Winner: Brackenridge Park
3700 N. St. Mary’s St.

2. Phil Hardberger Park
8400 NW Military Highway

3. Yanaguana Garden at Hemisfair
434 S Alamo St.

Best of San Antonio 2025
For the third year in a row, Brackenridge Park was voted “Best City Park” by San Antonio Current readers! We’re so thankful for the continued support that keeps the park thriving.

Brackenridge Park Conservancy and San Antonio Sports ACTIVATE have teamed up for free fitness classes this summer.

Find your center with yoga in the park or get your morning kicked off right with a bootcamp class. There is even a Parkour Adventure for children age 7 to 12.

Director of Events and Programing with Brackenridge Park Britta Ramirez and Senior Director of Community Events & Engagement with San Antonio Sports Sara Tovar share details about the events.

Brackenridge Park in San Antonio has 126 years of history and the bones of a world-class park.

The heavily wooded area near the headwaters of the San Antonio River north of downtown has seen human occupation for 12,000 years. In 1899, George Brackenridge donated 199 acres to the city.

Over the years the park has grown to 343 acres. The park now includes the zoo, Japanese Tea Garden, museum, and municipal golf course. Walking trails, pavilions, and picnic tables are tucked under the trees along the riverbank. The park’s scenic roads are worth a Sunday drive.

With longer days, kids out of school, and uninspired streaming releases, it’s easy to get squirrely during a San Antonio summer. Luckily, Alamo City locals have no shortage of things to do without breaking the bank. Whether looking for family-friendly fun, educational opportunities, art projects, or fitness, these budget-friendly summer activities will keep vacation season more woohoo than humdrum.

Get moving at Brackenridge Park
The Brackenridge Park Conservancy and fitness nonprofit San Antonio Sports will get locals’ hearts pumping with Monday yoga classes, Wednesday boot camps, and Saturday Pilates sessions. The free workouts are designed for all ages and levels, but Pilates participants should bring their own mat, towel, and water.

A historic structure in Brackenridge Park that was once critical to San Antonio’s early growth recently suffered from a leaky roof while awaiting a long-delayed multi-million dollar restoration.

Working with the city in April, the nonprofit Brackenridge Park Conservancy placed a durable lightway rubberized membrane over the Water Works Pumphouse, one of San Antonio’s oldest intact industrial structures. The building is slated for restoration under a 2017 bond project augmented by $4.6 million from the conservancy, Bexar County, and the Conversation Society of San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO — As Easter approaches, families are flocking to local parks with campers eager to secure the perfect location for the holiday weekend.

The curfew was lifted last night at 11 p.m., and campers wasted no time setting up their sites.

Brackenridge Park is hosting an Easter egg hunt on Saturday and a sunrise service on Sunday. Brackenridge Park Conservancy is also looking for volunteers to help ensure the park is cleaned throughout Easter.

San Antonio, TX — Brackenridge Conservancy is putting a twist on their East Weekend Celebration. They are partnering with Pura Vida Awards to provide live music.

Chris Maitre, Brackenridge Conservancy’s Chief Executive Officer, says the live acts can be seen in the Joske Pavilion.

“We have a ton of live musical acts,” Maitre said. “We have about eight acts spread across three days, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It’s mostly featuring Tejano music.”

Maitree says park goers will also be able to take pictures with the Easter Bunny on Saturday and hunt for eggs from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.