Brackenridge Park - San Antonio Park

  • Address: 2800 North Broadway, San Antonio, TX 78209-7034
  • Phone: +1 210 207 7275
  • Email:
  • Website:www.sanantonio.gov
Average Rating
4.5
8+ reviews
from 3 sources
Frommers
1.0
1+ reviews
Yahoo! Travel
5.0
1+ reviews
Yelp
5.0
6+ reviews
Brackenridge Park
2800 North Broadway
San Antonio, TX 78209-7034

Brackenridge Park Details

Descriptions from Across the Web

  • You'll never lack for something to do in San Antonio's largest park. Its grounds contain the San Antonio Zoo, a carousel, skyride, the Japanese ... more on TripAdvisor
  • One of the city's largest parks, Brackenridge offers more family fun than one day can accommodate. Start with the musical carousel featuring 60 antique horses. Then try the Skyride, which consists of Swiss manufactured cable cars that lift visitors to enjoy the view of the park as well as the cit... more on Yahoo! Travel
  • There are walking and bicycling paths throughout this 343 acre urban park. Dogs on leash are allowed, and owners must clean up after their pets. ... more on DogFriendly.com
  • With its rustic stone bridges and winding walkways, the city's main park has a charming, old-fashioned feel, and serves as a popular center for such recreational activities as golf, polo, biking, and picnicking. I especially like the Japanese Tea Garden (also known as the Japanese Sunken Garden),... more on Frommers
  • The 343-acre green space between U.S. 281 and Broadway Street (also known as State Spur 368) makes an excellent setting for a picnic or a stroll, and also offers jogging trails, public art, athletic fields, a golf course, concessions, and rides on a carousel and miniature train. However, the park... more on Fodor's

Reviews From Across The Web read all

5.0
Beautiful, but not the same

(June 07, 2004 00:00)

The description is outdated. The carousel was sold off years and years ago and replaced with a parking lot. All that remains of the skyride is the building where you once paid to get on it, and even that is closed off. Not even the towers stand anymore. Its still a beautiful park, and the zoo is ... A Yahoo! User, a user of Yahoo! Travel. Read full review on Yahoo! Travel

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4.0
Changes but still great

The park is wonderful, a very beautiful atmosphere and a wonderful place to take your dog walking, your kids for a day out or a romantic place to walk around. The bridge is even a popular proposal place. But I am sad to inform you that the sky ride and Carrousel are no longer available. The city ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

5.0
Claire M. 's review

Just moveed to San Antonio and recently stumbled upon Brachenridge trying to find a short cut back from Broadway. The park is absolutely beautiful, with ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

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2.0
Brackenridge Park needs Help!

This could be such a lovely park, but one just cannot get by all the trash, my gosh when was the last time anyone did litter patrol in the river and the banks? Avenue A is suppose to be birders paradise....I feel sorry for those birds ... A TripAdvisor Member, a user of Tripadvisor. Read full review on TripAdvisor

5.0
Jai B. 's review

Brackenridge is a great place to chill out and relax at. My kids always get a kick out of the wooden bridge and feeding the ducks. One time during the ... a user of yelp.com. Read full review on Yelp

Directions

Bus: 7, 8, or 9

Main entrance 2800 block of N. Broadway

Hours

Daily dawn-dusk

Miscellaneous

  • Admission: Free

Other Web Resources

  • Read more about Brackenridge Park on Yahoo! Travel
  • www.sanantonio.gov
  • http://www.visitsanantonio.com

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