In a move to consolidate functions and increase efficiency, all parks and recreation reservations can now be made through one of the five City of San Antonio Community Link Service Centers. The Reservation Office in Brackenridge Park has closed. Permits can be picked up at any of the Community Link Centers.

The Community Link Service Centers are:

For more information on services offered at the Community Link centers, visit the Community Link Page.

For a more in-depth look at some of the parks available for rent, browse Park Rental Facilities.

Fees are subject to change. Please be sure to check with the Community Link Centers for the latest and most accurate fee information. With the exception of community centers, most facilities can be rented up to one year in advance of your event.

Park Hours

Please note that City parks are open from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. unless exempted under the park curfew ordinance passed by City Council in June 2000. The curfew does not apply to the River Walk, Alamo Plaza, La Villita, Market Square, HemisFair Park and Woodlawn Lake Park. Exceptions may be made for special events through the permit process. Call 210-207-3053 for more information on special event permitting or one of the four community link centers.

Alcohol Restrictions City Council voted on April 24, 2002, to restrict the use of alcohol in City parks, except by permit or in those parks exempted under the ordinance. The restrictions go into effect June 1, 2002.

Parks that are exempted include:

District 1

River Walk
HemisFair Park
Tower of the Americas
King William Park
La Villita
Market Square
Koger Stokes Softball Complex in San Pedro Springs Park
McFarlin Tennis Center in San Pedro Springs Park
Spanish Governor's Palace

District 2

Coliseum Oaks Park
Martin Luther King Plaza
Dorie Miller
Sunrise
Willow Springs Golf Course

District 3

Harlandale
Kingsborough
Mission del Lago Golf Course
Mission Parkway
Pytel
Riverside Golf Course
Southside Lions - area east of Pecan Valley Drive
Stinson

District 4

Mateo Camargo Picnic Facility

District 5

Amistad
Benavides
Calderon Boys' & Girls' Club
Cassiano
Elmendorf Lake
Escobar Field
Garcia
Kelly Area Park
Kennedy Park Softball Complex
Morrill
Roosevelt
Vidaurri

District 6

Cathedral Rock Nature Park
Culebra Creek
Lackland Terrace Park
Levi Strauss
Oscar Perez Memorial Park
Tom Slick Community Park

District 7

Rosedale Mass Picnic Facility
Woodlawn Lake Sailing Club building

District 8

Cedar Creek Golf Course
Eisenhower Mass Picnic Facility

District 9

Belmeade Park
Olmos Basin Park
Sunken Garden Theater in Brackenridge Park
Koehler area in Brackenridge Park
San Antonio Zoo in Brackenridge Park
Gunn Sports Park in McAllister Park
San Antonio Gun Club lease area
Olmos Basin Golf Course
San Antonio Botanical Center
San Pedro Driving Range & Par 3

District 10

Alva Jo Fischer Softball Complex in Lady Bird Johnson Park

Glass Container Ban

City Council also approved an ordinance banning glass containers from use in City Parks. Parks that are exempted from the glass beverage container restriction are:

San Antonio Zoo in Brackenridge Park
Witte Museum in Brackenridge Park
HemisFair Park
Tower of the Americas
La Villita
Market Square
River Walk
McFarlin Tennis Center in San Pedro Park
Spanish Governor's Palace
San Antonio Botanical Center
Willow Springs Golf Course
Mission del Lago Golf Course
Riverside Golf Course
Cedar Creek Golf Course
Olmos Basin Golf Course
San Pedro Driving Range & Par 3
Indoor Park Facilities