McAllister Park Trailhead — Attraction in San Antonio

I wandered through some of the natural surface trails and was impressed with the natural beauty of the area. There are many deer in this nature preserve, and when I was seemingly isolated I noticed bucks in several directions, so I turned in a different direction to avoid triggering the deer's fight or flight response. The trails are shared use between mountain bikes and people on foot, and I liked some of the drops that I saw. There are many unmarked forks/intersections in the natural surface trail system, but the system isn't too big to get lost and some trails are marked.

The trailhead parking area is adjacent to a a cycling adventure park and a short walk away from an outstanding-looking dog park.

The park connects to the greenway trail system. I only spent about an hour here on a Monday morning and was thoroughly impressed with the cleanliness of the park, natural beauty, wildlife, park amenities, and feeling of safety in an area close to the core of...

The biking trails here are wonderful! There are more than 25 miles from Northwest Military and 1604 all the way down inside the Alamo Heights area.

The trails are clean, paved, with plenty of shade and almost no interaction with traffic for that entire stretch. (Only one single time I had to cross the street: the stoplight at Jones Maltsberger and Wurzbach Parkway.)

The paths go under the bridges and freeways, including a really cool Boardwalk in the riverbed between McAllister and Lady Bird parks.

You get Family Bike riders and professionals sharing the ample space together. There's posted signage so that pedestrians and slower bike stay to the right, and bikers communicate well when they are passing on the left.

Closer to the park entrances and trailheads, families come with dogs, strollers, even rollerblades.

There's lots of Wildlife like deer, cranes, birds, and armadillos. Thousands and thousands of trees along the...

McAllister Park is a lovely place to ride a bicycle or walk the paths, which are nice and wide. The park is joined with Lady Bird Johnson Park, and several more parks as well. It's really pretty neat. There aren't many places to stop and sit, but there are at least a couple of nice benches available. It was such a pretty day and I enjoyed very much the peace and quiet beneath the shade trees, listening to the wind rustling through the leaves and the melodies of the various birds calling out to each other. And did y'all know that McAllister also has a dog park? I watched as several dogs seemed to enjoy the freedom the fenced off area provides. On a less positive note, I have to say I wasn't thrilled with the porta potty I braved utilizing. It was disgusting and had no closure on the door... Not a private potty, to be sure, but I'm happy to say at least there was toilet tissue on...