Freshly renamed Mormon Mill Nature Park almost ready for visitors
The basic layout of Mormon Mill Nature Park in Marble Falls. The 12-acre greenspace features a significant amount of natural space, which can be explored via walking paths. Marble Falls Parks and Recreation photo
Marble Falls’ newest public park is nearing completion and changing names.
The 12-acre, $1.9 million Mormon Mill Nature Park, originally Park View Park, is being built at the northwest corner of Parkview and Park Ridge drives. Once finished, possibly before the end of the year, the greenspace will feature a unique playscape, wildlife viewing blinds, and hiking trails through a verdant landscape surrounding a small wetland area. Parkgoers also will have ample parking, a restroom, seating, and a pavilion.
The area mostly will be kept in its natural state but with planted wildflowers.
Marble Falls Parks and Recreation Director Lacey Dingman said contractors have until January to finish the job, but a recent site visit seems to indicate an accelerated timeline.
“They’re making good progress out there,” she told the Marble Falls City Council during a project update on Tuesday, Oct. 7. “We hope to be scheduling a ribbon-cutting before the end of the year.”
Dingman also asked the council to officially change the name from Park View Park to Mormon Mill Nature Park, which was passed without complaint. The recreational area is just a block away from Mormon Mill Road.
The city park has been on the books since April 2022. After a divisive public input phase, with some residents and Parks and Recreation commissioners wanting a full nature park and others a fully developed public activity space, a middle ground was found. Final designs were approved in November 2024, and construction began in early 2025.
The city will pay $1.2 million of the total $1.9 million cost with $726,207 coming from a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department grant.