Tributary Clean-Up Maps

View map below to find a tributary near you. Descriptions of the tributary, information regarding the clean up and safety messages are listed below the map. 

See below Basura Bash Tributaries and Waterway clean-up locations for tributary specific details.

If online registration is not available, breakfast and giveaways are not guaranteed for walk-up volunteers the day of the event.

Recycling Opportunity:

Corona Visions Inc. will be at the Woodlawn Lake Casting Pond to provide electronic recycling services for you and the community. For a detailed list on the items they will be accepting, follow this link. http://www.coronavisions.com/electronics.html

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Safety Consideration Key:       
RT = Rough Terrain
V = Dense or Thick Vegetation or Tall Grass
NSC = No Small Children
PPE = Protective Clothing (hiking boots, jeans, work gloves recommended)
LA = Limited Access to public roads or trails along cleanup route

Basura Bash Tributaries and Waterway clean-up locations:  Area & Zone Maps

• Alazan Creek at Guadalupe Street Bridge Zone Map - Street Map
  More information coming soon!!
  Meeting Point & Parking:  Guadalupe and Buckberry Streets. Meet under the Guadalupe Street Bridge. (Parking).
  Starting Point (North):  W. Travis Street
  End Point (South):  Tampico Street
  
  
• Alazan Creek below Woodlawn Lake Dam (Culebra Rd to Mario Farias Park)  Zone Map - Street Map
  Information coming soon!!! 
  Meeting Point & Parking:  Mario Farias Park (Parking)
  Starting Point (North):  Culebra Road
  End Point (South):  N. San Jacinto Street
   
• Headwaters of the San Antonio River Zone Map - Street Map
  Safety Considerations:  V, PPE, LA
  Other Considerations:  12+ yrs (younger children welcome with parent supervision). Will likely get wet cleaning Olmos Creek and SA River at Headwaters (water quality is very good except after substantial rains)
       All volunteers should take precautions to prevent contact with poison ivy which is present throughout the site. “Technu” wipes for prevention of poison ivy rashes will be available to those who need it.
  

• Leon Creek at OP Schnabel Zone Map - Street Map
  Leon Creek Tributary- OP Schnabel Park
  Total distance:  3.71 mi
  The creek cleanup extends from Buddy Calk Park/Babcock Rd at the north (upstream) to Bandera Rd at the south (downstream). Trailhead access at Mainland. The section of Leon Creek is very large and rugged. A new Linear Creek Park makes access easier to more areas.
    
• Comanche Park Zone Map - Street Map
  Salado Creek - Comanche Park Tributary
  Total distance:  2068.17 ft
  The creek cleaned is within the Comanche County Park and is away from the main city roads, in a fenced area.
    
• Tobin Park - Street Map
  Salado Creek - District 10 Tributary
  The Salado Creek - Robert L.B. Tobin Park cleanup is located in northeast San Antonio, off the Loop 410 access road between Harry Wurzbach and Starcrest. (Robert L.B. Tobin Park - along the Salado Creek Linear Creekway.) The cleanup upstream endpoint is Tobin Park at Loop 410 and the downstream endpoint is on Ira Lee at Austin Highway.
  Safety Considerations:  PPE
  Other Considerations:  no minimum age
  Volunteer Meeting Loction:  Registration tables will be in the grassy area between the Robert L.B. Tobin Park trailhead and the Cancer Care Center parking lot.
  Volunteer Parking Location:  Robert L.B. Tobin (150 Ira Lee) and Cancer Care Center (2130 NE Loop 410)
    
• Salado Creek: Airport - @ Skyplace Blvd Map - Street Map
  Salado Creek - Airport at Skyplace Blvd. South of Bitters segment
  Total distance:  866.55 ft.    
  Safety Considerations:  PPE, RT, snakes, poison ivy.
  Accessible from Skyplace Blvd. This tributary clean up will focus on 500 feet of Salado Creek upstream and downstream. This secluded creek has heavy accumulations of flood debris, both floatable debris and heavy items washed downstream. Tires.
    
• Salado Creek: Fort Sam Houston Map- Street Map
  Salado Creek - Fort Sam Houston segment  - located between Binz-Engleman Road and the new W.W. White Road Bridge on Fort Sam Houston (Salado Creek Park and Training Area 10).
  Safety Considerations: RT, V, NSC, PPE, LA
  Other Considerations:  5+ yrs, Registration is limited to participants who work or live on Fort Sam Houston, or who are retired and carry a valid military ID.
  Volunteer Meeting Location: Salado Creek Park Entrance on Fort Sam HoustonVolunteer Parking Location: Salado Creek Park Parking Lot on Fort Sam Houston.
  
  
• Martin Luther King Park Zone Map - Street Map
  Salado Creek - Martin Luther King Park Tributary
  Total distance:  1.34 mi
  Salado Creek forms much of the perimeter of Martin Luther King Park.
    
• Martinez Creek Fredericksburg Road to Cincinnati Ave. - Street Map
  Information coming soon!!! 
   
• Walker Ranch Park Zone Map - Street Map
  Salado Creek - Walker Ranch Tributary
  Total distance:  1.27 mi
  The west end point is the bridge where the Wurzbach Pkwy ends at Blanco Rd. and the east end point is the Walker Ranch Heritage Park at West Ave. Panther Springs is also cleaned. This cleanup is along the Salado Creek Linear Park.
    
• Brackenridge Park Map - Street Map
  This tributary is reserved for San Antonio Water System volunteers only
  San Antonio River - Brackenridge Park Tributary
  Total distance:  2232.73 ft
  The tributary is the San Antonio River section from the road bridge downstream of the Zoo at Tuleta Dr. to the Mulberry St. bridge.
  
  
• Six Mile Creek at Espada Aqueduct Map - Street Map
  Six Mile Creek at Missions National Historical Park
  Total distance:  2095.42 ft
  This new Cleanup adds the National Park Service to the public lands cleaned during Basura Bash. Site of the historic Espada aqueduct, the secluded creek flows naturally into the San Antonio River. The creek is below a bluff, limiting access.
  
  
• Woodlawn Lake Zone Map - Street Map
  Woodlawn Lake Park Tributary
  Total distance:  1.21 mi
  The entire bank of the lake and the incoming channel is cleaned. In 2010, the cleanup will extend a short distance into Alazan creek, immediately below the dam spillway.
  
  

• Zarzamora Creek (Bandera Rd to Evers Rd) Zone Map - Street Map
  Zarzamora Creek Tributary - City of Leon Valley
  Zarzamora Creek cleanup is within the city of Leon Valley, between Bandera and Evers. It is an engineered channel close to very busy thoroughfares and elevated highways.
  Safety Considerations:  NSC, PPE, LA area between Loop 410 access road and Evers Road
  Other Considerations:  14+ years
  Volunteer Meeting Location and Parking Location:  5617 Bandera Road (HEB Parking Lot)