Comanche lookout park
“And I think just every bit about the walking trails. “Just having that building there is so iconic, (along with) the fact that people knowing it was an Indian settlement,” said Sandy Jenkins, parks project manager for the Parks and Recreation Department.
You couldn’t ask for a more fitting landmark at Comanche Lookout Park than its old four-story limestone tower, which looks like the remnant of a medieval castle.Īfter all, the 96-acre park is home to one of the most majestic views in San Antonio, with a history just as sprawling. William Luther /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less William Luther /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 15 of15 One of the views from the top of Comanche Lookout Park. William Luther /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 14 of15 Visitors to Comanche Lookout Park check out the views from the top of the park's hill. Coppock planned a castle-like home for the site but never completed it. William Luther /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 13 of15 A stone marking when the tower at Comanche Lookout Park was built in 1928 by Edward R. The park is also included in the El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail marker series.
William Luther /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 12 of15 Located on the Northeast Side of San Antonio, Comanche Lookout Park offers visitors quite the sprawling views of the city. William Luther /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 11 of15 According to Comanche Lookout Park history information provided by the City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department, the iconic tower at the site was designed to store grain and hay, though was also used to launch Fourth of July fireworks. William Luther /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 10 of15 The tower at Comanche Lookout Park stands at a park with the fourth-highest point in Bexar County at 1,340 feet above sea level. William Luther /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 9 of15 Comanche Lookout Park got its name from being a vantage point for Comanche Indians, who would use it for raids and hunting. The park’s highest elevation at 1,340 feet above sea level is the fourth highest point in Bexar County. William Luther /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 8 of15 The City of San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department’s Sandy Perkins looks June 28 at one of the relatively new benches placed in Commanche Lookout Park. Courtesy Abel Morones Show More Show Less 7 of15 The iconic tower at Comanche Lookout Park, as seen in an aerial image taken with a remote controlled quadcopter. Coppock purchased the land in 1923, and planned to build a castle-like residence there but only got as far as its foundation. Coppock once owned hilltop property that is part of what is now known as Comanche Lookout Park in San Antonio. Courtesy Abel Morones Show More Show Less 6 of15 Retired Army Col. Courtesy Abel Morones Show More Show Less 5 of15 An unfinished foundation sits on top of Comanche Lookout in this 1940s-era photo. Courtesy Abel Morones Show More Show Less 4 of15 In this 1940s photo, one of two Indian head sculptures is shown at the entrance to the Comanche Lookout hilltop hacienda then owned by Col. William Luther /Staff file photo Show More Show Less 3 of15 Army surveyors take measurements during the 1940s while gathered atop Comanche Lookout Hill, which was owned at the time by Coppock. The park’s highest elevation at 1,340 feet above sea level is the fourth-highest point in Bexar County. The tower at Commanche Lookout Park is seen in an aerial image taken with a remote-controlled quadcopter. William Luther /San Antonio Express-News Show More Show Less 2 of15 1 of15 The tower at Comanche Lookout Park stands among 4.55 miles of paved and natural trails, perfect for hiking, jogging or just walking the dog.