Well, I had quite the unique experience here & I am not even sure I should make it public knowledge, but here goes! LOVE THIS PLACE!! A friend of mine, knowing I was having a wee bit of stress...

Protecting San Antonio from floods since the WPA, this giant monolith is a gem! It's a beautiful big park along the front of the dam, with trees, and a place to watch the water come through the...

Not any good parking areas. Big grass field, no trash cans or bathrooms. Doesn't seem like an actual park to me. Just a big grass area, which is decent.

Olmos Dam was built between 1925-1927. The damn was constructed as part of the San Antonio's early efforts to prevent flooding downtown. Construction costs were $1.5M. A big chunk of change back then.

I didn't even know there is a neighborhood called Olmos Park until yesterday. Man, there are some great looking houses and nice cars in this neighborhood. Anyway, I decided to come here to check...