RECREATION
Recreation Areas
Alderete Park
400 Aurora • San Antonio, TX 78228
210-207-3000
This recreation park is kid-friendly, group-friendly and wheelchair accessible. mapBrooks Park
3606 Goliad Road • San Antonio, TX 78223
This child and group-amenable facility features a soccer field. mapEisenhower Park
19399 Northwest Military Drive • San Antonio, TXThis three hundred twenty acre park offers facilities for camping and barbequing, and five miles of hiking trails. The area is a prime example of Texas hill country, pets are allowed on leashes, and there is an observation tower located on the high point of the park that offers views of the surrounding area. mapMateo Camargo Park
U.S. Highway 90 West • San Antonio, TX 78227
across from Missions Stadium
210-223-3865
This recreation area is wheelchair accessible.Milam Park
500 West Commerce Street • San Antonio, TX 78207
210-207-3000
This favourite gathering spot, located near Market Square, offers picnic tables, benches and walking trails, and is named for Benjamin Rush Milam who fought with revolutionaries in Texas and Mexico to gain independence from Spain. The area that now comprises the park was a popular meeting ground for those forced into exile by the Mexican Revolution. mapSouthside Lions Park
900 Hiawatha • San Antonio, TX 78210
210-207-3000
Southside Lions Park features six hundred acres of beautiful land, half of which are undeveloped, a scenic lake, a multitude of trails that can be hiked, biked or used for walking pets--- although there is a fine for unrestrained pets, and one must clean up after the pets who hear the call of nature in these pristine natural surroundings. There are drinking fountains and restrooms located within the confines of the park, for the comfort of the visitor.Travis Park
300 East Travis Street • San Antonio, TX 75205
210.207.3025
Hidden among the hustle and bustle of downtown San Antonio, this park offers a place for a quiet respite from the busy life of the city. The calm, lush surroundings are great for a picnic, resting on a blanket, listening to jazz, meeting with friends, or even for listening, at times, to speeches on changing subjects. One will surrender to the peace and beauty of the surrounding trees and statues. mapWalker Ranch Historic Landmark Park
12603 West Avenue • San Antonio, TXThis park was a gathering place for hunters and gathers for thousands of years, due to the availability of water, plants, animals and stones in the area. A bit later, the land that is now parkland served as ranch land. Part of a larger surrounding archaeological site, the park now offers some modern amenities, such as parking, restroom facilities, exercise trails, a playground, a pavilion and information stations. mapWoodlawn Lake Park
1103 Cincinnati Avenue • San Antonio, TX 78298
210-207-8480
This peaceful, relaxing park welcomes groups and children, and is wheelchair accessible. map
Sports Centers
Alva Jo Fischer Softball Complex
10700 Nacogdoches Road • San Antonio, TX 78217
Lady Bird Johnson Park
This park offers a complex of softball fields, and is kid and group friendly. mapGunn Sports Park
12001 Wetmore Road • San Antonio, TX 78247
210-545-2700
Gunn Sports Park features a baseball field, a soccer field, picnic tables and pavilions, a playground and a visitor centre. mapHome Court America
8131 Pinebrook • San Antonio, TX 78230
210-344-7529
This fitness club features three full-sized basketball courts, as well as facilities for weight training and aerobics. With an emphasis on basketball, officiated and private games are offered by the club. map
Bowling
AMF Ponderosa Bowling Center
2118 Goliad Road • San Antonio, TX 78223
210-333-6150
This centre is a bonanza for bowling enthusiasts, with forty lanes, a video arcade, and a lounge. mapAMF Spare Time Lanes
123 Croyden Avenue • San Antonio, TX 78226
210-434-2323
Proclaiming the motto, "more than just bowling," AMF Spare Time Lanes features thirty two lanes for bowling, a video arcade and a lounge. map
Cycling
Charles James Bicycle Rental
329 North Main • San Antonio, TX 78205
210.224.8717
Charles James Bicycle Rental is proud to be the oldest bicyle shop in San Antonio of 85 years. They have over 40 rental bikes, mountain and hybrid, and will provide free downtown deliveries. Helmets and locks are included. Explore the mission trails on your bikes from Charles James with maps provided. more... mapMcAllister Park
13000 Jones Maltsberger Road • San Antonio, TX 78247
210-207-3121
This park offers trails of varying difficulty that are good for mountain biking, as well as facilties for walkers, picnickers, pet owners, soccer players, and those who simply feel like getting outside for awhile. mapO.P. Schnabel Park
9600 Bandera Street • San Antonio, TX 78250
830-207-PARK
This park offers trails that are great for mountain biking, with trails that are suitable for all levels of expertise. map
Fishing
Calaveras Lake
12991 Bernhardt Road • San Antonio, TX 78220
210-635-8359
This 3,624-acre lake, and the neighbouring Braunig Lake, offers prime fishing to anglers. In addition to the fine fishing, there is a 146-acre park that features boating, canoeing, camping, picnicking, bird watching and the observation of wildlife. map
Golf
Blossom Park/Disc Golf
Cross Street • San Antonio, TX 78201
Omar Bradley Middle School
210-590-6296
This course offers the chance to play disc golf.Brackenridge Park Golf Course
2315 Avenue B • San Antonio, TX 78215
210-226-5612
This golf course is the oldest in San Antonio and was the original site of the PGA Winter Tour. The course has now been inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame, is located downtown within historic Brackenridge Park, and offers eighteen holes. mapMission del Lago Golf Course
1250 Mission Grande • San Antonio, TX 78221
210-627-2522
The Mission del Lago Golf Course offers multi-tiered greens and numerous sand and water hazards. There are challenges for the expert golfer as well as the novice; native grasses and pleasing landscaping distinguish the course, a driving range is available, and there are eighteen holes.Willow Springs Golf Course
East Houston Street and Coliseum Road • San Antonio, TX 78219
210-226-6721
This course, which was orginally built in 1923, features large greens, open fairways, and elevation changes from tee to green. With a slope of 120, the course offers eighteen holes. map
Rafting & Canoeing
South Texas Kayak
1414 Arrow Hl • San Antonio, TX 78258-2719
P.O. Box 591264
210-748-9596
South Texas Kayak specializes in guided Kayak trips on the Upper Guadalupe River that are fun, affordable, and easy for the whole family. The trips are based around the beautiful and peaceful Guadalupe State Park so you can enjoy a kayak paddle trip free of commercial development and crowds. more... map
Swimming
Alamo Heights Swimming Pool
250 Viesca Street • San Antonio, TX 78209
210-824-2595
This indoor swimming pool complex offers swimming for a fee to residents and non-residents of the area. map
Tennis
Beysters Windcrest Tennis Center
302 Zephyr Drive • San Antonio, TX 78239
210-590-8500
Beysters Windcrest features tennis courts and facilities. mapDominion Tennis Center
3 Dominion Drive • San Antonio, TX 78257
210-698-2288
Offering facilties for tennis, this park welcomes groups. map
Miscellaneous Activities
Retama Polo Center
16315 Lookout Road • San Antonio, TX 78223
210-651-5217
This is the place when you are in the mood for a game of Polo. map
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