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Canyon Lake Area Guide

Canyon Lake is truly an outdoor paradise with breathtaking waterfront and lake views. It is home to white-tailed deer, foxes, roadrunners, and other wildlife that are in abundance in the Texas Hill Country and especially at Canyon Lake. The Texas Hill Country is famous for its hilly terrain, live oak trees, limestone rocks, native animals, and clean, fresh air. The area is also home to a plethora of recreational activities including: Boating/Sailing, Water Skiing, Kayaking, Fishing, Scuba Diving, Parasailing, Hiking, Dining, Shopping, and much more. Canyon Lake is located forty miles north of San Antonio and twenty-five miles west of New Braunfels and San Marcos. Canyon Lake has eight Corps of Engineer Public Parks, 23 boat ramps, two marinas, campgrounds, golf course, country club, and yacht club. The lake has a surface area of 8,230 acres and 80 miles of shoreline. Canyon Lake releases water down stream into the famous Guadalupe River.

Lake Canyon Attractions

The Guadalupe River

The Guadalupe River is home to a 24-mile stretch of one of the finest white-water stretches in the State. This scenic river offers many natural areas with limestone bluffs, bald cypress, pecan, elm and other vegetation lining the banks. The flow of the river is largely controlled by water releases from Canyon Dam offering great conditions for recreational use.

Lake Canyon Yacht Club

Started in 1967, the Lake Canyon Yacht Club focuses primarily on sailing and is located on the north shore of Canyon Lake about 45 miles north of San Antonio and 50 miles south of Austin. The club facilities include 18 acres of land on a bluff overlooking the deep 8000 acre lake. Learn more information about Lake Canyon Yacht Club by visiting their website at: http://www.lcyc.net/.

Canyon Lake Golf Club

The Canyon Lake Golf Club is located in beautiful Texas Hill Country between San Antonio and Austin. The club itself offers a wide range of activities with facilities and staff to accommodate a variety of needs. For more information on Canyon Lake Golf Club, please visit them at: http://www.canyonlakegolfclub.com/home/index.php.

Canyon Lake Gorge

This beautiful and natural setting that Canyon Lake Gorge offers is unmatched. The area offers unique geology and hydrologic dynamics that shaped Glen Rose limestone in Comal County near Canyon Lake. The Gorge was created, or "cut" when floodwaters escaped over the Spillway at Canyon Lake during the Flood Event of 2002. Learn more about Canyon Lake Gorge by visiting the following website: http://www.canyongorge.org/.

Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country

Dedicated to encouraging and fostering awareness of the natural and cultural history of Comal County and the Texas Hill Country, the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country offers collection, preservation and interpretation of the area’s rich history. The museum works to carry on the memory and spirit of the Native American Indians, early Pioneers, and the development of the Canyon Lake Dam and farming in the area. Heritage Museum is unique in that there are over three hundred footprints that were made over 100 million years ago that can be seen and studied. To learn more about Heritage Museum of the Texas Country, please visit them on the web at: http://www.heritage-museum.info/.

Lake Canyon Market Days

Market Days is located at the Recreation Center and is a favorite place to do holiday shopping. Both venders and shoppers alike enjoy the fun atmosphere of the upcoming celebrations. To find out more about Lake Canyon Market Days, please visit them on the web at: http://www.crrcofcanyonlake.org/marketdays.htm.

Hill Country Rambling

The following website offers a complete list of fun events and interesting locations in and around the Texas Hill Country. Please feel free to explore: http://www.hillcountryrambling.com/.

Canyon Lake Marina

Canyon Lake Marina along with its sister site, Cranes Mill Marina, on Canyon Lake provide the complete boating experience from mechanics to burgers. Both Canyon Lake Marina and Cranes Mill Marina serve patrons from San Antonio to Austin and are perfect for any boating enthusiast. To find out more about these two marinas, please visit the Dock Partners marinas’ website: http://www.clmarina.biz/.