PARKS & RECREATION A decade in the making: River Ranch County Park to open in 2023
20 miles of di erent trails
PARK AMENITIES The 1,354-acre River Ranch County Park will provide opportunities to camp, picnic, hike, bike, ride horses and access the south fork of the San Gabriel River. River Ranch County Park is expected to open this year. COURTESY WILLIAMSON COUNTY
BY GRANT CRAWFORD
milestones outlined in the contract. In May, the Commissioners Court selected Chasco Constructors LLC to nish up the job. Now, Chasco is making progress on repairs and improvements to the project. Fishbeck said the company has been working to remedy drainage issues in four areas throughout the park. “The water was not owing where it was designed to, and it was creating other issues, such as erosion and ooding in areas that aren’t designed for that,” he said. “So they’ve had to basically go in and re-elevate and institute some new drainage channels and armor them up with rock.” In the meantime, parks and recreation sta is preparing the site by grooming trails and keeping vegeta- tion under control. Once the construc- tion is completed, Fishbeck said the parks department will announce a grand opening.
Construction on River Ranch County Park, located between Leander and Liberty Hill, is nearing comple- tion, according to Russell Fishbeck, Williamson County senior director of parks, but the county is not ready to announce an o cial opening date. “It’s coming along very nicely, and we’re going to reach that nish line real soon,” Fishbeck said, adding an opening for the 1,354-acre park is expected this year. The project to bring useable green space has been years in the making. With funding from a 2013 bond, the project broke ground in December 2018 after Williamson County agreed to an $11 million contract with Ritter, Botkin Prime Construction Co. Initially expected to be completed by 2020, construction stalled after the county terminated its agreement with the contractor for failing to meet
4,800-square-foot interpretive center
50 tent camping sites 24 RV camping sites 4 parking areas
2 pavilions
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RIVER RANCH COUNTY PARK
SOURCE: WILLIAMSON COUNTY COMMUNITY IMPACT
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GEORGETOWN 1013 W University Ave (512) 868-6696
ROUND ROCK 201 University Oaks Blvd (512) 341-9066
CEDAR PARK 13530 Ronald Reagan Blvd (512) 986-7681
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