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Spring Lake Natural Area, or Spring Lake Preserve has a variety of well maintained singletrack and doubletrack trails for you to explore. Most of the trails are at least partially shaded. The northern part of the trail system is closed March through May to protect endangered birds.

By the bridge to the park there are giant stone steps leading down to the azure water of the San Marcos River. This is a popular spot for swimming, tubing, and other outdoor activities. Once you cross the bridge into the park you have access to some partially shaded dirt paths which take you through the trees and down to the water.

Spring Lake Natural Area, or Spring Lake Preserve has a variety of well maintained singletrack and doubletrack trails for you to explore. Most of trails are at least partially shaded. The northern part of the trail system is closed March through May to protect endangered birds.

Here you can look out over the small pond from a viewing platform with a bench. This is a great place for birdwatching. The trail skirts the west side of the pond if you want a different vantage point.

From here you get a good view of the back side of the dam as you skirt around its base on packed singletrack. From the top of the dam you get great sweeping views out across Purgatory Creek Natural Area.

You can explore a handful of different short, easy trails through Prospect Park with excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. The trees open up at the center of the park and the trail takes you to a seating area with a grand compass inlaid into the ground. There are cacti abound.

This trailhead has great access to Purgatory Creek and views of Five Mile Dam. Some of trails are packed singletrack and some have room for multiple people to walk side by side. You have access to a variety of trails with both nontechnical terrain and rock gardens.

The imposing four-story limestone tower at Comanche Lookout Park evokes images of medieval castles, yet its origins are surprisingly modern. Colonel Coppock, a military veteran enchanted by European history, pursued an ambitious vision for the park in the 1920s. After decades of service in the Spanish-American War and World War I, Coppock aimed to develop the hilltop into his own version of a medieval royal compound. Collaborating with his sons and builder Tarquino Cavazos. Part of the compound was completed in 1928, and it included a windmill, a 3 car garage with attached worker quarters and a storage shed. Both Coppock and Cavazos passed away in 1948, leading to the unfinished castle's abandonment. Though it appears antiquated, the tower has a relatively recent history intertwined with Coppock's imaginative dream.