Eisenhower Park, San Antonio

Great park for hiking with your dog. My dog absolutely loves this place and gets excited as soon as I turn off 1604! The park has ample parking, bathrooms, play area, covered picnic tables, and several natural trails that intersect and/or circle the park as well as paved and improved footpaths with shaded sitting areas. Recommend plenty of water, sunscreen and a sun hat since shade can be minimal on some trails. Only improvements I would recommend for EP are overhead cover for the water fountains, water bottle refill station, and better signage on the trails. The fountains are in direct sun which can make these too hot to touch or drink from at times here in Texas. Adjusting these to include a water bottle refill station would support those doing longer walks, hikes, and runs and also help the environment. More readable signage throughout the park is needed, especially for the outer loop trails since these are possibly missing or not pointing in the correct direction. It's not an overly large park so you'll eventually find your way out, find an intersect, or a trail that leads to the lookout and back to the parking lot. However, the lack of clear signage is confusing if you're not familiar with the park and was very frustrating/concerning during an unexpected, fast-moving lightning thunderstorm. Otherwise, one of my favorite places to hike in the area with my dog.

great signage let's you know exactly what to expect at each turn. great place for a day with family or great exercise! lovely views and a great sense of security even deep in the high level trails!