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Corps Parks at Canyon Lake

Canyon Lake offers many opportunites to enjoy the out door recreation at one of its many parks. Select a link below to vew info on a park.

Developed Camping Parks

Potter's Creek Park   Canyon Park   Cranes Mill Park    North Park

 

Day Use Parks

Canyon Beach Park    Comal Park    Guadalupe Park    Overlook Park

 

Information about the parks

Military Support   Fees    Facilitiy Amenities    GPS Coordinates    Driving Directions    Discount Passes    Picnicking   Swimming     Fishing

 

NOTES TO THE PUBLIC:

In accordance with the Texas Transportation Code, Golf Carts are not allowed to be operated on Public Roadways at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Projects. This means please leave your carts at home and use your a bike, your feet or your car to travel on the park roads.

On weekends, holidays and when a park is at capacity, there are NO drive throughs allowed in any of the parks. You are welcome to visit any other day and drive through our camping parks.

 

Potter's Creek Park

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Sunset at Potters Creek

 

Potter's Creek Park is is a beautiful Class A park located on the northwest side of Canyon Lake that Includes modern RV and Tent camping amenities. The facilities include one hundred fourteen (114) modern RV campsites, seven (7) Screened Shelters, ten (10) designated tent camping sites, and five (5) Family Sites.

Hours: 7am -10pm

Facility: CAMPING and RV ONLY.

Not A Day Use Facility. Usage of Park by Paid Camping Guests Only!

Directions: Click HERE for directions.

Park Amenities
Click on an amenitiy for its description or on a picture link to view related images.
Five Shower Houses
Large Beach 
Boat Ramps
Fishing Pier
coming soon!

 

Season
Park Open All Year, But Not All Sites. The table below provides a general guide for when sites are available.

O=Open

C=Closed
Loop
1
2
3
4
5
6
Sites
01 - 32
33 - 61
62 - 66
67 - 103
104 - 114
115 - 124

*Winter (Oct-Mar)*

O
O
C
O
C
C
Summer (Apr-Sep)
O
O
O
O
O
O

This is the standard schedule for the year, but at times if demand is high enough we may open a closed area to meet the need.

Conversly, if demand is low, we will close a section.

* During the fall/winter, we may choose to close sections or all of Potters Creek Park so we can better manage the wildlife. *

 

RV and Tent Camping
Loop
1
2
3
4
5
6
Site #

1-32
33-61
62-65
66

67-104
105-114

115-124
Site Type
Single-Use RV/Tent
Triple RV/Tent
Double RV/Tent
Single-Use RV/Tent
Single-Use Tent
Max # Units

1 RV & 1 Tent

or 2 Tents

3RV & 3 Tents

or 6 Tents

2RV & 2 Tents

or 4 Tents

1 RV & 1 Tent

or 2 Tents

2 Tent
Discount Pass
Accepted
Not Accepted
Accepted
Accepted
Pictures

Shelter-1

Shelter-2

Image1

Image2

Image3

Tent 1 - Tent 2

Tent 3 - Tent 4
Electrical
Parking Maximum
2
6
4
2
3 Vehicles

Click Here for Water Craft Rules

Click Here for RV Site Details
Click Here for Tent Site Details
Click Here for Parking Rules

 

Screen Shelters and Group Pavilion
Type
Unit Name
Description
Max # People
Max # Tents
Max # Cars
Discount Pass
Pictures
Shelters
A thru G
Screened Shelters
100
1
2
Accepted

Click Here for Site Details
Pavilion
1 Unit
Group Pavilion
100
20
18
Not Accepted

Click Here for Site Details

 

Canyon Park

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Aerial Of Canyon Park

Hours: 7am -10pm Daily

Facility: CAMPING ONLY. You can day use at the swim beach near the entrance to the park.

Directions: Click HERE for directions.

Not A Day Use Facility. Usage of Park by Paid Guests Only!

Season: 1 April - 30 September. It is closed for the winter. The park is open from 7am to 10pm daily. All entrances are locked at 10pm with no re-entry available until 7am the next morning. Checkout is at 2pm. Check in is 3pm.

Canyon Park is a primitive camp ground located on the North shore of Canyon Lake.    The facilities include 150 campsites, two overnight shelters, one day use shelter, a boat ramp and courtesy dock, vault toilets, water fountains and over 8 miles of hiking and biking trails. This park is primitive and does NOT offer shower facilities.

For information on our Group Shelters and how to access/rent them, click HERE.

 

Canyon Beach Park

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Hours: 7am -Sunset (Saturday, Sunday and Holidays); 1pm -Sunset (Monday-Friday)

Facilities: Day Use ONLY!

Season: 1 April - 30 September

Directions: Click HERE for directions.

Canyon Beach Park is located on the North shore of Canyon Lake within Canyon Park.   Canyon Beach is located to the left before entering Canyon Park. The facilities include picnic tables, closable grills, a beach, vault toilet and water fountain.

Note:  NO PETS ALLOWED!    If we find you with a pet you will be asked to take it home or leave the facility.

Cranes Mill Park

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Tent Camping Site                                                     RV Site

Hours: 7am -10pm Daily

Facilities: Camping, RV and Boat Launch (Ramp 10)

Season: Open All Year

Directions: Click HERE for directions.

Cranes Mill Park is a beautiful Class A facility with modern RV and Camping sites. It is located on the Southwest shore of Canyon Lake at the end of FM 2673, just past the town of Startzville. It contains 30 RV sites, 34 tent sites, 3 restrooms, a boat ramp, boat dock, 2 fishing piers and water & electricity at most sites.

RV and Tent Camping
Loop
1
2
Site #

1-30
31-57
58-62
63-64
Site Type
RV
TENT
Tent (handicap accessible)
Electric
Yes
Yes
NO
Yes
Water
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Max # People
10
10 people
Max # Units

1 RV & 1 Tent

or 2 Tents
2 Tent
Discount Pass
Accepted

Site Amenities and Details

 

 A covered picnic table; Fire ring; Closeable standing grill; 40-60 foot long parking pads; 20, 30 & 50 amp electrical; Water hook-ups

A covered picnic table; Fire ring; Closeable standing grill; 15 amp electrical; Water spigot

May have up to three (3) vehicles during the night. Max 2 guest cars during day.

No RVs, pop-ups, boats or any form of pull behind trailer is allowed.
 

 

North Park

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North Park as Viewed Top of Canyon Dam

Hours:

Closed: Monday through Thrusday.

Open: Friday and Saturday 9am -10pm. Sunday 9am - 2pm.

Facilities: Camping Only

Season: 1 April - 30 September

Directions: Click HERE for directions.

North Park is located on the North side of Canyon Lake Dam on North Park Road. There are 19 campsites (no RV hookups), vault toilets, no showers, no boat ramp. Each campsite includes a picnic table and a fire ring. This is a popular scuba diving area.

 

Comal Park

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DAY USE ONLY FOR PAID GUESTS!!!

Hours: 7am -Sunset Daily

Season: 1 April - 30 September

Directions: Click HERE for directions.

Comal Park is located on the South shore of Canyon Lake near Startzville. Comal Park has two boat ramps, 65 picnic sites, a large swim beach, children's playground, a restroom at the beach and two boatramps.

Note:    On arrival, visitors should check-in at the park entrance station; ask the attendant for the official time of park closure for that day.   Pets are allowed in park on a leash, but NO pet is allowed in the swim beach area. This includes the shore and water.

 

Guadalupe Park

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OPEN TO ALL FOR HIKING AND FISHING!

Hours: Sunrise -Sunset Daily

Facilities: Day Use

Season: Open All Year

Directions: Click HERE for directions.

Trails: Click HERE for trail information.

Useage of Guadalupe Park is free of charge.

Guadalupe Park is located below Canyon Dam along the first mile of the Guadalupe River.   It features an ADA-accessible parking lot and trailway with fishing pier on the north side. A foot trail is available along the river on the south side of the park. The river can be accessed from the trails for fishing. Please have a state fishing license.

The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) manages a hydropower plant along the north side of the river near the fishing pier.   This stretch of the Guadalupe river is very popular as the State's premier trout fishing stream.  The Guadalupe River is the Southernmost sustainable trout fishery in the nation.  No restroom, camping or picnic facilities are available in the park. Sometimes a portable toilet is provided.  The nearest restroom facility is located at nearby Overlook Park near the southern end of Canyon Dam.  Overlook Park closes at sunset daily.

 

Overlook Park

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DAY USE ONLY

Hours: 7am -Sunset Daily

Season: Open All Year

Directions: Click HERE for directions.

Overlook Park is on a hilltop at the south end of Canyon Dam and is the location of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers headquarters at Canyon Lake. The park offers a scenic view to Canyon Lake and Dam. There is access to the Verada Real walking trail across Canyon Dam. A restroom at the top of the hill and visitor parking is available.  There are no camping or picnic facilities but you are welcome to hike and picnic.

The office for visitor information is open Monday through Friday 8am to 4:30pm, excluding Federal Holidays.

The use of this park is free of charge.

This site last updated on May 6, 2013