Bring your usual workout routine outside and into nature at Stone Oak Park. This fitness-friendly outdoor park hosts 2.7 miles of well-maintained trails perfect for walking, jogging, or even mountain biking. Multiple exercise stations offer designated areas for strength training or calisthenics in between your run, and for the kids, there are safe play areas with jungle gyms and other fun play equipment.

If you’re looking for a more relaxing day in the park, Stone Oak Park offers covered pavilions and two picnic units where you can pack a picnic lunch and enjoy a meal al fresco with friends or family. For your convenience, there is also ample off-street parking and public restrooms throughout the park.

Stone Oak Park is open daily from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Stone Oak Park
20395 Stone Oak Parkway
San Antonio, TX 78258
www.sanantonio.gov/parksandrec/directory_stone_oak.aspx

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Local fitness fanssay Smart Barre’s ballet-inspired classes are a great way to firm and tone the muscles of the upper body, hips, thighs, and abdomen. The classes here are geared toward the specific needs of women, so Smart Barre is open to women only, though couples' classes are occasionally offered for those who would like to bring their male partners. The exercises focus on working key muscle groups with a combination of strength and resistance training. Though Smart Barre classes incorporate small hand weights, no heavy lifting is required.

Regulars at Smart Barre say this is a strenuous class that will really make you break a sweat, but it’s worth the effort. Most attendees say they begin to see noticeable results after about 10 classes. Class sizes are limited, so reserve your place in advance.

Smart Barre is open 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays.

Smart Barre
6426 N. New Braunfels
San Antonio, TX 78209
(210) 822-0584
www.smartbarrebody.com
www.yelp.com/biz/smart-barre-san-antonio

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For just $7 full-day admission, the Guadalupe River State Park — arguably the most beautiful outdoor area in all of northern San Antonio — is an affordable way to spend the day outdoors. This riverfront park is ideal for swimming, camping, hiking, and bird watching, but the Guadalupe River State Park is attraction is beloved by all types of outdoorsy locals due to its scenery and its wide variety of outdoor activities.

On warm days, visitors can cool off by tubing, swimming, or canoeing on the Guadalupe River, while avid fishers can cast off from the river’s banks. There are also 5.3 miles of equestrian trails perfect for horseback riders or adventurous mountain bikers.

Picnic tables and barbecue stations are scattered throughout the 4-mile expanse of trails, and there are different camping areas for both RVs and tents.

Guadalupe River State Park
3350 Park Road 31
Spring Branch, TX 78070
(830) 438-2656

www.tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/guadalupe-river
www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g56702-d109498-Reviews-Guadalupe_River_State_Park-Spring_Branch_Texas.html

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