A Brief History of the the Lower Colorado River

Past Planning Initiatives

The Lower Colorado River Watershed Restoration and Access Plan will work in tandem with several planning initiatives at the site, city, county, and regional scale. Click the links to learn more about each plan!

Regional Plans

Great Springs Project Trails Plan (2025)

Discovering the Colorado (2006)

City and County Plans

City of Austin Plans

Urban Trails Plan (2023)

Our Parks Our Future Long Range Plan (2019)

County-Level Plans

Colorado River Corridor Plan

Land, Water & Transportation Plan (2014)

Travis County Parks Comprehensive Plan (under development)

Open Spaces

John Treviño Jr. Metro Park Vision Plan (2020)

Onion Creek Metro Park

Barkley Meadows Park