Medina River (Bandera)
Crystal-clear Hill Country river with swimming, tubing, and wading near Bandera.
The Medina River near Bandera offers families a quintessential Texas Hill Country water experience. Known as the "Cowboy Capital of the World," Bandera has multiple public access points where families can wade, swim, and float along the crystal-clear Medina River. The shallow, calm stretches are good for younger kids to splash around, while older children enjoy tubing and exploring. Several outfitters in town rent tubes and kayaks. It's about an hour northwest of San Antonio, making it an easy day trip.
Medina River (Bandera) at a glance
- Type
- Swimming & Splash Pads
- Address
- Bandera, TX 78003
- Hours
- Monday: Open access (daylight hours)
Tuesday: Open access (daylight hours)
Wednesday: Open access (daylight hours)
Thursday: Open access (daylight hours)
Friday: Open access (daylight hours)
Saturday: Open access (daylight hours)
Sunday: Open access (daylight hours) - Price
- Free. Public river access is free. Tube and kayak rentals available from local outfitters ($15 to $30).
- Ages
- All ages
- Phone
- (830) 796-3045
- Website
- banderacowboycapital.com
Nearby places
- Castle Hills Pool: Under 0.1 mi away
- Rainbow Hills Park: Under 0.1 mi away
- Green Acres Farm: 1.6 mi away
More swimming & splash pads nearby
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- Splash Pad at Pearsall Park: Free splash pad with water features for kids
- Aquatica San Antonio: SeaWorld's waterpark with slides, wave pool, lazy river, and kids' cove, tropical theme
- Cuellar Pool: West Side seasonal public pool, affordable summer swimming with lifeguard supervision.
- Jacob's Well (Wimberley): Crystal-clear artesian spring flowing from a 140-foot cave, Texas bucket-list swimming
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