Brackenridge Park

I grew up in San Antonio in the 60s - 70s and Brackenridge Park, Alligator Farm, the Zoo, the Sky Cable Cars, Hemisfair, Sunken Gardens, Japanese Tea Gardens, the Carousel, drive thru water way, the Quarry were all very magical and memorable places. Go and enjoy what you can on a nice day and hopefully you will get to capture a moment in heaven. There are still many wonderful activities and culturally diverse families that go there, but be wary of your belongings, that diversity brings crime with it. The invading culture has destroyed a lot of the value this park. Gangs, Drugs and an uneducated and uncultured populous leave their trash, bottles, garbage, loud Rap and Tejano and attitude (at times). I still drive through every Spring - Fall and can see improvements, families having fun and maybe one day the culture will re-blossom with new respectful diversity for everybody. It is a wonderful place, just be smart.

This park is a great place for familys. I myself take all my four kiddos out on weekends never had a problem. its just like any other park. people might have had bad experince but do not let them spoil the idea of coming out to check out the park its right next to the zoo and next to the water where you can feed the ducks.

your car might get broken into at that park, or worse. There is park security but they are totally inadequate, especially since there are so many hiding places in the forests and not any security cameras. My truck had an attempted break in there, and after I told security, they told me it happens all the time. They need to fix their security problem, probably get a police substation in there. The whole neighborhood right next to the park has prostitutes and drug dealers and child abusers, etc, total high crime, of course they will go to the parks.