Canyon Lake Vacation and Resort Properties

Canyon Lake on the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country has a shoreline of about 80 miles. It is a flood control reservoir, but it is also popular for recreation.

Canyon Lake is formed by Mormon Flat Dam which is feature of the Salt River Project. The lake is 51 miles east of Phoenix and a popular spot for swimming and boating.There are three recreation sites at the lake available at no charge. They are the Acacia Picnic Site, the Palo Verde Recreation Site and the Boulder Creek Recreation Site. Acacia, with 40 spaces, Palo Verde, with eight spaces, and Boulder Creek, with eight spaces, are open year around.Canyon Lake is the smallest of Salt River Projects lakes. It has a designated swimming site and a pair of boating ramps. The Canyon Lake Resort offers a variety of marina services, food and a beach area. Located nearby is a Maricopa County Sheriffs aid station.Across the highway from the resort is a hiking trail that borders La Barge Creek and a small finger channel of the lake. La Barge Creek originates in the Superstition Mountains to the east.Two miles from the resort is the Tortilla Campground with 77 spaces. Open October through April, the campground offers individual units with water and sewer hook-ups. A fee is charged for use.Across the highway from the campground is Tortilla Flat, which includes a coffee shop, store and post office.For fishermen, Canyon Lake offers walleye, largemouth bass, yellow bass, rainbow trout, bluegill, channel catfish and crappie.Seclusion-seeking boaters can travel three miles up the lake, between steep cliffs, to The Point Campground. It is open all year at no charge, but has only three units.

 

Facilities at Canyon Lake

• The Canyon Park area has non-electric, group campsites, boat ramp, group picnic shelter, beach and horse and hiking trails.
• The Comal area has a boat ramp, picnic sites, playground, beach and hiking trail.
• The Cranes Mill area has non-electric campsites and boat ramp.
• The Cypress Cove Ramp area has a boat ramp.
• The Fort Sam Houston Recreation Area area has group campsites, boat ramp, marina, group picnic site and playground.
• Guadalupe Park
• The Jacobs Creek area has picnic sites and beach.
• The Lake Canyon Yacht Club area has a boat ramp and marina.
• The Lake Forest Ramp area has a boat ramp.
• The Lake Hills East Ramp area has a boat ramp.
• The Lake Hills West Ramp area has a boat ramp.
• The Lake Shores Ramp area has a boat ramp.
• The Lake Village East Ramp area has a boat ramp.
• The Lake Village West Ramp area has a boat ramp.
• The North Park area has non-electric campsites.
• Overlook
• The Potter's Creek Park area has electric, group campsites with dump station, boat ramp and beach.
• The Randolph Afb Recreation Area area has group campsites, boat ramp, marina, picnic sites, beach and hiking trail.
• The Springs Resort Ramp area has a boat ramp.

 

More about Canyon Lake.

 

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