There are two federal laws that protect the lands and the federals employees managing the lands.

Title 36 applies to all federal lands. This includes all U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Reservoirs, parks and project sites.

Title 18 protects the federal employees that manage the lands.

Click on the links below to download a copy of the federal regulations that guide the operations of the Federal Lands around Canyon Lake. These guides will help you understand and know the rules better.

CFR Title 36: Full Document

CFR Title 18: Excerpts (not entire document)

Drought conditions continue to persist and we ask for our help to obey the law and not bring fireworks.

Per Title 36, Chapter 111, Part 327.13

The use and possession of fireworks or firearms of any form on federal property is prohibited and illegal.

DO NOT bring fireworks or your guns to the lake property/shoreline or parks.

This includes all 80+ miles of shoreline and all the parks, land and water we manage from upstream on the Guadalupe River near Rebecca Creek Road to down stream below the dam near the community center on South Access Road.

Anyone found with fireworks or weapons will be asked to remove them from the area.

Anyone found shooting them will be given a citation and possible jail time depending upon the extent of the offence.

Water Safety

Obeying the law can help you return home safely.

Having your life jacket is not a suggestion it is the law.

Wear your life jacket to be legal and alive.