San Antonio, New Braunfels and the Hill Country
An earring on a San Antonio lawn or in a Hill Country river
From the San Antonio River Walk and city lawns to the Comal float, Canyon Lake and the Guadalupe at Kerrville.
An earring is the hardest thing on this page for a detector to hear and the easiest to tread in. On mown grass it usually stays in the top inch or two. In river gravel it slides down between the stones, and a lost ring behaves the same way once the water has it.
Ring Seekers is a lost ring and jewelry recovery service that connects people who lost a ring, wedding band, watch or phone in San Antonio, New Braunfels and the Hill Country with a metal detectorist who can search there. We are not a local firm with someone parked at the river. Tell us what happened and where. We find a detectorist who can reach the place, brief them with your map and photos, and tell you honestly if the odds are poor.
How a search on a Hill Country river or San Antonio park works
Fix the spot while you still remember it. On a river that means the last bridge or exit you passed before it went, and the time. On a lawn or a swim beach, line yourself up with two things that do not move and take a photo each way. Drop a pin, then message us on WhatsApp with that and a photo of the earring, ring or phone.
We find a detectorist who can get there and send them your marked map, so the first sweep starts where you were.
Places we cover in San Antonio, New Braunfels and the Hill Country
- San Antonio River Walk, downtown
- San Antonio city parks and lawns
- Comal River float, New Braunfels
- Landa Park and Landa Lake, New Braunfels
- Prince Solms Park and the City Tube Chute, New Braunfels
- Hinman Island Park, New Braunfels
- Guadalupe River at Cypress Bend Park and River Acres Park, New Braunfels
- Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam and River Road
- Canyon Lake
- Canyon Park and Comal Park swim beaches, Canyon Lake
- Potters Creek Park, Canyon Lake
- Guadalupe River State Park, Spring Branch
- Boerne
- Boerne City Lake Park
- River Road Park and Cibolo Creek, Boerne
- Bandera
- Bandera City Park and the Medina River
- Kerrville
- Louise Hays Park and the Guadalupe River, Kerrville
Rivers, lakes and parks around San Antonio where things go missing
Each place loses rings, phones and sunglasses in its own way.
San Antonio River Walk and city parks
The River Walk runs a level below the downtown streets. The stretch from West Josephine Street to South Alamo Street was drained in January 2026, and reports of earlier drains listed rings, watches and phones among the finds. On land it is simpler. A wedding ring or an earring lost on a picnic lawn stays close to where it fell.
Comal River and Landa Park, New Braunfels
The Comal starts at Comal Springs, the largest spring system in Texas, mostly within Landa Park, and flows about 2.5 miles to the Guadalupe. It stays near 72 F (22 C) all year. A ring or phone that goes over the side on the float could be anywhere between the put-in and the Last Tubers Exit, so name the nearest bridge or the Tube Chute.
Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam
River Road runs about 10 miles from Canyon Lake Dam to Loop 337 and crosses it at five points, which makes the crossings good landmarks. The water released from the dam comes from the coldest, deepest part of the lake.
Canyon Lake swim beaches
Canyon Lake covers about 8,230 acres with 80 miles of shoreline. Comal Park on the south shore has a 1,500 foot (about 460 metre) swim beach, and Canyon Park sits on the north shore. Potters Creek Park has a swim beach for campers. With no tide to shift it, a ring in shallow water off a marked beach is one of the better cases here.
Guadalupe River State Park and Boerne
Guadalupe River State Park at Spring Branch has four miles of river frontage used for swimming and tubing, so a bracelet needs a landmark on the bank. In Boerne, Boerne City Lake Park has kayak and paddleboard rentals, and River Road Park runs along Cibolo Creek, where a ring comes off as easily on the grass as in the water.
Bandera and Kerrville
The upper Medina River runs clear over limestone to Bandera City Park, where the bed is hard and shallow enough to walk. Upstream on the Guadalupe, Kerrville flooded again on 16 July 2026, and the water left dirt and debris along the river at Louise Hays Park and holes several feet deep in the river trail.
What you get from Ring Seekers around San Antonio
One person on WhatsApp
You explain it once. The same person takes the details, finds a detectorist and keeps you posted.
Your map and photos go to the detectorist
The detectorist gets your marked spot, photos and the time before setting off.
An earring and a wedding band are not the same target
A band is heard from further off. A small earring holds so little metal that a searcher works slowly and close to the ground over a narrow patch.
Plain about poor odds
A ring that came off somewhere on a two hour float with no landmark is a long shot, and you would hear that from us first.
We plan around the rivers
Flow, cold spring water and what the last flood moved decide which day a searcher goes.
The cost is settled before anyone drives out
You have the figure in front of you before a detectorist travels, and nothing is arranged until you say go ahead.
Water, ground and flow from San Antonio to Kerrville
What a detectorist works with inland in Texas.
No tide, but the flow matters
There is no tide on these rivers and lakes, so nothing is washed back and forth twice a day. What moves things is flow and flooding: the Guadalupe can go from clear and slow to fast and brown in hours, and the July 2026 flood left dirt and debris along the river in Kerrville.
Water temperature
The spring-fed Comal stays near 72 F (22 C) all year. The Guadalupe ranges from the low 50s F (about 10 to 12 C) in winter to about 75 F (24 C) in summer, and it runs colder below Canyon Dam. Cold water shrinks fingers, so a wedding ring that fits on land can slip off in the water.
River bottoms and what a detector can find
The Medina near Bandera has a limestone bottom, and gravel and rock on these rivers can swallow a small ring between the stones. A waterproof detector picks up rings, watches, phones and metal glasses frames. Plastic sunglasses give no signal at all, so those are found by eye or not at all.
Grass, gravel and a two hour float
Mown park grass keeps an earring or a band in the top inch or two for weeks. River gravel lets a small item slide down between the stones. And a tube float from Prince Solms Park to the Last Tubers Exit takes 1.5 to 2 hours, which is why the bridge you had just passed is the most useful thing you can tell us.
Questions about San Antonio, New Braunfels and the Hill Country
I lost an earring on the grass at a park in San Antonio. Is that findable?
Often, yes. Mown grass holds a small item near the surface, so an earring that comes off on a picnic lawn sits in the thatch rather than deep in the soil. Do not comb through it by hand, because that treads it further in. Put a bottle where you were, photograph it with a tree or bench in the frame, and send us that with the rough time.
I lost my wedding ring tubing the Comal River in New Braunfels. What should I do first?
Work out where it went while the day is fresh. The city float from Prince Solms Park or Hinman Island down to the Last Tubers Exit takes about 1.5 to 2 hours, so the nearest bridge or the Tube Chute is the landmark we need, with the time you set off. Send that with a photo of the ring.
My phone and sunglasses went into the Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam. Can a detector help?
For the phone, sometimes. A phone, a watch or metal framed glasses give a signal to a waterproof detector. Plastic sunglasses do not. River Road crosses the water at five points between the dam and Loop 337, so name the crossing you were nearest and that narrows the stretch straight away.
I dropped my ring on the San Antonio River Walk. Is it gone?
Not always. Tell us the nearest bridge or restaurant and whether it landed on the walkway, in the planting or in the water, because those are three different jobs. The stretch from West Josephine Street to South Alamo Street was drained in January 2026, and reports of earlier drains listed rings, watches and phones among the finds.
Can someone search for a lost Oura ring at a Canyon Lake swim beach?
Often, yes. There is no tide on the lake, so a ring that goes down in the shallows stays near where it fell. Comal Park on the south shore has a 1,500 foot (about 460 metre) swim beach, so say how far along it you were and how deep the water came up on you.
I lost a bracelet at Guadalupe River State Park. How do I place the spot?
By the water. The park at Spring Branch has four miles of river frontage used for swimming and tubing, so the bank is long and the pin decides everything. Tell us where you parked, how far you walked, and whether it came off on gravel, on grass or in the river.
I lost my ring by the Guadalupe in Kerrville. Does the July flood change anything?
It changes the ground. The flood of 16 July 2026 pushed dirt and debris along the river at Louise Hays Park and left holes several feet deep in the river trail, so the bank you remember may not look the same now. Photograph what is there today, pin it, and say how it looked on the day.
Should I rent a metal detector and have a go myself?
You can, and plenty of people do. Photograph and mark the spot before you start, because a small earring works deeper every time the same gravel is turned over. On a wide lawn or a river bank the hard part is reading a faint signal, not owning the machine.
San Antonio, New Braunfels and the Hill Country
Grass, gravel or water, and the last landmark you passed
Which of the three, the nearest bridge or bench, the hour, and a photo of what went missing.
Those answers do more for a search here than the name of the town does. Send them on WhatsApp for an honest read on what the ground is likely to give back.