Concan is located 90 miles West of San Antonio in the Texas Hill Country. Being an unincorporated community, there are no city limit signs but Concan is generally considered to be the triangular area bounded by US 83 and County Rd. 348 (River Road) and the last mile of Texas 127 just before it intersects with US 83.

River Oaks 1 - 12 are located at the River Road second crossing of the Frio River.   Riverside, Studio, and Frio Vista are located 800 ft. upstream from the second crossing in the Cypress Bend Area.   Big Oak, Deer Run 1 - 8, Creekwood, Hummingbird, and  Cypress Villa 1 - 8 are located near our office, private river park, mini-golf course, and nature area  at 1/2 mi. River Road.  Live Oak is located 1/2 mile behind our office at the far side of our nature area.

This is a request we hear a lot from our first time visitors. If you define "right on the water" as being able to sit on the back porch and dangle your feet in the water, you can't do it on the Frio River.  It is common for the Frio River to rise over 20 ft. after a large rain. It is therefore necessary that all permanent structures along the river be built at least that far above the normal water level or they will flood / wash away. Some homes are built on a cliff overlooking the Frio River. The river may be 35 ft. or more straight down. Great view but a little hard to access the river. Most of ours are built on property which gently slopes down to the river. Easy access to the river but the cabin may be 200 ft. or more back from the water. Any home built "right on the water" would go under water or wash away each flood.

Good Question! I will get back to you on that one when I figure it out. Maybe you should call it a cabin if it was built for short term occupancy and probably doesn’t have a washer/dryer, walk in closets, etc. I have heard that a metal roof is the sign of a cabin.  If so, there are several 1/2 million dollar cabins around here.  Under almost any definition, you could have a 1 br. home or a 6 br. cabin.  I personally think it is a marketing term.  As always, I welcome your comments.

Every cabin has the same channel line. Up to 80+ channels
We are currently not set-up for HD channels.

A&E Network HD 265,ABC Family HD 311, American Movie Classics 254,Animal Planet HD 282
Black Entertainment Television HD 329,Big Ten Network HD 610 ,Biography HD 266
Bloomberg Television 353,Cartoon Network (East) HD 296,Cartoon Network (West) 297
CBS College Sports Network HD 613, Chiller 257, Country Music Television HD 327
CNBC HD 355, CNN HD 202, Comedy Central HD 249, C-SPAN 350, C-SPAN2 351
Current TV 358, Discovery Channel HD 278, Discovery Health 279
E! Entertainment Television 236, ESPNU 614, FINE LIVING 232, FitTV 261
Food Network HD 231, Fox Business Network HD 359,Fox Movie Channel 258
Fox News Channel HD 360, Fox Reality Channel 250, FUEL TV HD 618, Fuse 339
FX HD 248, G4 310, GEMS TV 233, GOD TV 365,Golf Channel HD 218, GSN 309
Headline News 204, History Channel HD 269, History International 271
Independent Film Channel 550, Lifetime 252, Lifetime Movie Network 253, LOGO 272
Military Channel 287, Mountain West Sports 616, MSNBC 356, MTV HD 331
MTV2 333, National Geographic Channel HD 276, NFL Network HD 212, NHL Network HD 215
Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite HD 299, Nickelodeon/Nick at Nite West 300, Ovation TV 274
Oxygen 251, Planet Green HD 286, Reelz Channel 238, RFD TV 345, Science Channel HD 284
Sleuth 308, SOAPnet 262, Speed HD 607, Spike TV HD 241, Sportsman Channel 605
Syfy HD 244, TBS HD 247, Tennis Channel HD 217, The 101 Network HD 101
TLC HD 280, TNT HD 245, 75, Travel Channel 277, truTV 246, TV Guide Channel 237
TV Land 304, TV One 328, USA Network HD 242, VH1 Classic 337, VH1 HD 335
WE 260, The Weather Channel HD 362, ESPN Package
Enjoy six channels of 24-hour sports from a leader in sports coverage!
ESPN HD 206, 73, ESPN2 HD 209, 72,ESPN Classic 208, ESPNEWS HD 207, ESPNU 614
ESPN Deportes 432
Channel 12 Channel 5 Channel 4 Channel 29 Channel 9 Channel 2 Channel 35
PREMIUM CHANNELS
HBO® Package, HBO HD 70, 501,HBO West HD 504, HBO 2 502, HBO 2 West 505,HBO Family 507
HBO Family West 508, HBO Latino 511,HBO Signature 503

The water in each of our hot tubs is changed the morning or early afternoon the day of your check in.  Your hot tub is drained; cleaned, sanitized and new chemicals are added the day of your arrival.

The water in each of our hot tubs is changed the morning or early afternoon the day of your check in.  Your hot tub is drained; cleaned, sanitized and new chemicals are added the day of your arrival.

I am having trouble getting through on your toll free reservation line.  It seems to always be busy.

Although our reservation line does stay very busy, most activity is first thing in the morning and during late afternoon.  Try calling late morning, lunch time, or early afternoon.  Another option is to e-mail the office and we will give you a call as soon as possible.

River Oaks Resort in not in the camping or RV site rental business. We rent vacation homes and do not allow tenting or RVs.  Although most have quit, there are still a few places in this area that have RV sites and / or camping areas.

A fire pit is a lined hole located in the patio and used for sitting around in the evening. (Marshmallows or franks on a stick are optional).  This is an effort to get our guests to all build their outdoor (campfires) fires in the same place instead of all over the yard. 

We furnished firewood for many years, but the price of wood has almost doubled in the past two years and in fact we have been unable to purchase any firewood at all for the past year. Add to this the labor cost of splitting and delivering wood to the cabins and the fact that much of the firewood put out at the cabins was being stolen. We stopped furnishing firewood after Labor Day 2002. Firewood may be brought from home or purchased at many local stores. 

Concan is a popular place to get married.  You may chose to have the ceremony at your vacation home, in an outdoor setting (such as down by the river) or at our conference center.  The Justice of the Peace for this area is Judge Shaffer who can be reached at 830-966-3445 or call us for the phone number of the church of your choice.  The license may be purchased elsewhere but must be purchased at least 72 hours before the service.

Technically, Concan is located in a dry precinct of Uvalde County. This means that although adult beverages may be consumed, they can not be sold in this precinct. The closest places to purchase are in Leakey (18 miles North) or in Uvalde (23 miles South).

Is it against the law to drink while floating the river.

No, but it is against the law to take glass into the river, no matter what is in the container and of course littering is illegal.

River Oaks has float tubes available for our guests.   Three years ago we replaced the used car & truck inner tubes normally rented in this area with a factory float tube. These have eliminated the underarm chaffing and the black marks on the bathing suits. They are much more comfortable, have two handles, do not get as hot in the sun and have multiple air chambers for safety. These rent for $5.00 per day. There are 4 sizes available (2 sizes have bottoms). 

Most fishing is done during the winter months when there are few tubers & swimmers.  We feel that during the summer, there are just too many people in the water to be throwing a fish hook into the mix. 

No!  The combination of people in the water and rocks would make engine powered boat a bad idea.

No! All property is privately owned and there is absolutely no legal place to ride an ATV, go cart, or dirt bike around the Concan area. 

We welcome motorcycle clubs and enthusiasts to stay with us.   

We welcome your well behaved pets. But please understand that we speak only for our property and when you leave our property and go to a store, restaurant, church, or even for a walk through the community you must abide by their rules. Once you go outside your cabin, a leash is usually required and is always a good idea.

River Oaks prohibits smoking inside any of our cabins or homes.  If you smoke in any of our cabins you will face a substantial charge in order for us to deodorize your cabin for the next customer.

Please see our Activities Page for more ideas. You may wish to make River Oaks Resort your headquarters and day-trip to Mexico for shopping or visit the museums, shopping, and many points of interest in nearby San Antonio, Uvalde, Kerrville, Fredericksburg, etc. and return here to spend a relaxing evening away from the noise, crime and high prices of the cities.

Yes, some of the places to eat out in Concan: Neal's Cafe (M) (family food), and The House Pasture Steak House (E) (Steaks and temp. membership Bar). In Uvalde: most fast food and sit-down chain restaurants are represented as well as ethnic restaurants, hotel dining, and steakhouses.

We and other resorts in this area ask that you bring your linens because the community of Concan gets it’s water from wells and all water is disposed of in septic tanks, therefore commercial laundry must be sent to town to be cleaned. This is very expensive ($1.00 per lb.) and time consuming (1 week turnaround). In order to keep your costs down, we ask that you bring your sheets, pillow cases, kitchen and bath towels if possible. If this is a problem for you, if you forget, or need extra while here, contact the office. We do keep some extra in stock.  If we were to furnish clean linens daily for all homes like a motel in the city does we would be forced to go up at least $5.00 per person per night on the rental rates.  Our guests have indicated that they would rather bring their linens and keep the price down.

Concan Water Supply Corp. supplies State approved water to ALL River Oaks  homes.  If you are staying with someone else please ask before drinking the water as many of the other rentals units in this area are on private well and the water may or may not be safe to drink.

We believe that you will find all units quite well furnished. You will need to bring your linens, food & drink. Some of the things we hear guests say they wish they had brought are extra (dry) tennis shoes, extra film for camera, and adult beverages.

The time for very best Fall color change varies somewhat from year to year depending on moisture, and temperature. Generally, sometime between the middle of October and Thanksgiving is peak. Although we have good color from the Cypress and Sumac here in the Frio Canyon, the best color in the area is usually at Lost Maples State Recreation AreA good trip is to stay with us (they have no overnight facilities) and drive over there for a day trip. This beautiful 45 minute drive through the mountains is worth the trip by itself. Lost Maples has hiking trails from short trails to trails that are many miles long.

There are no phones in the cabins.  There is a phone in the 24 hour waiting room that may be used with a card or for calling collect.  Most AT &T cell phones work in Concan.

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Nominal check out time is 12:00 Noon and check in time is 4:00 pm.   We can sometimes get you in earlier depending on when housekeeping finishes with your unit.  If you will be arriving after the reservation office closes, your key and a map will be left for you in the waiting room.  This area is well lit and never closes.  There is also a phone in this room that you may use to call us if there is a problem.  We are only 100 Yards away.  You have paid a one night deposit so your first night is paid for and belongs to you. Unlike many motels, it will not be resold just because you were delayed.

Off-season discount prices go into effect the Tuesday after Labor Day and continue until the Wednesday before Memorial weekend.  Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day is regular price.

Sure, each reservation has its own computer page and you may mail in checks, money orders, or authorize a CC transfer at any time before you arrive.

Yes, like almost everything in today's world, even your vacation is taxed. The tax rate is 10% of the total.

For Summer, Spring Break, Whitewing Season and Holiday reservations, one year or more is best.  For off season weekends usually one to two months and for off season weekdays a week or two is usually enough.  We generally have more flexibility on the River Oaks 1-12, since they are 12 identical units.  Many of the other homes are one of a kind and when they are booked, they are booked, so plan early to avoid disappointment.

Although some guests do wish to rebook exactly the same unit / units for exactly the same date and exactly the same length of time for the next year, most do not.   Some guests will need a larger or smaller unit, some will want to book more or less units, some wish to book a longer or shorter stay, some need different dates.  We start accepting reservations on a first come-first served basis on January 1, at 9:00 am of the preceding year. On January 1, 2010 at 9:00 am you can start reserving for any time in 2011.  This allows everybody an equal chance to reserve. We feel First come - First served is the only fair way.

The person who takes your information does not actually do the booking. The information is transferred to the business office where the application is processed. Normally there is no problem. Your credit card is charged and a letter of confirmation is issued. Once in a while something stops the process. Some reasons for the reservation not to be accepted are: Personal information that is incorrect or that does not match the credit card, your credit card is declined by the card company, the home desired is already booked for your dates, your application is refused for a prior cancellation, prior non-payment or other.