New Braunfels: Landa Park

Gazebo on the shore of a tree-lined river

Landa Park (New Braunfels Convention and Visitors Bureau)

Map of New Braunfels dated 1850 with legend in German language

Map of New Braunfels, 1850 (Texas State Library and Archives)

Portrait of Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels wearing an armored vest

Prince Carl of Solms-Braunfels (San Antonio Conservation Society)

Complex of buildings that include and are labeled NDA Roller Mills, NDA Ice Company, and a grain elevator

Landa Mills, 1907

Drawn portrait of Hermann Seele

Hermann Seele (Texas State Library and Archives)

Flyer saying Picnic at Landa Park, New Braunfels, The most beautiful picnic grounds in Texas. Sunday, July 16, 1899. Also describes music and transportation by train from San Antonio

Picnic flyer, 1899 (New Braunfels Convention and Visitors Bureau)

Steamboat with covered platform for passengers on the river with a rowboat carrying four people visible further down the river

Steamboat on Comal River in Landa Park, early 1900s (UTSA Special Collections Library)

Groups of people standing on the shoreline watching a parade of boats on the river

Water parade in Landa Park, early 1920s (UTSA Special Collections Library)

Boats decorated for a parade on the river

Water parade in Landa Park, early 1920s (UTSA Special Collections Library)

Young women dressed in long white dresses standing on a wooden bridge, dated 1907

Young women on a bridge in Landa Park, 1907 (UTSA Special Collections Library)

In 1859 Joseph Landa bought the land that is now Landa Park, using the Comal River to power grist mills, cotton and wool factories, an ice plant, and a brewery. Today, the park is a community gathering spot and destination for visitors looking to relax under one of the giant oaks, jog the many trails, kayak on the Comal River, or see it all from the miniature train that circles the park.

Landa Park

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