The Trailist: Converse Greenway Trail connects three parks on the Northeast Side
Opinion: Compared to other suburban parks in Bexar County, I thought the spaces had more of a small-town feel – parents and siblings lined sports fields cheering on kids playing peewee football while anglers lazily tossed their lines into the lake.
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The Trailist: Gold Canyon Park is a small slice of open space north of Loop 1604
The park is off Corporate Woods Drive, one of San Antonio’s most amusingly named thoroughfares: It makes me think of a squirrel in a tiny business suit squeaking into a miniature Bluetooth earpiece.
The Trailist: Riding a 62-mile loop on San Antonio’s Salado and Leon creek greenways
Crossing the divide from Salado Creek to Leon Creek is like stepping over an ecological threshold.
The Trailist: A balmy January day in Mud Creek Park
Most of the park lies behind Mud Creek Dam, an earth and concrete structure built in 1996 by federal and local authorities.
The Trailist: Highlights from a year in the outdoors
Here’s a look back at some of the outdoor spots in San Antonio, Bexar County and the Hill Country visited by The Trailist in 2021.
The Trailist: Plunge into the forest at Southside Lions Park East
If San Antonio has any public land that one could call “backcountry” inside Loop 410, this 250 acres is probably it.
The Trailist: Scenic views and natural diversity abound at Madla Natural Area
Check out the Jon Allan trail, which climbs to a scenic viewpoint at the edge of a cliff overlooking Helotes Canyon.
The Trailist: Spooky legends and a quiet trail to be found at Huebner-Onion Natural Area
It didn’t take long to get sucked into the ghostly tales that surround the homestead built by Austrian immigrant Joseph Huebner.
The Trailist: Explore a mix of hardscape and and natural space at Culebra Creek
Around 2.5 miles of trail built five years ago lets visitors explore portions of Culebra and Helotes creeks on the Far West Side.
The Trailist: Friesenhahn Park is a small Northeast Side sanctuary with a new trail
An hour was enough to explore most of the park off O’Connor Road, smaller and less well-known than neighboring McClain Park.
The Trailist: A kayak trip on the Llano River upstream of Junction
In the shallows, the Llano River often flows clear enough to watch fish and turtles swimming along its rocky bottom.
The Trailist: Guadalupe River from Center Point is a low-traffic and varied stretch of river
May is on average San Antonio’s rainiest month of the year, and it coincides with rising temperatures that make it perfect for paddling.
The Trailist: Panther Springs Park is a dog-friendly hiking spot on San Antonio’s North Side
The park off Wilderness Oak has open terrain, broad views, elevation changes, and a network of single- and double-track dirt trails.
