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Tecolote Canyon Natural Park is a protected part the City of San Diego's large parks system. Tecolote Canyon runs north-south through the center of this community, with branches to the northeast. Tecolote Creek, a seasonal stream, runs through the canyon. San Clemente Canyon runs east-west, bordering the community on the north side.
The 29 miles (47 km) of hiking trails in Rancho San Antonio are very popular with walkers, hikers, and joggers. Full parking lots are the norm on weekend mornings. Most of the County Park is between 400 and 500 feet of elevation, so most trails in the park are on level ground. Walkers of all ages use most of these trails.
In September, 2009, the City of San Antonio transferred 3,000 acres (12 km 2) of land to the TPWD for inclusion in the Natural Area, specifically to support long-term protection of the Edwards Aquifer, and thereby increasing the total acreage within the reserve from 8,783 acres (35.54 km 2) to 11,783 acres (47.68 km 2).
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The park is in the transition zone between the flat South Texas region and the Texas Hill Country. The parking lot is at 1,140 feet (350 m) elevation above sea level and 500 feet (150 m) above the San Antonio River in Downtown San Antonio. The highest hill in the park is 285 feet (87 m) higher (1425 feet above sea level).
Features include 7.5 miles (12.1 km) of trails, two playscapes on either side of the park, a nature play area for children, dog parks on both sides of the park, picnic facilities, basketball courts, an outdoor classroom, a children's vegetable garden, a wildscape demonstration garden, a restored wetland, the Salado Creek overlook, the Skywalk, and the Robert L.B Tobin Land Bridge.