Alderete Park 400 Aurora, San Antonio, TX 78228, 210-207-3000, This recreation park is kid-friendly, group-friendly and wheelchair accessible. 

Brooks Park 3606 Goliad Road, San Antonio, TX 78223, This child and group-amenable facility features a soccer field. 

Eisenhower Park 19399 Northwest Military Drive, San Antonio, TX, This 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.  

Mateo 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. 

Southside 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. 

Walker Ranch Historic Landmark Park 12603 West Avenue, San Antonio, TX, This 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. 

Woodlawn Lake Park 1103 Cincinnati Avenue, San Antonio, TX 78298, 210-207-8480, This peaceful, relaxing park welcomes groups and children, and is wheelchair accessible. 

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. 

Gunn 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. 

Home 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. 

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. 

AMF 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. 

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... 

McAllister 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. 

O.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. 

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. 

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. 

Mission 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. 

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... 

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. 

Beysters Windcrest Tennis Center 302 Zephyr Drive, San Antonio, TX 78239, 210-590-8500, Beysters Windcrest features tennis courts and facilities. 

Dominion Tennis Center 3 Dominion Drive, San Antonio, TX 78257, 210-698-2288, Offering facilties for tennis, this park welcomes groups. 

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.