Tobin Park
The Tobin Endowment generously contributed 89 acres of land to the project and the trailhead enhancements. The San Antonio Parks Foundation participated in the project by facilitating the trailhead improvements, and land acquisition that was later conveyed to the City of San Antonio. The improvements were dedicated in December 2008, with Mayor Phil Hardberger, former […]
Crockett Park Plaza
In 2007, the Tobin Hill Neighborhood Association, the San Antonio Parks Foundation, Parks and Recreation Department staff, Heye Mosaics and students from the North East Independent School District North East School of the Arts collaborated on a tile mosaic around the gazebo, creating a small plaza. Flowers representing parts of Davy Crockett’s life were selected: […]
Lady Eco
With the help of seven local foundations, the San Antonio Parks Foundation raised $100,000 for the design and fabrication of Lady Eco, an environmentally friendly barge designed specifically to skim debris from the surface and a foot below the shallow waters of the River Walk.
Comanche Lookout Park Outdoor Classroom
Comanche Lookout Park is a 96-acre public park and includes the fourth highest point in Bexar County with an elevation of 1,340 feet. The Cibolo floodplain lies at the base of this escarpment between the Gulf Coastal Plain and the Edwards Plateau. With a storied history, the 1994 Bond package provided $1.4 million for acquisition […]
Woodlawn Lake Park
Within a 3-year span, the San Antonio Parks Foundation facilitated major improvements to Woodlawn Lake Park including the renovation of the Island House and the addition of the now iconic Josephine Tobin sign marking the Cincinnati Avenue entrance to Woodlawn Lake Park. Monetary gifts from USAA and the Tobin Endowment completed fundraising for the projects.
Walker Ranch Historic Landmark Park
What is now known as Walker Ranch Historic Landmark Park is part of a larger archaeologically significant site. The area near the confluence of Panther Springs Creek and Salado Creek represents a favored campsite revisited over thousands of years by hunting and gathering peoples apparently attracted by the availability of crucial resources such as water, […]
Travis Park
The area, including Travis Park, was once part of the upper farmlands of Mission San Antonio de Valero (today called the Alamo). After the mission was closed, the land was sold to Francisco Garcia in 1819, and in 1851 to Samuel Augustus Maverick, who lived at the northwest corner of Alamo Plaza and used this […]
Bryan McClain Park
Bryan McClain Park, located near the intersection of O’Connor Road and Knollcrest, 15806 O’Connor Road, was dedicated on November 17, 2001, in memory of Bryan McClain, a Madison High School graduate and Texas A&M University student who died when the A&M bonfire stack collapsed in 1999. The San Antonio City Council approved the purchase of […]
San Pedro Springs Park Playground
San Pedro Springs Park—San Antonio’s oldest designated park— is located on land reserved for public use by the Spanish government in the 18th century. Only one public park in America is older— Boston Common, which dates to 1630. In 2001, the San Antonio Parks Foundation secured $31,000 to install a new playground at San Pedro […]
Rosedale Park Playground
With the help of a $36,000 gift from the Kellogg Corporation, a new playground was installed at Rosedale Park in 2000.