Medina River Natural Area
Photo: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A 511-acre park along the Medina River featuring 6 miles of hiking and biking trails through diverse South Texas habitats. Families enjoy bird watching, fishing, and nature photography along the scenic river. The well-maintained trails are great for family mountain biking and the wide-open spaces let kids explore freely.
Highlights
- Free admission
- Connect with nature
Medina River Natural Area at a glance
- Type
- Nature & Wildlife
- Address
- 15890 TX-16, San Antonio, TX 78264
- Price
- Free
- Ages
- Ages 6-8, Ages 9-12, Teens (13+)
- Busiest
- Weekend mornings, Spring break
- Quieter times
- Early mornings, Weekday afternoons
- Website
- sanantonio.gov/ParksAndRec
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Nearby places
- Cuellar Pool: 1.4 mi away
- Cuellar Park: 1.4 mi away
- Las Palmas Branch Library: 1.7 mi away
- Benavides Park Splash Pad: 2.4 mi away
- Elmendorf Lake Pool: 2.7 mi away
More nature & wildlife nearby
- San Antonio River Walk - Mission Reach
- Mitchell Lake Audubon Center
- Will Smith Zoo School: San Antonio Zoo's nature school, home of the spring break nature camp.
- San Antonio Zoo: Zoo with 750+ species
- San Antonio Botanical Garden: Beautiful gardens with children's area
- Crownridge Canyon Park: City park with a 1.3-mile trail. No pets or bikes on the trail.
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