A cool trail head along a great San Antonio greenbelt park! Tobin is one of the city’s great benefactors, and this park named after Robert Tobin is great! It’s a great place to go for a run or a bike ride. Not so great for picnics or hanging out in the park. It’s a long, narrow park that meanders through the woods that flow along Salado Creek. The water flows all year long, usually. There’s plenty of parking, and a drinking fountain at the trail head. They even have a place you can calibrate your GPS there, for some reason. It’s a big metal plaque on the ground that looks significant. The trails are always in great shape, and they’re wide enough that you don’t run people over on your bike. It’s a great place to get out and do some exercise!
Kaithlyn R.
Rating des Ortes: 3 Daly City, CA
I have no idea how long the actual trail is, but my guesstimate is 2 – 3 miles? Excellent place to bike, jog or even just go on a walk with friends. Choose friends that you haven’t seen in a while, otherwise the trail becomes so long that you may potentially run out of things to talk about! And the trail isn’t exceptionally beautiful so you can’t randomly converse about that… Personally, I’m so paranoid that I don’t think I’d ever come here alone. You might get kidnapped or eaten by a deer.
Katye B.
Rating des Ortes: 3 San Antonio, TX
My husband and I have been searching for some nice green spaces to walk the dogs, and were pleasantly surprised. We didn’t like the fact that it was right off the highway and that you can hear cars from the trail, but it was nicer than we were anticipating. More of a biker/jogger trail because it is paved, but it was a nice variety.
Miriam B.
Rating des Ortes: 4 San Antonio, TX
A list of things that will scare the heck out of you at this park: 1. The rustling of leaves on the ground in the woods as you jog by. You look back and see something move in the trees. You run faster because you don’t want whatever it is to start chasing you. You turn back to look, and behold… it’s a beautiful deer. 2. You’re in full stride and you are so proud of yourself for running so well today. With a smile on your face you run up a slight incline then woosh! A deer runs across the path RIGHTINFRONTOFYOU. Yes, reason number two is another deer. 3. No it’s not a deer, it’s something else in the leaves as you’re passing by. Yes. You run faster again. :-) Yes these things scare/startle me as I run here but that’s all good stuff. This is a great, small(about 2 mile) trail that’s easy to get to and never too crowded. There’s bikers, pooches(dog variety and belly variety), walkers, and runners. Great shade on the trails so it was beautiful in summer and still beautiful in the fall. Don’t be scared y’all! With as much good food as we eat we can all fit in a little jog or bike ride.
Joseph S.
Rating des Ortes: 5 San Jose, CA
Great park to run and bike in.
L M.
Rating des Ortes: 5 San Antonio, TX
Awesome park, really green and perfect for running!
Ruben C.
Rating des Ortes: 5 San Antonio, TX
The only thing this place is missing is a couple of food trucks. Lots of trees, high grass at times and tons of shade, perfect for those wishing to walk/run/ride in the shade. Now, I’m no friggin tree hugger but this place is quite nice, at least for me: Tobin Park is one of the parks along Salado Creek Greenway and compared to the other parks along the greenway, the one less frequented. And that’s an excellent thing, especially if you run or bike, you can almost run/ride with not alot of pedestrian traffic. Just you and nature. Speaking of running and riding, the paved trails are smooth and look like they’d go easy on your feet if you’re a runner-not alot of hills either, only at the beginning. Definitely be returning.
