Comanche Lookout Park Adds a Hilltop Landmark on the Northeast Side

Comanche Lookout Park sits on one of Bexar County's higher points, where the Gulf Coastal Plain starts to rise toward the Edwards Plateau. The 96-acre city park is on the northeast side, next to Semmes Branch Library.

The hill is the point. Ash juniper, buckeye, mesquite, and huisache cover the slopes. Native peoples likely used the high ground as a lookout, and the hill later marked the road that became Nacogdoches Road.

An almost 30-foot stone tower from the 1920s still crowns the summit. Trails, a library at the base, old travel geography, and a short climb make it a real northeast-side landmark.