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The City of San Marcos will reopen all public facilities, riverfront parks, neighborhood park playgrounds, athletic complexes, tennis, and basketball courts on Wednesday, Sept. 16. San Marcos’ Tourist Information Center reopens to the public from ...
New Braunfels reopened its river parks on Wednesday but the public should wear masks and observe rules for social distancing and hand washing. Gov. Greg Abbott’s June 26 orders banning river outfitters from renting tubes ...
Canyon Lake Patriot Boat Parade 2020 sets sail from the cove at Canyon Lake Marina, 280 Marine Dr., at 1 p.m. Saturday. Organizers say they have no idea how many people will show up, but ...
After the storms ended Saturday morning, a group of volunteer divers suited up by Baja BBQ Shack at Canyon Lake Marina then slipped beneath the waters of Party Cove to clean up the murky mess ...
Tubers who are paying higher prices just to park along the Guadalupe River in Canyon Lake won’t have any better luck over in San Marcos, where river parks remain closed, along with Blanco Shoals Natural ...
The rules are clear. Canyon Lake boat ramps operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are for launching and recovering watercraft only. Not partying, swimming, barbecuing, setting up canopies or hanging out on ...
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) hosts the annual meeting of the Guadalupe River Basin steering committee from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. The Guadalupe River Basin steering committee solicits public input on local water-quality ...
Twenty-five-year-old Luis Rodriguez jumped off a boat in Canyon Lake’s popular Party Cove on July 4 to cool off — and drowned. He wasn’t wearing a life jacket. On July 9, divers from Houston using ...
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority on Facebook Friday reminded recreationalists that hydroelectric dams at its Guadalupe Valley lakes are past their prime and pose “life-threatening risks” to anyone swimming or boating within prohibited and restricted unsafe zones. ...
A 27-year-old Kansas woman has died from injuries she sustained after being run over by a boat last night in Canyon Lake. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Captain Game Warden Javier Fuentes said she ...
A woman who was found unresponsive and without a pulse after being hit by a boat near Boat Ramp 1 tonight has been airlifted to an area hospital in critical condition. Comal County Constable’s Office, ...
Canyon Lake parks are overflowing with trash left behind by record numbers of tourists surging into the area in search of someplace safe, sunny and scenic to escape COVID-19 restrictions. Below the water, things are ...
Hydrilla, a submerged aquatic invasive plant, could be making a comeback in Canyon Lake thanks to a mild winter and stable water levels since 2018. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Biologist Patrick Ireland, who ...
Divers with the Houston Police Department and Harris County recovered the body of 25-year-old Luis Alexis Rodriguez at 5 p.m. today in Party Cove near Canyon Lake Boat Ramp #7, not far from where he ...
The family of 25-year-old Luis Alexis Rodriguez, who drowned Saturday in Canyon Lake, is asking for the public’s help in searching for his body. Cousin Vanessa Vargas, who is in Canyon Lake along with Rodriguez’s ...
The search continues today for the body of 25-year-old Luis Alexis Rodriguez, who drowned Saturday after jumping off a boat in Canyon Lake to cool off. Canyon Lake Fire/EMS Battalion Chief Justin Lowth said searchers ...
Comal County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is asking anyone with information about 25-year-old Luis Alexandria Rodriguez of Mexico, missing and presumed drowned in Canyon Lake at around 4 p.m. Saturday, to call 830-620-3400. CCSO spokesperson Jennifer ...
All Canyon Lake parks, boat ramps and outdoor recreation facilities are open for the July 4 holiday weekend. Tubing services cannot rent tubes but visitors can bring their own then pay to park and access ...
New Braunfels closed its river parks along the Comal and Guadalupe rivers today and postponed the city’s Fourth of July fireworks display in Landa Park. The closures only affect areas inside city limits. The announcement ...
Gov. Greg Abbott closed bars and tubing outfitters in an executive order this morning, but Canyon Lake’s county-operated boat ramps and parks will remain open. Comal County Judge Sherman Krause has not ordered any further ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) pleaded with the public today to help keep its 25 lake projects — including Canyon Lake — safe and trash-free. Without recreationalists’ cooperation, USACE’s Tim Miller, Forth Worth chief ...
As thousands of extra visitors surge into Canyon Lake this summer, leaving so much trash behind that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is warning it may have to close more parks or trails, ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) today confirmed it is closing the Guadalupe Trail parking lot at Canyon Lake and warned of future closures over safety and environmental impact concerns. As reported yesterday, the Corps ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) said today it is closing Guadalupe Trail including the parking lot on Saturdays, Sundays and major holidays to prevent damage of natural resources on public and private property. Clay ...
Are there snakes in Canyon Lake and the Guadalupe River? Yes. Should you be worried? Brett Parker, who owns Hill Country Snake Removal (and is Canyon Lake Fire/EMS’ firefighter of the year) said people should ...
Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (wordcc.com)’s monthly board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 16 at the agency’s Sattler office, 1928 FM 2673, Canyon Lake. Physical attendance is not allowed at ...
If you fish in the Guadalupe River below Canyon Dam this summer, leave the rainbow trout alone. As water temperatures rise, oxygen levels decrease and the fish become stressed. Dan Cone, who works as a ...
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) closed two parks at Whitney Lake on June 9 for many of the same problems that plague its Canyon Lake parks: Large crowds, safety issues, trash, and concerns ...
Talking about trash left behind by visitors to Canyon Lake is almost as popular with locals as complaining about lack of crowd control at county boat ramps. With summer season underway, residents are back on ...
Saturday is Free Fishing Day in the state of Texas. Anyone can fish on Canyon Lake on June 6 without a fishing license. “Free Fishing Day is a wonderful opportunity for anglers to share their ...
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) began a phased reopening of double-occupancy sites for its Canyon Lake campgrounds today. Campground reservations and payments must be made in advance at http://www.recreation.gov. To protect the staff and ...
Twenty-two-year old Devon Walton of Houston died after going under water in the Comal River around 4 p.m. on Friday, May 30. In a statement on Saturday, New Braunfels Police Department said officers working the ...
Comal County offices close Monday, May 25, for Memorial Day. The Comal County Recycling Center, which is usually closed Mondays, will be closed Tuesday in observance of the holiday. The recycling drop-off location in Spring ...
Want to enjoy getting out on Canyon Lake, the Guadalupe and other nearby rivers without worrying about COVID-19? Try social distancing on a stand up paddle board or in a kayak! It’s easy to stay ...
A 25-year-old Houston man drowned in Canyon Lake on Monday. Jhonatan Zavaleta went missing near the beach area of Comal Park, which reopened to the public on May 16. Comal County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) is ...
National Safe Boating Week ends this Friday, just in time for Memorial Day, the official start to Canyon Lake’s summer boating season. Although this is the year for warning boaters about the importance of social ...
Thunderstorms pounded Canyon Lake on Tuesday, dropping between six to 13 inches of rain after moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, southerly winds and an area of low pressure probably nixed any chance Comal County ...
An hour before heavy rains returned to Canyon Lake this afternoon, Comal County announced flood sirens have been sounded on River Road and warned residents of minor flooding, advising them to move to higher ground. ...
Stay out of the Guadalupe River below Canyon Lake dam today — or drown. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Natural Resource Specialist Samuell Price said this afternoon that the river is cresting at a ...
The 116-acre Comal Park in Canyon Lake, famous for its swim beach, reopens on Saturday, May 16 with improved lake access. Today’s announcement follows a ‘soft’ opening over the weekend, when the Water Oriented Recreation ...
The last full super moon of 2020, the ‘Super Flower Moon’ rises over Canyon Lake tonight. Experience its beauty from the tranquility of a stand-up paddle board or kayak. MyCanyonLake.com Outdoors Editor Karla Held, who ...
Canyon Lake boat ramps operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) reopened today just hours after the Corps announced it would begin a phased reopening of the recreation areas it closed due to ...
Tempers rose over the weekend as overcrowding and lack of social-distancing at boat ramps operated by Comal County — especially at boat ramps #1 and #5 — resulted in angry phone calls to law enforcement ...
Three hundred Comal County residents will get a chance to preview upgrades to Comal Park on May 8, 9 and 10. On Monday, Water Oriented Recreation District of Comal County (WORD), which leased the park ...
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