Outdoor Classroom registration for the 2025-26 school year will open September 2nd!

Canyon Lake Gorge offers a variety of educational experiences for all grades, K-12 and customized programming for hands-on learning. During the visit, students will participate in a variety of educational stations and activities preselected by their teacher and wrap up the visit enjoying lunch before returning to campus.

Available Outdoor Field Stations:

• Sedimentary ROCKS! (in Gorge)
• Aquatic Ecosystem (in Gorge)
• Where's Water
• Home on the Move
• Binocular Bonanza
• Educational Hike (both Guided and self-guided available)
• Local Landscapes

Need to know details:

All of our field trips can be customized for each schools needs. We can accommodate groups up to 125 students per day.  If your school has more than 100 students, then we recommend attending over the course of multiple days.

Once you complete the form with your requested dates, someone from our staff will reach out to confirm your date and will work with you to develop your school’s itinerary.

Everyone attending is required to complete a Gorge liability waiver/permission slip prior to the Outdoor Classroom. 

Everyone attending will need to bring a sack lunch and 2 water bottles. We will have refill stations available.  

Program Fees: $5.00 per student; $5.00 per parent and chaperone; no charge for teachers.  

Title 1 Schools:  There is no program fee for Title 1 schools.   

Pay by Invoice: If you are unable to pay program fees at the time of booking, and are not a Title 1 school, you may request to be invoiced after the Outdoor Classroom.  Simply click the “Invoice After” button during the payment portion of your reservation. 

If you have any questions, you can call us at 830-964-5424 or email our education team at education@gbra.org. Reservations will only be accepted by completing the online request form. 

Canyon Lake Gorge

Operated by the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority

Preservation - Education - Recreation