{"id":289202,"date":"2026-05-12T07:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/289202\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T07:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:04:18","slug":"san-antonio-unleashes-new-dog-park-at-concepcion-park-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/289202\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio unleashes new dog park at Concepcion Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">San Antonio dog owners have a new reason to paws what they\u2019re doing and head to the south side.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department officially unleashed a brand-new dog park Monday at Concepcion Park, giving local pups a fresh spot to stretch their legs, chase tennis balls and sniff out new furry friends.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The three-quarter-acre park is packed with amenities designed to make tails wag, including separate off-leash areas for small dogs and big barkers alike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There are also shaded picnic tables for humans who need a little &#8216;leash-ure&#8217; time, dog drinking fountains to help pups stay pawsitively hydrated, and waste stations to keep the park looking fur-tastic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">City leaders say the project was funded through the voter-approved 2022-2027 bond program and the City Tree Mitigation Fund.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">District 3 Councilmember Phyllis Viagran said the new park is about creating more welcoming green spaces where families, and their four-legged best friends, can enjoy the outdoors together.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The city also planted shade trees throughout the park, giving dogs and owners a chance to stay cool while living their best leash-free lives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With the opening of Concepcion Park\u2019s new dog area, San Antonio now boasts 20 off-leash parks across the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The park is open daily from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., giving local pups plenty of time to fetch some fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"San Antonio dog owners have a new reason to paws what they\u2019re doing and head to the south&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289203,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[11532,105922,2526,105923,82,84,83],"class_list":["post-289202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-antonio","tag-city-of-san-antonio","tag-concepcion-park","tag-dog","tag-furry-friends","tag-san-antonio","tag-san-antonio-headlines","tag-san-antonio-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}