Raymond Rimkus Park

"I love this park, it’s usually clean, and there is a restroom to use, the walkways aren’t crowded, but there is always other people here usually people with their kiddos, or folks who are walking the trails or exercising. Everyone seems to be friendly and smiling or doing the nod thing strangers do to say hello to other strangers. I like to walk around listening to my headphones and gaze at the squirrels, if I know I’m coming here beforehand I usually will bring my squirrel buddies some snacks like black sunflower seeds as well as peanuts in the shell, or pecans in the shell, or walnuts in the shell, Sometimes on leaner times I bring dried corn, (the kind they sell for deers) the squirrels are pretty used to humans here and they aren’t shy about taking food. Many of them will come right up to me, nearly asking for their snacks. I bring some H20 in the summer for them and occasionally put it in a old small yogurt container, I wish I could put it in those containers used in hamsters cages to keep the water clean but for whatever reason those containers don’t stay zip tied to the trees, so perhaps it’s against the rules here. But I know how often it rains here and there fore know that these little guys must be getting thirsty, if I know I’m hot and thirsty they must be as well. Who ever is against giving these little angels some water perhaps should go a few days out in the heat with out any water, Let us know how that’s working out for ya? Yeah I thought so…. Oh yeah they also got a cool little area that you can plant veggies, I think that the plots are separate gardens people somehow acquire but I don’t know how or through whom, but it would be something to possibly learn more about in the future, as it looks to me like whoever is harvesting it does pretty well. I wish I did know more details on that cause it looks pretty cool, and it’s extremely well taken care of, no weeds, it’s watered regularly, it’s of excellent health, so who ever is in charge of the upkeep for sure knows what they are doing, no doubt. That’s cool to see that, no many people have veggie gardens here in San Antonio, compared to in central NJ where I grew up and never had to buy tomatoes or cucumbers or blueberries or cherries, or corn from the grocery store, it’s was all outside. I don’t know if it’s a geographical thing or just because that was going on 4 decades ago, or why it’s not as popular here in San Antonio, or maybe it’s a climate / less precipitation issue here I have no idea, but I was happy to see some people taking advantage of having some soil and spare time and some motivation to grow their own goodies finally here! I always look to see if they have that at any other city parks around here and I have not seen it except for Raymond Rinkus park, (this one) and a few places in and around Austin and near Round Rock, but if I’m ever given the opportunity to garden in a shared space I would for sure take advantage."

"Very nice and improved but wish it had more lights at night especially the play ground area. Restrooms need repair and daily cleaning."

"This park is so fun for all ages! Tons of play options, a huge recreational field, restrooms, walking paths, provided dog poop bag stations. This is a fantastic area to spend a morning/afternoon letting the whole family have some fun!"