GBRA Canyon Lake Gorge
Phone: (830) 964-5424
Address:
16029 S Access Rd
Canyon Lake, TX 78133
GPS coordinates: N 29.86304 W 098.18750
Carved by the flood of 2002, the Canyon Lake Gorge is a real-life classroom where visitors can experience the geology of the Texas Hill Country first-hand through visible faults, fractures and seeps in the limestone as well as fossils and 110 million year old dinosaur footprints.
Join a certified guide on a trip down to the bottom of the 64-acre Gorge to explore limestone layers from an ancient sea, perfectly preserved fossils, waterfalls and springs where the Trinity Aquifer is exposed, and much more.
Guided tours are available for educational groups - from elementary school to college - including home school groups, as well as youth organizations, including scout groups.
The Gorge Outdoor Classroom is a hands-on educational experience reinforcing Earth and Life Science Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) at the fifth-grade level. The Outdoor Classroom offers stations related to Weathering, Erosion and Fossils; Biology, Water Lab and Food Chain/Web; Water Quality Testing; Landforms in Watershed; Land Ecosystems - Geocaching; and the Water Cycle. Teachers are able to customize the program and stations to fit their specific curriculum.
Available from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday.
$5 per person / Under age 12 free
Open to all ages - participants ages 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult
Adult to Youth Requirements:
Ages 3-5, one adult for every ten children
Ages 6-16, one adult for every twelve children
No reservation required - passes are available until daily capacity is reached
Service animals only - no pets allowed
The main entrance of Canyon Lake Gorge is located across S Access Road from the Hidden Valley Sports Park. Canyon Lake Gorge shares a driveway with the Tye Preston Memorial Library. After turning off S Access Road onto the shared driveway, visitors should take their first left to access the Canyon Lake Gorge.
Park Open: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Hiking Trails: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., last entry 4:30 p.m.
Park Open: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Hiking Trails: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., last entry 6:30 p.m.
GBRA Canyon Lake Gorge
Phone: (830) 964-5424
Address:
16029 S Access Rd
Canyon Lake, TX 78133
GPS coordinates: N 29.86304 W 098.18750
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