Thread: Discuss: Calaveras Lake Park

For Immediate Release
March 25, 2002


Reserve a Group Site for Your Next Gathering at Calaveras Park or Braunig Park

SAN ANTONIO. Tired of hosting your family events at the same places every year? Calaveras Park and Braunig Park have the solution to your problem. Both parks now accept reservations on group sites accommodating up to 75 people.

Calaveras Park Group Sites: Calaveras Cove and Lake View
Calaveras Park offers two group reservation sites: Calaveras Cove and Lake View. Calaveras Cove has seating for approximately 75 people and is equipped with barbeque pits, a volleyball net, and a campfire ring. Calaveras Cove is located on the shores of Calaveras Lake, with more than 75 feet of direct waterfront access.

If your outdoor needs include electrical hookup, Lake View is right for you. Lake View has seating for approximately 75 people and comes equipped with barbeque pits, a campfire ring, and electricity. Shade trees and a nice lake breeze make both Calaveras Cove and Lake View ideal summer spots. Tent camping is permitted at both sites.

Braunig Park Group Sites: The Pavilion, Lakeside, and Big Oak
Braunig Park offers three group reservation sites to meet your planning needs: The Pavilion, Lakeside and Big Oak.

Concerned it may rain? The Pavilion is a covered site that seats approximately 75 people and is equipped with electricity, three barbeque pits, and an adjacent swing set. With the tables removed, it serves as a 22' x 30' covered dance floor. Camping is not permitted.

Like Lake View at Calaveras Park, the Lakeside group at Braunig offers more than 75 feet of direct waterfront access. The area seats approximately 50 people and is equipped with three barbeque pits and a campfire ring. Tent camping is permitted.

If you prefer an “inland” shaded area, Big Oak is the spot for your next gathering. With seating for approximately 75 people, Big Oak offers barbeque pits and a campfire ring. Tent camping is permitted.

Reservations are accepted in advance with payment of a $25 deposit. Reservations made for holidays and during the San Antonio area spring break week will require a two-day minimum rental and a deposit in the amount of 100% of the rental fee.
For more information on fees and availability, contact the park of your choice:

Braunig Park: (210) 635-8289 or braunigpark@sara-tx.org
Calaveras Park: (210) 635-8359 or calaveraspark@sara-tx.org.

Braunig and Calaveras Parks are operated and maintained as a service of the San Antonio River Authority (SARA) and are owned by City Public Service (CPS).

Source: San Antonio River Authority,
Contact: Karen L. Bishop
Community Relations Specialist
210-302-3642; kbishop@sara-tx.org

Any wildflowers out there? I suspect not, given the low wildflower turnout elsewhere, but I remeber walking among a lovely field of Indian paintbrush one spring not too many years ago. The lake looks lovely from the air (Justin and I flew over it last Sunday during a quick flight), but we haven't visited the lake in too long. We'll have to get back out there soon. We've had some great birdwatching at both Braunig & Calaveras Lakes, and it's just nice to sit on the shoreline and relax for awhile.

Corrected the hours on our Calaveras Lake Park page, although our original data came direct from the park superindentant/manager. We hadn't been informed of any changes.

Your Page On The Internet Says You Open At 5 A.m Why When You Don"t Open Till 6 A.m I Got There At 4:45 A.m Waiting For It To Open But Nobody Opened Till 6 A.m I Had To Wait 1 15 Mins Outside .

Okay, I keep editing the hours for various reported inaccuracies, but so far the hours posted here on Wild Texas (we don't own or maintain the park, nor are we affiliated with any park agency in Texas) keep getting cited as inaccurate. When in doubt, folks, CALL THE PARK.

We do our best. We're only as accurate as the folks who visit parks more regularly than us, and the park maintainers who do contact us when they note discrepancies.

Folks need to complain to the park maintainer and not just us when they have a bad experience at a park, by the way, such as the unregistered user who posted on June 9th.

Both Braunig & Calaveras Lake Parks are maintained by the San Antonio River Authority.

Please complain to the park. WildTexas.com has no affiliation to any Texas park and the park you're referring to is not a Texas State Park it is operated, as I've mentioned before, by the San Antonio River Authority. They need to hear your complaints, as they are the only people who can act on them to redress the situation.