Crashpads near JBSA-Lackland

Where the crashpads are

Neighborhoods our JBSA-Lackland hosts are in

From Alamo Ranch or Westover Hills it is 15-20 minutes down TX-151 and Loop 410 to the Valley Hi (Airman's) Gate; from downtown or Southtown it is a similar 15-20 minutes west on US-90 to the Luke East main gate on Military Drive.

• Alamo Ranch / Westover Hills

  ~15-20 min

  The default for Lackland families: newer master-planned subdivisions and apartments off TX-151 and Loop 1604, Northside ISD schools with several Purple Star campuses, SeaWorld and the H-E-B plus everywhere, and a straight shot down 151 to the Valley Hi gate.

• Helotes / Far West Side

  ~25-30 min

  Hill Country edge with bigger lots, Government Canyon trails and Old Town Helotes honky-tonks; still Northside ISD, a bit more house for the money, and a longer run down Bandera Road or Loop 1604 to base.

• Medical Center / Leon Valley

  ~20 min

  Central, older, and priced below the suburbs, with the South Texas Medical Center and USAA nearby; handy for 59th MDW spouses who work at the civilian hospitals, and Loop 410 south drops you at the base.

• Southtown / Downtown

  ~15-20 min

  Historic King William bungalows, the River Walk and Pearl within a bike ride, and a livelier scene for single officers and geo-bachelors; US-90 west to the Luke East gate is quick outside rush hour.