Southeast Metropolitan Park gives Del Valle a big everyday park

Southeast Metropolitan Park rounds out the Travis County outdoor picture east of Austin. It sits at 4511 Highway 71 East in Del Valle. The park is built more for everyday use than scenery.

It has baseball, soccer, and softball fields, plus paved trails, a two-mile primitive trail, picnic tables, restrooms, playgrounds, and a fishing pier.

For families and league sports on the Del Valle side of the county, that makes it a practical weekend park near Highway 71. Local schedules can start to revolve around a place like this.