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COMAL
RIVER, page 1
Landa Park
(830) 608-2164
In New
Braunfels is das Leben Shöen
Landa
Park has both a man-made Olympic pool and a gorgeous swimming hole
that rivals Barton
Springs. Both are spring-fed. There is a large bathhouse, built
in 1937 by the Works Progress Administration, with showers, dressing
rooms and full amenities. The Olympic pool is surrounded by concrete
and grass. Shade is provided by giant umbrellas over picnic tables.
There are dedicated lap lanes and a large shallow area. A separate
wading pool is quite large and has fantasy mushroom and other fun
things for kids to play with. The swimming hole is L-shaped and has
grassy banks on either side which are well-shaded. There are rope
swings, wooden platforms in the middle for sunning and diving, a water
volleyball court, and a slide that plunges you into the cold water.
Lifeguards are on duty at all three pools. |
In addition,
the Comal River has been dammed
in several areas throughout the park, creating small wading pools
where you can splash with the geese. Landa Park's amenities have been
extremely well-incorporated into the natural landscape. The grounds
are beautiful and seem to go on forever.
Landa
Park also has an 18-hole golf course and miniature golf course. A
miniature train runs around the 200-acre park. Twenty-five-acre Landa
Lake is serene, and glass-bottom boats, paddleboats and rowboats
can be rented and taken out on the water. There are hiking and nature
trails, tennis courts, a recreation center, picnic areas, playscapes
and sand volleyball. Landa Park has everything!
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Text
and photos courtesy of Chandra Moira Beal and La Luna Publishing
Copyright Chandra Moira Beal, 1999 |
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