San Marcos
Wimberley Towing covers San Marcos, TX from our yard in Kyle, roughly nine miles north on I-35, and from Wimberley by way of Ranch Road 12. Which direction help comes from depends entirely on where you break down, and it is worth understanding before you call.
San Marcos is the biggest city we serve and it produces the widest mix of calls: student cars that will not start, interstate breakdowns, commercial vehicles on the corridor, and river traffic in summer.
The roads that produce the calls
I-35 splits the city and generates most of the volume. The stretch between Buda and San Marcos is some of the busiest interstate in Texas, and a stall in a live lane backs traffic up in minutes. Ranch Road 12 comes in from Wimberley, Hunter Road and Aquarena Springs carry the local traffic, and the Texas State campus concentrates a lot of cars into not much parking.
In summer the river brings a different kind of call. Cars parked on soft ground near the Blanco and the San Marcos rivers, and drivers who found out the hard way where the bank starts.
What we get called for here
- I-35 breakdowns: live lanes, narrow shoulders, and a real safety problem. Get behind the barrier and call.
- Roadside: the campus and the apartments generate constant lockouts, dead batteries, and flats. Start with roadside assistance, because many of these never need a tow.
- Heavy and commercial: the corridor carries freight. See heavy duty towing.
- Recovery off the river banks and soft ground: a winch job rather than a lift. See off-road recovery.
What it costs
San Marcos is in Hays County, so a police authorized tow starts at $272. That figure is set by the county, not by us. Everything else gets an upfront estimate. The numbers are published on our towing rates page. Call (512) 375-1215.
