Name: Pony Up At The Lake!
Start: 2026-07-11T10:00:00-05:00
Location: Emma Long Metropolitan Park

🛟 PONY UP AT THE LAKE – Bronco Fam Lake Day
📍 Emma Long Metropolitan Park
📅 Saturday, July 11th, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM
Join your Bronco fam for a laid-back day of floating, grillin’, and lakeside chillin’ at Emma Long Park! Whether you’re ready to post up in the water, play a few rounds of cornhole, or just catch some rays with good company, this is your chance to unwind with the crew. 😎🤙
🍽 BYO Food & Drinks
🩱 Bring floats, water shoes, towels, chairs, canopies, tables, sunscreen, etc.
🎯 Yard games: Cornhole and Horseshoes
BELOW ARE IMPORTANT DETAILS. VISIT THE WEBSITE FOR MORE INFO.
Emma Long Metropolitan Park (City Park) is open year-round from 7:00am to 10:00pm. The park features open space, camp sites, boat ramps, reservation based large picnic table sites and a designated beach entry swimming area.
**A few of us will be there Friday night camping through the weekend.
PEAK SEASON PARK DAY PASSES - Pre-purchased day entry passes required March -September. See the Park Day Pass section for details and links!
Park On-Site Office Hours
(all camping reservations must be made online)
8 am - 7 pm: Monday - Sunday, May - September
Policies – All Park Entry Passes
• Vehicles - 1 pass/vehicle, valid ONLY, and up to 8 persons. Passes are non-refundable.
• The person purchasing the pass must be present.
• Passes are NOT transferable and may not be used for commercial/business use.
• A valid ID may be required upon arrival for seasonal online sales.
• No in/out privileges are allowed.
• Once at capacity – no additional queuing to get into the park will be allowed.
• Parking along the right of way outside the park is not allowed. Those without a day pass may not park along the right of way and enter the park.
Fees
• $10 per day/vehicle Friday through Sunday
• Disabled Veterans receive free park entry day use passes. See the Disabled Veterans section BEFORE making an online day pass, camping or picnic reservation.
Rules:
• Pets must remain on leash and under the control of the owner at all times. Styrofoam is prohibited.
Common City of Austin Laws:
• Alcohol may be consumed directly at an approved (paid) campsite or picnic site reservation. Alcohol is not permitted in other park locations. Sales are NOT allowed.
• Glass containers are prohibited in the entire park system.
• Smoking is prohibited in all park areas. Violations are a Class C Misdemeanor.
• Amplified music/sounds/DJs and/or bands all require a sound permit, and are ONLY issued for the picnic table(s) with a paid reservation. A person may not operate sound equipment in a watercraft audible or causing a vibration 100 feet from the equipment.
https://www.austintexas.gov/department/emma-long-metropolitan-park