{"schemaVersion":"1.0","guide":{"id":"austin-shipe-park-hyde-park-meetup","title":"A Hyde Park catch-up at Shipe Park","published":true,"publishedOn":"2026-10-10","collection":"austin-parks","label":"Austin parks & outdoor meetups","city":"Austin, TX","setting":"local","description":"Use Shipe Park as a neighborhood meeting point for a short catch-up, not a promise of a pool day. Keeping seasonal facilities out of the core link makes it easier to hold the plan throughout the year.","tags":["austin-parks","outdoors","austin","shipe","park","hyde","park","meetup"],"answer":"Use Shipe Park as a neighborhood meeting point for a short catch-up, not a promise of a pool day. Keeping seasonal facilities out of the core link makes it easier to hold the plan throughout the year.","duration":"Suggested: 60–90 minutes","budget":"Transport; optional refreshments","budgetDetail":"Transport; optional refreshments. Agree the total before purchases or bookings. 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Not live inventory, a booking or a completed outing.","access":"Anyone can read. Creating a room follows existing organizer-access requirements."}}