BRACKENRIDGE PARK

An exhibit at the Witte Museum explores the story of Brackenridge Park through maps, photos and artifacts.

The Japanese Tea Garden was among the most underrated attractions, while SeaWorld was one of the most overrated.

Shake Shack is the latest chain to announce it will replace human cashiers with touch-screen kiosks.

The Brackenridge Park Conservancy has recruited a new CEO, Talli Dolge, who will lead the organization’s ongoing pursuit of key improvements for some of San Antonio’s more significant midtown assets, including a $62 million plan unveiled more than a year ago to restore and expand Sunken Garden Theater.

A new book on Brackenridge Park by author Lewis F. Fisher launches Tuesday with a companion exhibition opening Saturday at the Witte Museum.

The San Antonio River will be stocked with more than 600 native catfish ahead of a free fishing clinic at Brackenridge Park.

Some structures in the park date back to the 1700s but initial plans for restoration have been controversial

This is the seventh year the festival has been hosted in San Antonio, which in 2016 became the first official pollinator city in the nation.

The Monarch Butterfly and Pollinator Festival is one of several events hosted by the Texas Butterfly Ranch that take place this October.

Opinion: All told, I spent about two and a half hours tracing all of Brackenridge Park's five trail miles — and a whole lot longer grappling with what to say about them.

The project would reduce impervious cover, expand biodiversity with native plantings, control erosion and reduce the area's heat island effect.

Do you want to find ways to enjoy San Antonio but you have little to no money in that mangled college bank account? We’ve got you covered. Here are some places and events that cost nothing, plus one that costs just two dollars. The Japanese Tea Garden – A waterfall, a koi pond, gardens and...

Celebrate San Antonio’s German heritage with free beer tastings and live music at Parktoberfest.

A bright yellow Union Pacific mini train is now in service at Brackenridge Park.

San Antonio River water quality near Joske's Pavilion has suffered in recent years, and river scientists believe the birds could be a reason.

In honor of National Ice Cream Day, Monday, July 18, the San Antonio Police offer free ice cream at Brackenridge Park.

For South Texas' Indigenous people, the San Antonio River is more than a popular tourist attraction — it's where life began.

The San Antonio Zoo train has been chugging around Brackenridge Park since 1956 and has become a treasure to the city. But one of the conductors behind the city gem is also a treasure.

The new hiking trail will chart local Indigenous history

Brackenridge Park is set to get a new ADA-accessible culture trail thanks to a $1 million donation from H-E-B.

There are tons of fishing spots around San Antonio that are great for casting and many fishing fans likely have their own secret spot.

On Sunday, the San Antonio zoo posted a picture of a "mysterious" creature roaming Brackenridge Park. This comes days after the City of Amarillo published a tweet about a recent "Unidentified Amarillo Object" late-night sighting at the Amarillo Zoo.

The committee tasked with redrawing San Antonio’s City Council districts approved a map of the new districts Tuesday.

The owner of the Deceleration News blog said he supplied materials to the news outlet showing multiple errors in its reporting, but staffers only issued one correction.

From now through the end of May, 150 goats will clear about seven acres within Brackenridge Park's Wilderness Area along Brackenridge Way.

The Brackenridge Park Conservancy and the San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department have hired 150 goats to assist with clearing out overgrown vegetation throughout 7 acres of the park.

“I want to validate what you said about the birds,” an assistant city manager said. “We wrote [the project description] ourselves. It was our mistake. But we have to own it.”

City officials acknowledged that some city documents did include language about the Brackenridge tree removal benefitting bird removal.

The 2nd meeting on the Brackenridge Park bond project that officials say will require removing heritage trees will be held Tuesday evening.

Brackenridge Park is currently split between District 1 and District 2 along East Mulberry Avenue, but the proposed map would place it entirely within District 1 by removing the only two precincts in the district that are fully to the west of Broadway Avenue.

Overnight camping on Easter weekend wasn’t allowed in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID pandemic.

A man was fatally struck by a vehicle as he walked across Broadway near Brackenridge Park on Monday night, according to San Antonio police.

The city received feedback from the public about the project.

City staff added a fourth meeting and will change the format of subsequent public meetings about the Brackenridge Park bond project.

Statements by Texas Historical Commission staff released under a public information request don’t jibe with city claims that trees must be removed to fix a river wall.

Families at Brackenridge Park were enjoying the perfect Spring Break weather and their time together almost as much as knowing they didn’t have to spend a lot of money on gas to be there.

Attempts to discourage birds from nesting in Brackenridge Park have been tied to a 2017 bond project to restore historic structures there.

It will last until March 20.

Opponents of the planned removal of more than 100 trees at Brackenridge Park said they were relieved to learn the city’s Historic Design and Review Commission will not be taking a final vote Friday.

It won't be voted on until spring or summer.

The City of San Antonio has decided to postpone the consideration by the HDRC on a plan to remove some heritage trees at Brackenridge Park.

The overall plan aims to remove 105 trees from Brackenridge Park.

After a motion to deny approval of a plan to remove heritage trees from Brackenridge Park failed, the HDRC voted to push off another vote for one week.

The plan wants to take down 105 trees.

Crossing the divide from Salado Creek to Leon Creek is like stepping over an ecological threshold.

Members of the public have a chance to weigh in on the Sunken Garden Theater renovation at a virtual town hall meeting Monday at 6 p.m.

'We need to protect our green space.'

The River Road Neighborhood Association has spoken out against a $62 million plan to restore the largely dormant theater.

The conservancy is pushing for a $62 million overhaul of the 1930s-era, city-owned theater, located next to the Japanese Tea Garden in Brackenridge Park. Plans include new facilities, professional lighting and sound systems, and a sweeping roof that covers the stage and expanded seating area.

People are reacting to news of the kidnapping and sexual assault of a jogger at Brackenridge Park by exercise extra caution.

The victim was abducted at gunpoint, police said.

The Brackenridge Park Conservancy is asking for the public’s help in submitting feedback regarding improvements to the Brackenridge Park.

All aboard!

The first of three new trains has arrived at the Train Depot at the San Antonio Zoo.

The 10th annual Parktoberfest is taking place this weekend at Brackenridge Park.

Today on SA Live, it’s time to give back in a big way and it’s a thirsty Thursday with fall flavors!

If an appeal for $62 million in 2022 municipal bond funding is successful, the 91-year-old Sunken Garden Theater will be renovated.

Upcoming public discussions on Brackenridge Park, including a Sept. 18 symposium on Miraflores, will help guide future restoration efforts.

The beloved trains that have carried passengers through Brackenridge Park since the 1980s are set to be retired but an exact date is still unclear.

The San Antonio Zoo is partnering with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District for a pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinic.

On top of planning a new main entrance for the historically rich park, the plan seeks to...

The San Antonio Police Department is requesting the public’s help in identifying and locating suspects involved in a murder near Brackenridge Park.

A man who was assaulted in Brackenridge Park has died.

Hundreds of San Antonio families took another step toward normalcy this Easter weekend as they celebrated in city parks, which were once again open for the holiday weekend - unlike in 2020. However, for the second year in a row, neither the city or county permitted camping.

San Antonio – Spring is here and it is time to get outside, but you don’t have to go far to enjoy the great outdoors. These 5 San Antonio area parks are great spots to enjoy the weather before the summer heat arrives. Brackenridge Park - The park is home to a stretch of the San Antonio River, the Japanese Tea Garden, Sunken Garden Theater, the San Antonio Zoo, Lambert Beach and Tony “Skipper” Martinez ball fields. Hemisfair Park - Hemisfair is a community with residences, local businesses and three public parks in the heart of San Antonio. To learn more about these parks as well as other parks to visit around the city, head to the San Antonio Parks & Recreation website.

click to enlarge Courtesy of Brackenridge Park ConservancyThe Low Water Crossing at Brackenridge Park is usually closed to vehicular traffic. Tickets are $350, and include two meals. Tickets and additional information are available at the"The Brackenridge Park Conservancy is excited to celebrate the legacy of Brackenridge Park,” Lynn Osborne Bobbitt, executive director of Brackenridge Park Conservancy, said in a release. “This immersive driving experience will allow guests and their families to drive through closed parts of the park, reminiscing on past park days and creating new ones.”Tickets are $350, and include two meals. Tickets and additional information are available at the Brackenridge Park Conservancy's websiteSan Antonians can enjoy live music, great food and local history from the comfort of their cars at this year's Brackenridge Park Conservancy fundraiser, "A Promenade Through the Park.

The city's parks and recreation department and other green areas like the Witte museum, which borders Brackenridge Park, are still accessing the damages to their plant life caused by the devastating winter weather. At the Witte, chief of operations Brady Haynes told MySA.com the freezing temperatures left a "devastating impact" on all of its programmed landscaping. Haynes said the severe storm killed plants and landscaping that had been recently installed in 2017. If plants grow back, the team will reassess and replant with severe temperatures and native plants in mind, such as cactus, mountain laurel, Yaupon Holly, Yuccas, Rosemary, native grasses. "Our focus will continue to be creating holistic ecosystems with native plant diversity along the bioswales, adventure walkways, and along the beautiful San Antonio River," Haynes said.

Feeling the need for some fresh air? Maybe you want to teach a younger member of the family how to fish?

SAN ANTONIO – As we commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage, did you know that San Antonio’s own Mary Eleanor Brackenridge was the first woman to register to vote in Bexar County? A leader in Texas suffrage organizations, Brackenridge was considered a “late bloomer” when it came to activism. She was in her 70s when she published a pamphlet called, “The Legal Status of Women in Texas” and worked hard to revive the Texas Woman Suffrage Association. Because of Brackenridge’s tireless efforts in the suffrage movement, Texas was the first southern state to give women the right to vote and became the ninth state in the union to ratify the 19th Amendment. If the Brackenridge name sounds familiar – her brother, also a philanthropist, donated the land that is now known as Brackenridge Park.

While the new parking garage in Brackenridge Park has been open since October, the finishing touches signage and other design features are the subject of a dispute between the San Antonio Zoo and the Brackenridge Park Conservancy. The conservancy contends the signage gives undue prominence to the zoo over Brackenridge Park as a whole. The proposed signage on the San Antonio Zoo parking garage. While it is art, it is not public art in the technical sense of the term, Miller clarified during the meeting on Wednesday. It is not funded [through a public art fund or] required to go through the public art board.The garage enhancement is not public art, a Zoo spokesperson said in an email Tuesday.

San Antonio Zoo hopes temporary traffic pattern eases spring break jams in the areaIn an effort to ease the traffic problems around Brackenridge Park for spring break, the San Antonio Zoo and the city have created a new traffic plan for the area. In an effort to ease the traffic problems around Brackenridge Park for spring break, the San Antonio Zoo and the city have created a new traffic plan for the area. Photo: San Antonio Zoo Photo: San Antonio Zoo Image 1 of / 29 Caption Close San Antonio Zoo hopes temporary traffic pattern eases spring break jams in the area 1 / 29 Back to GalleryIn an effort to ease vehicle congestion around Brackenridge Park during spring break, the San Antonio Zoo and the city have created a new traffic plan for the area. This is one of many efforts from the zoo to help ease the traffic buildup that occurs in the area, especially during spring break. For us, the guest experience begins on the drive to the zoo, and we want that experience to be stress-free and as easy as possible, said Ash Harris, Vice President of Guest Experience at San Antonio Zoo.

After months of renovations, a new, wildlife-themed Starbucks will open at 3910 N. St. Mary's on Monday, March 2.The building, which previously housed the Train Caf near the entrance of the San Antonio Zoo, has been transformed into a full-service shop that will serve both visitors and the public.Starbucks will celebrate the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony starting at 10 a.m., providing free, reusable zoo mugs to the first 100 guests. From local politics and culture to national news that hits close to home, San Antonio Current has been keeping San Antonio informed for years. Its never been more important to support local news sources. If quality journalism is important to you, please consider a donation to San Antonio Current. Every reader contribution is valuable and so appreciated, and goes directly to support our coverage of critical issues and neighborhood culture.

Crews are working to drain a section of the San Antonio River at Brackenridge Park for the second time in two years to work on an aging section of river wall. Like other sections of the river downtown, the stretch at Lambert Beach is lined with a concrete channel, Pennell said. Steps leading from the historic pump house to Lamber Beach at the San Antonio River. The Conservation Society of San Antonio also contributed $300,000 over three years for work on the pump house. The City had water removed from a small section of the river under the 1877 pumphouse last summer, Pennell said.

If you're looking to move close to downtown and still want that suburb community, Broadway Street offers great attractions for families and couples of all ages. Some places to visit on Broadway Street and close to the San Antonio staple are The DoSeum, Historic Pearl Brewers, the Witte Museum, San Antonio Zoo and Brackenridge Park. Historic Pearl BreweryThe Pearl has easily become one of the most popular destinations in San Antonio for both locals and tourists. The San Antonio Zoo offers activities for kids featuring giraffe feeding, a zoo train, Lory Landing, a flamingo mingle and a behind the scenes experience with tortoises and hippos. If you're looking for a sit-down restaurant with your family on Broadway Street, Good Time Charlie's has been a staple on Broadway Street for 40 years.

SAN ANTONIO - Brackenridge ParkBrackenridge Park is centrally located at the heart of San Antonio and is rich with history. The park also offers many different activities for a fun family outing! There are also many places surrounding the park perfect for people of all ages including the Japanese Tea Gardens, the San Antonio Zoo, the Witte Museum and the Sunken Garden Theater. To avoid the stresses of outdoor camping and for a great opportunity to get the family out and about, enjoy a day at Brackenridge Park and be sure to visit the other nearby San Antonio attractions! Brackenridge Park is located at 3700 N St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX 78212.

With its hundreds of acres of beautiful trees, pavilions and walking trails, Brackenridge Park has been a part of San Antonios scenery for more than a century. George Washington Brackenridge founded the historic park, located below the headwaters of the San Antonio River, in 1899. He donated the first 199 acres that essentially runs from Hildebrand to Josephine where the tunnel inlet begins with the San Antonio River, said Lynn Osborne Bobbitt, Brackenridge Park Conservancy executive director. Brackenridge built another pump house that was used by Gutzon Borglum, the artist who designed Mount Rushmore. The Brackenridge Park Conservancy has worked to preserve and enhance the park and to build future memories for San Antonio residents.

Hundreds of acres of beautiful trees, pavilions and walking trails, Brackenridge Park has been a part of San Antonios scenery for more than a century.