SAN ANTONIO (April 15, 2025) – San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department officials announced the annual park curfew will be lifted at select City parks for the Easter holiday. Park curfew will be lifted beginning at 11 p.m. on Thursday, April 17 and will resume at 11 p.m. on Easter Sunday, April 20.
Overnight camping will be allowed at the following City Parks:
- Brackenridge Park, 3700 N. St. Mary’s (excludes the Avenue B Brackenridge Parking Garage)
- Brackenridge Park, First Tee, 915 E. Mulberry (beginning Friday, April 18 at 3 p.m.)
- Brackenridge Park, Lions Field, 2809 Broadway
- McAllister Park, 13102 Jones Maltsberger
- MLK Park, 3503 Martin Luther King Dr.
- Roosevelt Park, 331 Roosevelt Ave.
- San Pedro Springs Park, 1315 San Pedro Ave.
- O.P. Schnabel Park, 9606 Bandera Rd.
- Southside Lions Park, 3100 Hiawatha
- Southside Lions Park East, 3900 Pecan Valley
- Woodlawn Lake Park, 1103 Cincinnati (excludes the Island House and gym areas)
Trash & Recycling
Patrons are urged to bring trash bags and remove their trash at the end of their stay in the park. To help support proper waste disposal, the Park Stewardship team and volunteers will be visiting parks promoting recycling opportunities and providing extra trash bags to park visitors. Park guests are reminded that recycling bins are available in the parks and should be used for plastic bottles and cans. No glass containers are allowed. Food-contaminated waste should be disposed of in trash cans.
Fire Safety
In addition, the San Antonio Fire Department reminds park visitors to stay safe when barbecuing with the following fire safety tips:
Take care around the grill
Never leave a lit grill unattended. Don’t allow kids or pets to play near the grill. Never try to move a lit or hot grill. Remember the grill will stay hot for at least an hour after use.
Be careful with charcoal starter fluid
If you use a charcoal grill, only use charcoal starter fluid. If the fire starts to go out, don’t add any starter fluid or any other flammable liquids to the fire. Consider using a charcoal chimney starter, which uses newspaper to start the fire instead of starter fluid.
Wear the right clothing
Clothing can easily catch fire, so be sure your shirt tails, sleeves or apron strings don’t dangle over the grill.
Grease Fires
Remember, if a grease fire starts on the grill, do NOT pour water on it. For charcoal grills with no lid, please call 911. To safely extinguish a grease fire on a gas grill, turn off the gas and close the lid, if you can safely do so, and call 911.
Charcoal Grills
Extinguish all the coals, safely dispose of the ash, and then clean the grill to prevent any additional fire.
Safe Ash Disposal
Make sure ash is cool. Wrap the ashes up in foil. Never place in a recycle bin.
For more fire safety tips, please visit FireSafeSA.com.
Wildlife Management Efforts
In order to continue promoting a healthy park, wildlife management activities will be ongoing at Brackenridge Park and Woodlawn Lake Park throughout the weekend. To deter bird activity, this could mean loud, auditory noises. These are established bird deterrent methods approved and overseen by the USDA Wildlife Services Division. Any campers or families with concerns of loud noises may want to consider camping at a different location.