The Friends of Eilers Park work to maintain the landscape and playspace of Eilers Park for the enjoyment of the Austin Community.
Surrounding Deep Eddy Pool is a lakefront tract of parkland that was sold to the city by A.J. Eilers for $10,000 in 1935. Eilers wanted to see the city "develop the property as a municipal park for…the benefit of Austin citizenship." Mr. Eilers and his partners had developed the property as a resort that included a spring-fed pool, a bathhouse, rental cottages, a bandstand, and concession stand. The park had a carnival-like atmosphere with a Ferris wheel, music performances, free movies and much, much more.
Over the years, park facilities have fallen into disrepair, old cottonwoods that were on the land have lost viability, invasive plants have taken over, and a large ramp meant to improve accessibility virtually divided the park into two pieces. In 2006, Brenda McGahagin and Pat Hadden formed Friends of Eilers Park (FOEP) to address these issues and to work to return this valuable piece of lakefront property to Austin's citizens. Since that time, a small group of Friends has worked on clean-up, replanting and planning. In the spring of this year, a master plan for projects to transform the park was created.
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