The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District welcomes you to Canyon Lake, located in South Central Texas.

Our Core Missions:

Provide flood damage reduction to the Guadalupe River Basin below Canyon Lake, supply water to local municipalities and offer some of the best water recreation in Texas.

The links below will take you to information lower on this page.

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Water Safety WEEK!

Click HERE to download a new animated poster!

Please click on the link below to see the latest ruling and guidelines set up by Comal Count.

Comal County Fire Marshall

EAGLES AT CANYON LAKE!!!

Fans were excited to see the Eagles visiting Canyon Lake.

NO not the sports team!

Bald Eagles were spotted this year around the lake.

Keep your eyes open for special guest appearences all year by many diverse animal species.

Click on image to view a larger copy.

New Hours for NORTH PARK

Due to circumstances beyound our control, the park operating days/hours this season had to be trimmed back.

The new hours are as follows.

North Park opens at 9am for Memorial Day Weekend.

All campsites are first come first serve for this park.

DAY	STATUS	GATE HOURS
Monday - Thursday	CLOSED	NONE
Friday	OPEN	9 am - 10 pm
Saturday	OPEN	9 am - 10 pm
Sunday	OPEN	9 am - 2 pm *
*Park closes on Sunday at 2pm when check out occurs.

Park Reservations

You can make reservations at Potters Creek or Cranes Mill Parks through Recreation.gov

If you are planning to visit this year, we advise making reservations in advance.

Sites fill up early so don't wait. Holidays are filling up quickly this year.

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Facilitiy Closures/Openings

Click link below to see which ramps, docks and parks are open or closed.

Closure Info

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Future Event

Event	When	Location	Brief Description	Contact
National Public Lands Day (NPLD)	21st September 2013 Saturday	Canyon Lake (project: Trails)	This is a yearly event that gives the public the opportunity to visit a national park and give back by lending a hand on a local service project. Projects range from wild flower seeding to trail building and shore line clean up.	Ranger Price

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Historic Canyon Lake Image Game

Can You Guess The Location Of This Historic Image?

HINT: It was taken in 1958 before lake construction started. Overlook park is in the background.

Stock Archive Photo

Answer: Current location of Canyon Dam before construction began.

If you have any old or current images of the lake, water recreation activities or local animals from around Canyon Lake that you want to share, then please send a copy to us and we will rotate the images above so others can see your shared memories. You can email the pics to the email address listed on the contacts page.

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We all have a responsibility to protect our natural resources.

Clicking on the title above will take you to our page that is dedicated to this topic. Please click to learn.

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We have recreational water safety videos, books and handouts available to anyone that needs them. They are great for teaching your kids or for school programs. Please contact the office to find out how to get your copies today. Canyon Lake has supplies currently in stock and available FREE to anyone and everyone on a first come first serve bases.

Local Water Safety Message

Please click on the link to the right to go directly to our Local Water Safety Messages. This message will have updates periodically as needed.

Water Safety Messages

HAVE A GREAT DAY, WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET

AND BE SAFE IN AND AROUND WATER!!

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National Security

The Department of Homeland Security recently replaced the color-coded Homeland Security Advisory System with a new system to advise the public on current security issues in the country. The new process is call the National Terrorism Advisory system, or NTAS. To read more about the system please use the link below.

NTAS Link

Nation wide alerts appear in the box below when issued.