At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marker is at or near this postal address: 15551 Nacogdoches Rd, San Antonio TX 78247, United States of America. Marker can be reached from the intersection of Nacogdoches Road (Farm to Market Road 2252) and Toepperwein Road, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in San Antonio, Texas, in Bexar County. A significant historical year for this entry is 1340. In addition, it is included in the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail series list. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans In addition to the tower, Colonel Coppock built a stone house and preserved the ancient council ring. The tower atop the hill was built by Colonel Edward R. Located on 96 acres, this park has the 4th highest hill in Bexar County with an elevation of 1340 ft. Throughout history this site has provided a location for commerce as well as a site from which raids were performed on Spanish and Mexican mule trains and pioneer travellers. The hill lies on the southeastern edge of the Edwards Plateau and makes up the western edge of the Blackland Prairie. In addition to the tower, Colonel Coppock built a stone house and preserved the ancient council ring.Īt an elevation of 1340 feet, Comanche Hill is the fourth highest point in Bexar County. The tower atop the hill was built by Colonel Edward R. At an elevation of 1340 feet, Comanche Hill is the fourth highest point in Bexar County. You can read more about Comanche Lookout Park’s history on the San Antonio Parks and Recreation website.Comanche Lookout. Edward Coppock) who was also a history buff and acquired the land in 1923. We wanted to see the famed Comanche Lookout tower (which is located at the top of the park too). Turns out this tower was built not by some ancient civilization, but by a retired Army officer (Col. ![]() That’s the downtown San Antonio skyline off in the distance.īut, we weren’t done yet. But, I did and let me tell you, the view from the top is worth every deep breath and screaming leg muscle it takes to get you up there. Y’all, I wasn’t sure I’d make it (there was some huffing and puffing involved on my part). To reach the top of Comanche Lookout Park (which is the 4th highest elevation in Bexar County, at 1340 feet), you can take a paved trail that slowly increases in elevation, or you can brave this rocky hike (which I swear is much steeper in person than photographs are able to show). ![]() If we lived closer to this park, we’d probably be there every day. But it offers so much more: 4.5 miles of trails (most of them paved) a fun hike up a steep hill which rewards you with a panoramic view of San Antonio plenty of natural nooks and crannies to explore a bridge extending from the park to the library and the library itself, just across the parking lot from the playground. It does have a playground (suitable for kids up to 12 years of age) and swings. I’d always wanted to go back to check it out.Ĭomanche Lookout Park may just be San Antonio’s perfect park. Comanche Lookout Park grabbed my attention because we’d visited this park briefly a few years ago while making a trip to the adjacent Semmes Branch Library. While doing a quick search using the cool, just-launched San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department’s Find A Park search tool, we reviewed a list of local parks offering playgrounds. The only requirement my kids had for park #20: a playground. Not only would it be the last park we’d visit in 2014, but it would also be the location of our celebration – my kids and I reaching our #SA2020Resolutions goal of visiting 20 San Antonio parks in one year. Picking just the right park for #20 seemed like a big deal. ![]() ![]() Park #20 presented something no other park before it had: a feeling of pressure.
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