Car towed in San Antonio? Impound lot, fees and lookup
Checked Nov 14, 2026 against official sources. We don't have your car: use the official lookup below.
Find your car
Police-ordered tows to the San Antonio Impound Facility. The city page sends owners here to find a car and learn how to get it back.1
Other ways to check:
- San Antonio Impound Facility phone · 210-881-8440: Alanis Wrecker Service line for the city impound facility, open 24 hours.1
- SAPD non-emergency line · 210-207-7273: General police line. Texas storage lots must report private-lot tows to city police within two hours, so police may know where a private tow went.14
- San Antonio 311 · 210-207-6000: City customer service. Dial 3-1-1 inside the city.1
Towed from a private lot (apartment, store)? Cars towed from apartments and other private lots go to a state-licensed storage lot used by the towing company, which the tow sign at the lot should name. The storage lot must report the tow to SAPD within two hours, and Texas caps the light-duty private tow at 272 dollars.
Deadline to contest: 14 business days from the tow (Texas rules). How to request a hearing
Most cars towed by San Antonio police go to the city's San Antonio Impound Facility at 3625 Growdon Road, run by Alanis Wrecker Service. Cars towed for downtown tow-away zone parking go to the lot of the current city wrecker contractor instead.
San Antonio impound lot: addresses and hours
San Antonio Impound Facility (Growdon)
Police contract lot · run by Alanis Wrecker Service, LLC
3625 Growdon Rd, San Antonio, TX 7822712
Hours: Monday - Sunday: 24 hours
How much it costs to get your car out in San Antonio
San Antonio does not publish one city-wide fee list for tows we could confirm. State limits are on the Texas towing law page.
Estimate your bill
Got your receipt? Check it for overcharges
Type what the lot charged for each line. We flag anything above a confirmed legal cap.
What to bring
- SAPD Form 13, Impounded Vehicle Release, if the officer gave you one
More detail, including when the car is not in your name: what to bring to the impound lot.
Local rules and how to contest
- Cars impounded for downtown tow-away zone parking go to the storage lot of the company holding the city wrecker contract, not to Growdon Road.
- If you reach your car before the contract wrecker has attached all required equipment, no drop fee may be charged. Once all equipment is attached, the wrecker may charge a drop fee.
- Drivers whose cars are impounded for no insurance get SAPD Form 13, Impounded Vehicle Release, which explains how and where to recover the car.
- Vehicles not claimed within 30 days after proper notice to the owner may be sold at public auction.
- Under Texas law you can contest a tow in a Bexar County justice court by filing a written request before the 14th day after the tow, not counting weekends and legal holidays.
Texas rules that apply
Texas sets statewide maximums for private-property tows, drop fees, and storage lot charges, and TDLR licenses tow companies and storage lots. You have a right to a tow hearing in justice court, but you must ask for it within 14 business days of the tow. Police-ordered tow rates are set by each city or county, not the state.
- Drop fee release: If you get back before your car is fully hooked up, the tower must let it go for free. If it is fully hooked up but still on the lot, you can pay a drop fee of up to $135 for a car and keep it. The driver must tell you that you can pay the drop fee and must take cash, credit, or debit.
- Your belongings: Once you show you own the car or have the right to it, the lot must let you take your personal belongings out, with no fee. You can also get into the glove box or console for papers that prove who you are or that you own the car.
- Hearing: You can ask a justice of the peace court in the county the car was towed from for a hearing on whether the tow was legal and whether you were overcharged. File a written request before the 14th day after the tow, not counting weekends and legal holidays. The hearing must be held within 21 calendar days after the court gets your request. If the tower or lot never gave you the hearing-rights notice, the deadline does not apply.
Think the tow was wrong?
Questions
How do I find my towed car in San Antonio?
Use Autura vehicle search (https://search.autoreturn.com/). Police-ordered tows to the San Antonio Impound Facility. The city page sends owners here to find a car and learn how to get it back..
Where is the San Antonio impound lot?
San Antonio Impound Facility (Growdon): 3625 Growdon Rd, San Antonio, TX 78227, Monday - Sunday: 24 hours.
My car was towed from a private lot in San Antonio. Where is it?
Cars towed from apartments and other private lots go to a state-licensed storage lot used by the towing company, which the tow sign at the lot should name. The storage lot must report the tow to SAPD within two hours, and Texas caps the light-duty private tow at 272 dollars.
Sources
Last checked Nov 14, 2026. Fees and rules change: confirm with the lot or agency before you go. Spot an error? Tell us.
- SAPD Impounded Vehicles, City of San Antonio. Checked Nov 14, 2026.
- SAPD General Manual Procedure 607, Impounding Vehicles (effective December 1, 2024), San Antonio Police Department. Checked Nov 14, 2026.
- Texas Occupations Code ch. 2308 (Towing and Booting) (Tex. Occ. Code §§ 2308.452-2308.456), Texas Legislature. Checked Nov 14, 2026.
- Texas Occupations Code ch. 2303 (Vehicle Storage Facilities) (Tex. Occ. Code § 2303.1511), Texas Legislature. Checked Nov 14, 2026.
- 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 86.455 Private Property Tow Fees (16 TAC § 86.455), Legal Information Institute. Checked Nov 14, 2026.
- Census Bureau Vintage 2024 city and town population estimates (SUB-EST2024), U.S. Census Bureau. Checked Nov 14, 2026.