The Overlook Scenic Viewing Area provides a paved pedestrian path across the top of Canyon Dam, offering elevated vantage points of the fluctuating reservoir.
Constructed by the USACE and impounded in 1964, Canyon Lake serves as a flood-control reservoir for the region. The overlook area grants access to the dam's service road, which functions as a wide, paved walking trail. Visitors traverse the earthen structure, observing the contrast between the deep water of the reservoir on one side and the limestone gorge of the Guadalupe River on the other.
No, the dam service road is restricted to pedestrian traffic only. Visitors must park at the overlook and walk across the structure.
The walkway across the dam is completely exposed to the sun with no tree cover or shade structures.
The walk across the dam is approximately one mile each way, making for a two-mile round trip on a flat, paved surface.