River Road Park Traditional Cache
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The best place in Boerne to sit outside, eat your lunch, and feed the ducks.
First named Riverside Park, this location is one of four original parks in Boerne. The first park was Main Plaza, followed by Riverside, Veterans Park, and Roeder Park.
Now Riverside Park is called River Road Park and it is the busiest park site in town. The park consists of 7.8 acres on the banks of Cibolo Creek and connects to the Heart of Boerne Trail. Home to a variety of ducks and geese (abundant Muscovy ducks and domestic geese are year round residents), so be sure to bring bread crumbs! You may see non-venomous diamondback water snakes resting in the plants, and nutria swimming along.
One of the unique features of River Road Park is the dam located at the east end. The dam was deeded to the City of Boerne in July 1912. It was originally known as the old Dietert Mill Dam and was part of the Dietert homestead which was on the south bank of Cibolo Creek. This was the fashionable area for Sunday outings and historic photos show cars parked all along the bank near the dam with everyone dressed in their Sunday best.
The park is a very popular location for picnics and fishing. There is always a crowd at lunch time and in the evening the picnic tables are visited by families and tackle boxes. Bass and ‘perch’ may be caught on worms or other baits. You can pick up a box of worms, a BBQ sandwich, and some cold drinks at Mrs. Zoeller’s Riverside Market.
At Christmas, giant trees made of strings of lights cast a spectacular reflection in the creek. It will definitely put you in the holiday mood.
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