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Cimarron II is a subdivision in Converse, Texas, located off Toepperwein and Kitty Hawk Roads, giving it easy access to local freeways as well as Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph. The neighborhood is about 40 years old, filled with homes of different sizes and adjacent to Converse North Park. The Wild West was the theme when naming the streets here, with names like Windburn Trail, Palomino Canyon and Wagon Train.
Most residents are a short walk away from the park, where you’ll find kids and families frolicking on the playground, walking the two-mile path circling the park — where you’ll often find my family — or perhaps even watching a kids’ football game. The lake is a placid retreat from the city, where ducks, geese and the occasional swan can be seen.
Cimarron II is part of the larger Cimarron subdivision, developed over the years in the central Converse area. While Cimarron II is an older subdivision, nearly all the houses are well-kept and streets are lined with an umbrella of shady oak trees. Home prices are affordable compared to adjacent neighborhoods, and realtor signs vanish within days from properties for sale or rent.
Our neighbors range from young families to longtime retirees — often within the same block. Our next-door neighbor raises chickens, and they give us farm-fresh eggs all the time. Our neighbor down the street is a mechanic on the side and he keeps our cars running for a decent price.
Cimarron II sends its children to neighboring Crestview Elementary, Kitty Hawk Middle, and Veterans Memorial High schools, as well as Judson Early College Academy on the campus of Northeast Lakeview College.
If you need to go downtown or north to Austin, Interstate 35 is a short distance, as well as Loop1604. Both freeways are undergoing major construction, but getting around San Antonio from Cimarron II is still easy.
A longtime tradition is the neighborhood’s celebrations for Halloween and Christmas. Parents bring their kids from all over to trick-or-treat for candy delights, and their bags are full by the end of the evening. We consistently took our kids out when they were younger, and now we enjoy decorating and giving out candy.
Cimarron II is also the destination to view elaborate yard decorations during the holiday season. We do some modest decorations, but we’re still trying to catch up to the neighbors on our block.
