Now is the time to submit your postcard entry for the Annual Coleto Creek Bowhunt. See rules under Upcoming Events.
Coleto Creek Park Rules and Regulations
  • GARBAGE - If you will securely bag your trash and set by the roadside between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM the park staff will gladly collect and dispose of it for you. Until it is collected you are responsible for insuring that no animals get into the bagged trash.
  • PARKING VEHICLES - All vehicles parked at a campsite must have at least 2 wheels of the vehicle clearly parked on the gravel-parking pad at the campsite. Vehicles that cannot be parked on the parking pad must be taken to one of the parks numerous extra parking lots. It is the responsibility of the camping party to insure that their guests park their vehicles correctly. By parking vehicles correctly we will be able to continue to insure the "GREEN" park we all have grown to appreciate.
  • FIRES - may only be built in the fire rings/pits supplied at the campsites. You may bring your own firebox but it must be designed to not allow any embers or ashes to fall onto the ground, and it must be elevated off of the ground. Ground fires are never permitted! Please do not dump your ashes on the ground when vacating a campsite. Either bag the ashes or take them home with you.
  • CAMPSITE LIMITATIONS -
    a. Only 4 vehicles may be registered to a site for overnight camping, and this includes vehicles with the park’s annual pass.
    b. From April 1 to September 30 the maximum allowed stay in a campsite is 14 consecutive nights, and then users must leave the park for 72 hours. From October 1 to March 31, there is no limit on the length of stay in the regular campsites (Premium Sites have a year round limit of 14 nights).
    c. One camper and one tent or two tents per site maximum.
  • RE-ENTRY TO PARK - when re-entering the park we require ALL park users to come to a complete stop at the Park Office, show us their current park permit, and wait for acknowledgement from a park staff member before driving on into the park.
  • GRAY WATER - By State Law, may not be dumped on the ground but must be disposed of in an appropriate wastewater disposed system.
  • PETS - must remain on a leash or secured in camping unit.
  • REFUNDS - Park use is an outdoor experience. Therefore, we do not give refunds due to discomforts of nature.
  • GOLF CARTS - Are not allowed in the park if they haven't been pre-approved by the Chief Ranger. 4 wheelers or any off road vehicles are never allowed in the park.
Last Updated: May 19, 2009
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CURRENT FLOW & LAKE DATA        (more...)
(+/-0.00) - indicates change in 24 hours
J-17 Well: 667.5 msl (-0.2)
Canyon Reservoir 907.65 msl (-0.04)
Guadalupe @ Sattler 173 cfs (+5)
Comal Springs 308 cfs (-9)
San Marcos Springs 207 cfs (+2)
Guadalupe @ Gonzales 833 cfs (-14)
Guadalupe @ Victoria 730 cfs (-82)
Coleto Reservoir 97.10 msl (-0.03)
Guadalupe @ Tivoli 1140 cfs (-100)
Sources of Flow at Victoria
Canyon Release 23.70%
San Marcos Springs 28.36%
Comal Springs 42.19%
Natural Base Flow 5.75%
(Percentages reflect sources. Losses and diversions not included.)
RESOURCE LIBRARY (more...)
- Texas E-Flows Process - August 2010
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- Caldwell County Regional Water and Wastewater Planning Study
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- GBRA River Run
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Guadalupe RiverThe Guadalupe-Blanco River Trust was founded in 2001 to conserve land in the Guadalupe River Watershed.
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