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Gravel, Rock, Soil and Mulch Delivery in Austin, TX
Bulk gravel, crushed stone, sand, soil and mulch delivered across Austin, TX, priced by the load for your ZIP.
- Min. order
- 2 tons or 2 yd³
- Area
- Austin and nearby ZIPs
- From
- $428 delivered
Every price below is the delivered total.
Gravel Valet delivers bulk gravel, rock, Decomposed Granite, soil and mulch in Austin, including ZIP 78701 downtown. Sloped, built-over ground on chalk, hot summers and storms that send water racing downhill shape what works here.
Read on for the ground, the weather, the housing mix, and how to hold a slope and build a drive.
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From$5192 ton delivered#57 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 to 1 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5232 ton deliveredPea Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed tan and brown
From$5672 ton deliveredRiver Rock
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1 to 3 inches
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed earth tones
From$7022 ton deliveredTopsoil
Soil and Fill- Size
- Screened
- Weight
- 2,200 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$4682 ton deliveredDriveway Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/4 inch clean crushed
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5122 ton deliveredRoad Base
Drainage and Base- Size
- 3/4 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$9982 ton deliveredMason Sand
Sand- Size
- Fine
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan
From$1,3492 yd deliveredBrown Shredded Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Brown
From$4282 ton deliveredFill Dirt
Soil and Fill- Size
- Unscreened
- Weight
- 2,400 lb/yd³
- Color
- Brown
From$4312 ton deliveredConcrete Sand
Sand- Size
- Coarse
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan to gray
From$4372 ton deliveredPlayground Sand
Sand- Size
- Fine, washed
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Light tan
From$4432 ton delivered#89 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4442 ton deliveredAsphalt Millings
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,900 lb/yd³
- Color
- Black
From$4492 ton deliveredFill Sand
Sand- Size
- Unscreened
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Tan
From$4632 ton deliveredStone Dust Screenings
Drainage and Base- Size
- 1/4 inch and fines
- Weight
- 2,800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$4682 ton delivered1-1/2" Crushed Gravel
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray to tan
From$4912 ton deliveredDecomposed Granite
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 1/4 inch and fines
- Weight
- 2,500 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gold to tan
From$4952 ton delivered#67 Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 inch and under
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5062 ton delivered#4 Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5182 ton delivered3/4" Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/4 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5282 ton deliveredWalkway Gravel
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Mixed
From$5332 ton delivered3/8" Crushed Stone
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 3/8 inch
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5352 ton deliveredRiprap
Drainage and Base- Size
- 6 to 12 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$5922 ton deliveredCrushed Concrete
Driveway and Landscaping- Size
- 3/4 inch minus
- Weight
- 2,600 lb/yd³
- Color
- Light gray
From$5932 ton deliveredDrain Rock
Drainage and Base- Size
- 3/4 to 1-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$6412 ton deliveredRailroad Ballast
Gravel and Crushed Stone- Size
- 1-1/2 to 2-1/2 inches
- Weight
- 2,700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Gray
From$7272 ton deliveredGarden Soil
Soil and Fill- Size
- Blended
- Weight
- 2,000 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$8102 yd deliveredCompost
Soil and Fill- Size
- Screened
- Weight
- 1,200 lb/yd³
- Color
- Dark brown
From$9242 yd deliveredWood Chips
Mulch and Wood- Size
- 1 to 3 inches
- Weight
- 700 lb/yd³
- Color
- Natural
From$1,3402 yd deliveredRed Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Red
From$1,3542 yd deliveredBlack Shredded Mulch
Mulch and Wood- Size
- Double shredded
- Weight
- 800 lb/yd³
- Color
- Black
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Common gravel projects in Austin
The ground and weather in Austin
Sloped Ground Mapped as Urban Land
The USDA soil survey maps Urban land, 0 to 6 percent slopes, at the ZIP's center point. Urban land fills 100 percent of the map unit, so the natural surface has been covered entirely by streets and building pads.[1]
The slopes, up to 6 percent, matter most. On a grade like that, rain does not sit still. It gathers on hard surfaces and runs downhill, picking up loose gravel, mulch and soil on the way. Any outdoor project near the point needs a plan for water moving across it as well as water falling on it.[1]
A USGS reading puts the ground at the center point 490 feet above sea level. That height is just a location detail, but the slope beside it decides whether a path needs steps, whether a bed needs a wall, and where a drain should go.[1],[2]
Paved surfaces upslope add their own water. A parking area or a roof above a bed can send far more runoff to it than the rain landing on the bed itself, so a bed at the foot of a slope needs a gravel apron or a drain along its upper edge.[1]
Chalk, Marl and Claystone
The state geologic map shows the Austin Chalk under the center point, a Late Cretaceous unit of marlstone, chalk and claystone. These are soft rocks by the standards of geology, often close enough below a cut slope to show in a trench wall.[3]
Chalk and marl break into flaky, fine pieces when dug, and the claystone layers turn slick when wet. Neither makes a good base on its own. Dig out loose spoil, pack what remains, lay fabric where the claystone shows, and build up with Road Base or Crushed Concrete.[3]
Rock near the surface also limits how deep a planting bed can go. Where a shovel hits chalk, it is often easier to build up than to dig down, with a raised bed or a low wall filled with Garden Soil.[3]
Spoil from a chalk dig has one good use: it can fill the back of a low terrace wall where nothing needs to grow. Anything that carries weight should sit on packed Road Base instead.[3]
Rain, Heat and Just 12 Cold Nights
The nearest NOAA normals station is Austin-Camp Mabry, TX, about 4 miles away. It averages 36.2 inches of precipitation and 0.2 inches of snowfall a year. Much of that rain falls in short, heavy storms, which on sloped ground means fast runoff.[4]
The low at Camp Mabry drops to 32 F or colder on 12 days in an average year. The median last spring freeze is February 20, and the median first fall freeze arrives on December 3. Base work goes on nearly all year, and gardeners can plant early in spring.[4]
Summer heat is the steadier stress. A thick layer of mulch keeps bed soil cooler, and light-colored stone such as Decomposed Granite reflects more heat than dark Asphalt Millings or Black Shredded Mulch.[4]
Long dry spells between storms crack bare soil and blow away its fine particles. A cover of Decomposed Granite or a mat of shredded mulch protects that soil until the next rain. Gardeners can use the early spring by filling beds with Compost and Garden Soil in late winter, so plants root before the heat.[4]
Downtown Condos in ZIP 78701
The Census Bureau's survey counts 8,763 housing units in ZIP 78701. Just 4 percent are detached single-family houses, against 43 percent across Austin, a city of 483,071 units. The ZIP's median home was built in 2008, while the citywide median is 1994. Owners live in 45 percent of the ZIP's occupied homes, a high share for a downtown core.[5]
Condo terraces, roof gardens, building courtyards and street-level planting strips make up most outdoor space in a ZIP like that. Owner associations and landscape crews refresh those beds with Garden Soil, Compost and mulch, and replace worn decorative stone around drains and walks.[5]
Owner associations often want one look across a property. Ordering a single stone, such as River Rock or Walkway Gravel, and one mulch color for every bed gives the site a consistent finish and makes later top-ups easy to match.[5]
Roof gardens on newer buildings are designed for planting, yet weight still counts. Garden Soil is lighter than Topsoil, and a top of Brown Shredded Mulch adds little load while holding moisture through the summer.[5]
Holding a Slope With Stone
On ground with slopes up to 6 percent, loose material creeps downhill with every storm. The fix is to slow the water and break the slope into flatter steps. Low terraces held by stone or timber, each filled with Topsoil or Garden Soil, turn one long slope into several level beds that soak up rain instead of shedding it.[1]
Where water must cross a slope, line its path with stone heavy enough to stay put. River Rock works in a gentle swale, and Riprap belongs at a steep drop or the outlet of a pipe, where fast water would scour anything lighter. Underneath either one, fabric keeps the soil from washing out between stones.[4]
Mulch on a slope should be the shredded kind. Brown Shredded Mulch and Black Shredded Mulch knit together into a mat that holds in a hard rain, while Wood Chips and loose bark can float downhill and clog a drain.[4]
Steps make a sloped path usable. Timber or stone risers backfilled with Stone Dust Screenings or Decomposed Granite, packed firm, give a run of level treads that do not wash out.[1]
A Drive Built on a Grade
A gravel drive on a slope needs a firmer surface than one on flat ground, because loose stone rolls downhill under tires and in storms. Start by digging to firm ground, pack it, and lay fabric over any claystone or soft spoil.[3]
Build the base from Road Base in thin packed lifts, since its fines lock the stone in place on a grade. Top it with a thin dressing of 3/4" Crushed Stone or Driveway Gravel rather than a deep layer of loose stone. Add a cross drain or a stone-lined ditch partway down a long drive so runoff leaves before it gathers speed.[1],[4]
The Texas Department of Transportation calls its base course Flexible Base, Item 247, in the Standard Specifications for Construction and Maintenance of Highways, Streets, and Bridges. Road crews on state work build to it. A private drive on a downtown lot follows the same logic of packing and drainage without the paperwork.[6]
Where the drive meets the street, a short apron of Road Base packed extra hard keeps tires from tracking loose stone onto the pavement.[1]
The numbers behind this page
| Fact | Value | Applies to | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soil map unit at the ZIP's center point | Urban land, 0 to 6 percent slopes | City center point | [1] |
| Share of the map unit mapped as urban land (paved or built over) | 100 percent | City center point | [1] |
| Ground elevation at the ZIP's center point | 490 feet | City center point | [2] |
| Mapped geologic unit at the ZIP's center point | Austin Chalk | City center point | [3] |
| Rock or sediment type of that unit | marlstone, chalk, claystone | City center point | [3] |
| Geologic age of that unit | Late Cretaceous | City center point | [3] |
| NOAA normals station used | Austin-Camp Mabry, TX, about 4 miles away | Weather station | [4] |
| Average yearly precipitation | 36.2 inches | Weather station | [4] |
| Average yearly snowfall | 0.2 inches | Weather station | [4] |
| Days a year the low reaches 32 F or colder | 12 days | Weather station | [4] |
| Median date of the last spring freeze (32 F) | February 20 | Weather station | [4] |
| Median date of the first fall freeze (32 F) | December 3 | Weather station | [4] |
| Housing units in ZIP 78701 | 8,763 | This ZIP | [5] |
| Share of homes in ZIP 78701 that are detached single-family houses | 4 percent | This ZIP | [5] |
| Share of homes in Austin that are detached single-family houses | 43 percent | Whole city | [5] |
| Housing units in Austin | 483,071 | Whole city | [5] |
| Median year homes in ZIP 78701 were built | 2008 | This ZIP | [5] |
| Median year homes in Austin were built | 1994 | Whole city | [5] |
| Share of occupied homes in ZIP 78701 lived in by the owner | 45 percent | This ZIP | [5] |
| Texas Department of Transportation aggregate base specification | Flexible Base, Item 247, Standard Specifications for Construction and Maintenance of Highways, Streets, and Bridges (2024) | State | [6] |
Sources
- USDA NRCS Soil Data Access (SSURGO soil survey), retrieved 2026-10-30
- USGS Elevation Point Query Service (3DEP), retrieved 2026-10-30
- USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), queried through the Macrostrat API, retrieved 2026-10-30
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020, annual and seasonal, retrieved 2026-10-30
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates (tables B25001, B25003, B25024, B25035), retrieved 2026-10-30
- Texas Department of Transportation, Standard Specifications for Construction and Maintenance of Highways, Streets, and Bridges (2024), Item 247, retrieved 2026-10-29
Point and station values describe one spot, not every lot in town. Check your own site before you build.
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How do I stop gravel from washing downhill in Austin?
Use a packed base of Road Base, keep the loose top layer thin, and catch water before it gathers speed. The ZIP's center point is mapped on slopes up to 6 percent, so runoff moves quickly. A stone-lined swale or a cross drain partway down sends water off the surface.
What can I plant in when chalk is close to the surface?
Build up instead of digging down. A raised bed or a low terrace filled with Garden Soil, or Topsoil mixed with Compost, gives roots depth above the rock. The state geologic map shows the Austin Chalk, marlstone, chalk and claystone, under the ZIP's center point.
When is the last freeze in spring?
At the Camp Mabry station, the median last spring freeze is February 20, and the median first fall freeze is December 3. The station logs only 12 freezing days a year, so beds can go in early. Mulch laid in late fall protects roots on the few cold nights.
Which stone works in a drainage swale?
River Rock for a gentle swale, Riprap at a steep drop or a pipe outlet. Lay fabric under both so soil cannot wash out between the stones. The nearby station averages 36.2 inches of precipitation a year, often in heavy bursts, so size the stone for fast water.
Is Decomposed Granite a good patio surface here?
Yes, on level ground. It packs firm, stays cooler than dark surfaces in summer heat and lets light rain soak in. On a slope, terrace the patio flat first and edge it firmly, or storms will wash the fine granite downhill.