Kendall County just bought 321 acres along the Guadalupe River in early May, and officials say the future park could eventually become a tubing and kayaking destination comparable to New Braunfels and San Marcos.
Andra M. Wisian, Kendall County Commissioner for Precinct 2, shared news of the purchase by posting a county-wide memo on her Facebook page, noting that the final cost for the new park totaled $11.4 million — $150,000 more than the $11.25 million price tag officials reported in December 2025.
The larger price includes 11 more acres than the original 310 acres the county was originally set to purchase.
located along State Highway 474, eight miles from Boerne, sits along a three-quarters of a mile stretch of the riverbank and plays a key role in the county’s long-term vision for local parkland, preservation efforts and river access.
The river through this area of the park will become the country’s first “blue trail”, a designated waterway route with managed public access points for recreational, non-motorised watercraft like canoes, tube floats and kayaks.
When complete, tubers and public recreational users could potentially float from a future access point at the Guadalupe River Ranch to Kreutzberg Canyon Natural Area, which contains 1,700 feet of Guadalupe River frontage and is also owned by the county.
The parkland was purchased with conservation bond funds approved by voters in 2022. The Proposition A bond is intended to bring more open space, conservation, recreation, wildlife habitat and water-quality protection efforts to the county.
Though the park’s purchase has now been finalized, there is no public timeline on when it will open.
In her post, the commissioner said future public use will require long-term planning, infrastructure evaluation and future funding sources.