Williamson County is closing its disc golf course in Southwest Regional Park in Leander for about six months because of the safety hazard created by dead trees in the park.

Williamson County commissioners voted April 17 to close the course until about mid-October while the course is cleared. Parks Director Randy Bell said he estimated there are roughly 250 trees near the course that have died due to drought conditions.

"The concern is that there are dead trees, which creates a safety issue," he said.

The 18-hole disc golf course opened in 2006 at Southwest Regional Park at 3005 CR 175, Leander.

A list of additional county parks is available at https://parks.wilco.org. For more information, call 943-1920.