Canyon Lake’s bed and breakfasts, vacation homes, lodges, small resorts, camping and RV sites offer visitors many exciting activity choices. Located at Canyon Lake and the Guadalupe River, this vacation destination has something for everyone. Tubing the river, horseback riding, fishing, boating, canoeing, jet skiing and relaxing at the beach are a few of the opportunities Canyon Lake provides. Many guests enjoy bird watching, hunting, biking, hiking and walking the scenic hills and rocky outcroppings that compose this eastern hill country area. Another major attraction is the Canyon Lake Dam. Beautiful to see, it also offers walking and running opportunities with the beauty of the lake and the greenery of the river as a backdrop. Whether staying at a bed and breakfast, vacation house, lodge or resort, Natural Bridge Caverns, state parks, many wineries, quaint hill country shopping and even the state’s largest discount mall shopping are all available nearby. The LBJ Ranch and boyhood home, the Nimetz Museum, Safari Ranch are just a few additional places of interest in the hill country area of the Guadalupe River and Canyon Lake San Antonio and Austin can be easily accessed from Canyon Lake's convenient location. Both cities are within a one hour drive of the lake. Austin offers the state capitol and the University of Texas in addition to the museums, theaters, live entertainment and that it and San Antonio both offer. In addition, the missions, El Mercado, La Villita and the Alamo are of interest to visitors. Bring binoculars as a wide variety of local animals can be easily seen; deer, wild turkey, fox, armadillo, long eared Jack Rabbits and assorted critters abound. The area is often on the migration path for butterflies. Bed and breakfast hosts as well as those at vacation homes, lodges, resorts and camp sites will be happy to provide directions and information.