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REGIONAL PARK DISTRIBUTION LEVEL OF SERVICE <br /> The City's 10 regional parks total 116 acres and have an <br /> approximate service area of four miles.They include: <br /> • Bicentennial Park <br /> • Cape's Camp Regional Park <br /> • Children's Park <br /> • City Park Level of Service <br /> • Juan Veramendi Plaza Park Regional parks make up <br /> • Meeks Property approximately four miles of <br /> • Ramon Lucio Park service area for the City of <br /> San Marcos, an adequate <br /> • Rio Vista Park amount of coverage for the <br /> • San Marcos Plaza Park community. <br /> • William and Eleanor Crook Park <br /> The San Marcos River flows through the middle of these parks <br /> and creates a valuable amenity that generates economic benefit <br /> for the community and is enjoyed by residents and visitors <br /> alike.The springs that create the river provide recreational <br /> opportunities such as tubing, kayaking,and swimming. <br /> Most of the City is located within the regional park service area, <br /> excluding the outer City limits on the northeast and southwest <br /> parts of the City(see Map 3.3, Regional Park Accessibility).The <br /> regional parks listed above are located directly east of downtown. <br /> As the City continues to grow,these regional parks will experience <br /> even more use during the peak summer season.To address <br /> this increased use, more access to the San Marcos river will <br /> be needed and implementation of controlled access may be <br /> necessary.This can be achieved through various means,such as <br /> by charging for parking. <br /> ` - YV'� <br /> j <br /> _- J�� �y _ • <br /> • <br /> . I <br /> ,.a. �6 <br /> • <br /> lk <br /> 56 City of San Marcos, Texas San Marcos Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan <br />