held at the long picnic tables at the park.