Calaveras Lake, San Antonio

Calaveras Lake, along with its sister lake, Brauning Lake, is among the prime fishing spots in the San Antonio area. Water temperatures vary little throughout the year, so fishing is good pretty much year round. The lake is rich with bass, crappie, catfish, shad and drum. However, fishing isn't all that Calaveras has to offer. The 146-acre park is also a popular destination for boating, water skiing, canoeing, camping, picnicking and bird watching. Bird watchers can see such diverse species as the curve-billed and long-billed thrashers, white-wing doves, cactus wrens and many others.