All charcoal grills in Comal and Canyon parks are closed now due to drought conditions and high fire risk. Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORD), which operates the parks, said personal propane grills are allowed but not charcoal/wood grills. Comal
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), which owns Canyon Lake, today closed Boat Ramp #21 at Potters Creek, citing low lake levels. The closure is effective Tuesday. Boat Ramp #17, also operated by USACE, remains open. However, parking is limited at
A 16-year-old New Braunfels boy who was swimming with his family above City Tube Chute dam drowned Saturday. New Braunfels police said they responded to a report of a missing person around 3 p.m. River patrol officers arrived immediately but the teenager’s
Swim Beach #2 at Canyon Park closed today as Canyon Lake continues to shrink in the drought. Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORD) said Boat Ramp #18, Swim Beach #1 and the rest of the 485-acre park, located on the
Another Canyon Lake boat ramp will close this week due to drought. Potter’s Creek Park Ramp #20 east, located inside the park, will close by Friday due to very low lake levels. As of Monday, July 18, Canyon Lake was at 895.17
Sometime after dark Friday, new signs materialized at the eight closed Canyon Lake boat ramps operated by Comal County. Affixed to existing orange-and-white barricades and in fuzzy type, the neon-orange signs announced these boat ramps can now be used to launch and
On July 3, 2022, 41-year-old Robert Berlingeri drowned in Canyon Lake near Boat Ramp #1 after falling off a boat with his two-year-old child. Neither were wearing personal floating devices (PFDs). Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) wants to prevent tragedies like
A woman walking her three small dogs near Canyon Lake Boat Ramp #7 around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday said she was shocked to find a body lying on the rocks. The Canyon Lake resident, who requested anonymity but said she lives near the
Members of the Canyon Lake Boat Ramps Community Alliance (CLBRCA) aren’t too pleased with Comal County commissioners. “Disappointed” is their official reaction to news that Commissioners Court is unlikely to consider a temporary order or complete rewrite of the ‘Use of County
Only six of Canyon Lake’s 23 boat ramps will be open over the Fourth of July holiday. As of Friday, June 30, Canyon Lake is 74.4% full at 896.02 feet. The status of each boat ramp depends on the level of water