Family-Friendly Fun: Summer activities in Abilene

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – School starts back up in just about a month, but many kids are still excited for some summer fun. There are plenty of family-friendly places to visit, from museums to cooling off in the water. Take a look below to see which adventure you’re ready to take on.

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The Grace Museum
102 Cypress Street

National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature
102 Cedar Street

Center for Contemporary Arts
220 Cypress Street

12th Armored Division Memorial Museum
1289 North 2nd Street

Discovery Center Creation Museum
810 Butternut Street

Water Activities

Adventure Cove
2742 South 9th Street

Lake Fort Phantom

Lake Kirby

Clyde Lake
7681 FM 3217, Clyde

Cedar Creek Waterway
100 block of East South 11th Street

Splash Pads
Nelson Park, Redbud Park, Sears Park, Stevenson Park, Scarborough Park

Outdoors

Abilene Zoo
2070 Zoo Lane

Artwalk (Second Thursday of each month)
220 Cypress Street

Play Faire Park
2300 N 2nd St

Putt-Putt Fun Center
201 South Danville Drive

Abilene State Park
150 Park Road 32, Tuscola

Lake Fort Phantom Hill
FM 600 – Westlake Road

Parks:

• Redbud Park – 3125 S 32nd St
• C.W. Gill Park – 1140 Sunset Dr
• Oscar Rose Park – 2605 S 7th St
• Grover Nelson Park – 2070 Zoo Ln
• Scarborough Park – 5402 Hartford St
• Everman Park – 1007-1099 N 1st St
• Arthur Sears Park – 2250 Ambler Ave
• Cal Young Park – 950 T and P Ln
• Will Hair Park – 101 E Ambler Ave
• Lake Kirby Park – 5650 Maple St
• Vera Hall Minter Park – 209 Cypress St
• Cobb Park – 2302 State St
• Coach James Valentine Park – 1317 N Pioneer Dr
• Kirby Park – 249 S 14th St
• Reyes Flores Park – 633 Bois D Arc St
• Vaughn Camp Park – 4709 Robertson Dr
• Stevenson Park – 441 E N 7th St

Indoors

The Paramount
352 Cypress Street

Summer Reading Challenge at the Abilene Public Library
4310 Buffalo Gap Road, 202 Cedar Street, 1326 North Mockingbird Lane

PrimeTime Family Entertainment Center
4541 Loop 322

Maxx Air Trampoline Park
949 South Judge Ely Street

PowerUp Inflatables
2266 Industrial Blvd 

Skatin Place
1930 South Clack Street

Frontier Texas!
625 North 1st Street

Imagination City
1401 South Danville Drive