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Boerne here. When we first bought the boat we lived closer to canyon than any other lake. I was one one who made that map. Fun lake, pretty busy but wide open and deep so that water is usually pretty cool. But the afternoon wind could get really brutal. Now we spend our time at LBJ.
I always used the JBSA Randolph ramp when we went, but of course if you don’t have access to that you can’t.I live closer to Medina Lake but it is drying up again, less than 37% full. At Canyon there are so many ramps, which are the best to launch from that arent too steep and with a dock to load family.
I used the Randolph side, it has a nice wide ramp, kind of a long back up to the water but it has a nice long dock to tie up to. Nicer parking and restroom area.I did see a few blogs that mentioned ramps 10 and 23, i do have access to JBSA facilities. Which JBSA ramp did you like better, my understanding is that there is more than one?
Deep blue COOL water. All summer long!Stopped by to see this place today. Maybe a future home for the wife and I. Looks nice, deep blue water!
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Right by the dam.looks super nice.
i've camped at this lake (crane's mill park), but didn't tow boat.
roughly where is this on the lake?
Yup it’s super low water, only 2-3 ramps open out of the 23 total. Trees sticking up where I’ve never seen them before. Ramp mayhem as everyone’s trying to use the few. The deep areas are still great by the dam and ramp 1.this guy had a bad day there recentlyAnyone on here still go to Canyon lake this summer? We are back in San Antonio, 2 weeks ago was the first time on the lake this summer due to surgery and stuff. Ramps are getting slim pickings now!
Nightmare - best kept secret is ramp 17. No courtesy dock but never as busy as 6. We love 5 when it’s open. Been over a year since it was tho. We have property out there and it’s our fav lake… but this year weve made only 3 trips to canyon. Staying closer where the lakes are full.we were there mid june. it was around 12' low with like 3 ramps open.
my first time to witness the ramp mayhem everyone posts about. we used ramp #6 (were staying in crane's mill park), easy parking and launch around 8:30 on a sunday morning (but no courtesy dock, wtf)....but to retrieve at 4ish, we we're blocked in our parking spot on the ramp by a mile long line of trucks/trailers. monday was easy/breezy.
moral = avoid weekends?