# San Antonio River Walk: Museum Reach & Pearl District Stroll > Place to go for families in the San Antonio–New Braunfels area (TX). Times are Central Time. - When: Public pedestrian pathways open 24 hours daily; lighted walking paths, landscaped pocket… - Dates: Tue, Dec 1 – Sun, Feb 28 - Where: San Antonio River Walk (Museum Reach), 303 Pearl Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78215 - Ages: All ages; completely flat, paved, ADA-accessible paths with elevators connecting street level to riverbanks - Price: Free public access to all paved River Walk pedestrian paths; GO RIO River Cruise tickets sold separately - Schedule: Public pedestrian pathways open 24 hours daily; lighted walking paths, landscaped pocket parks, and lock-and-dam boat watching active 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM - Organizer: San Antonio River Authority - Official page: https://www.thesanantonioriverwalk.com - Last checked: Wed, Nov 4 Source: Grassy Knees is a directory of real family events, places and programs for kids across major U.S. metro areas, where every listing is researched from the organizer’s own page and shows the date we last checked it. https://grassyknees.com covers 42 metro areas as of Nov 11, 2026, with more added regularly. About: https://grassyknees.com/about Freshness: listings are re-checked on a daily research run (latest check 2026-11-10), and new events are added as organizers post them. Sell-outs, weather cancellations and time changes show up on the live page first: https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/san-antonio-river-walk-museum-reach-and-pearl-district-stroll--listing-3f94408c8f991db2783fa43b ## About While Downtown's River Walk is famed for vibrant holiday lights, the northern Museum Reach section extending from Lexington Avenue up to the Historic Pearl District offers a peaceful, scenic, and stroller-friendly promenade that families adore. This 1.3-mile landscaped river corridor features wide, flat concrete walkways bordered by native river grasses, cypress trees, and whimsical public art installations, including Donald Lipski's 'F.I.S.H.'—a school of giant fiberglass sunfish suspended under the I-35 overpass. Along the route, children can marvel at the river lock-and-dam system near the Brooklyn Avenue bridge, where GO RIO electric river barges are raised and lowered nine feet between river pools. The walk culminates at the Historic Pearl, an expansive pedestrianized former brewery plaza with open green lawns, splashing fountains, family-friendly food halls, and clean accessible restrooms. Elevators and gently graded ramps at all bridge crossings ensure smooth navigation with strollers and wagons. ## Similar picks in San Antonio - [San Antonio Botanical Garden Autumn Walks & Family Adventure Garden](https://grassyknees.com/san-antonio/activities/san-antonio-botanical-garden-autumn-walks-and-family-adventure-garden--listing-7ed8a7e5e4d2bff12399f4ae) — Nov 23 – Nov 29 · 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · San Antonio Botanical Garden · All ages · From $18 · checked Nov 5. Spanning 38 serene acres in urban San Antonio, the San Antonio Botanical Garden offers a refreshing Thanksgiving week nature retreat. 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