Start charging hefty fines on the spot if anyone leaves trash. It’s outrageous-no care for the town the lake and or nature around the lake. Sometimes sadly it’s the only thing people understand.

How bout just enforce the law. 500 fine 1st offense. 2000 and or possible jail time second offense. Any officer of the law can enforce this law in The State of Texas. It’s been on the books for as long as I can remember. The county can deputize park officials or even citizens. It’s just not being enforced.

Need to start selling permits/admission for summer. Slobs have discovered the great outdoors…

It NEVER used to be like THIS. Keep it clean or DONT NEED to ever come back here.

Why do some people insist on being slobs, if you haul it in haul it out. I've personally witnessed people being a block from their house and throw sacks and fast food boxes out of their cars. Seems to mysteriously end up in their own yards or sometimes blows back into their car. We used to have a police chief that might cut some slack on traffic violations if not too drastic but had zero tolerance on littering, fines or community service, sometimes both. Leave no trace means leaving nothing but foot prints.

People (tourists mostly) have been doing this to many of the beautiful, scenic parks in Colorado. Even spraypainting on archeological sites, like canyon walls and big boulders. It's disgusting and disrespectful, and it seems like no rules or fines or closing roads or charging access is helping. It's caused a nightmare in local traffic, and they are obnoxious in little, quaint towns by leaving coffee cups, water bottles, kleenex, masks, candy wrappers, etc. in and outside of businesses. And it's getting worse each year.

Like I was taught in the Boy Scouts " carry out more than you carried in".

Our society is decaying before our eyes no accountability

I didn’t realize this was in Texas until I saw KSAT 12! We have a Canyon Lake in California and it’s a private lake!

to many people are being "Irresponsible" in many ways today

"Don`t mess with Texas"

The levels of trash in places like this, even along roadways, are just disgusting. All that plastic that you leave ends up in the lakes or ocean. Grow up folks and pick up after yourselves!!!

Human filth. Perhaps we could keep an officer there, to address it in real time? Otherwise, this is all ridiculous, unless they do something.

Fukem, close the area!!!

Too MANY people NOW with NO RESPECT for the LAND.

Love the Land 💖♥️💜💚♥️💖❤️♥️💜💚. TAKE care of it. No trash. SHOULD EVER BE THROWN ON THE GROUND.

Parents don't teach their kids (by example) to clean up after themselves, this is what you get !

These are the same people who throw garbage outside their car window while driving

It's the caliber of people these days. It's the way someone is raised. And probably people from 3rd world countries.

Too many damn people. Come on zombiepocalypse.

This is happening everywhere. Leave it better than you found ii.

Its just trash leaving its trash. Look at Brackenridge park after Easter.

isnt that the problem with everything? put a couple of police there this weekend, BEFORE something happens or dont complain afterward.

All you have to do is give them a trash bag on the way in and not let them leave until it's full sooner or later it will be clean

All of the suggestions are valid I wonder how often they empty those trash cans ? I worked in a camp ground years ago and one of the issues was garbage pick up they did it once a week if your at full capacity or more they should adjust accordingly . The reality is they don't change their pick up because of labor costs , full or over flowing trash cans do not help .

Take your trash when you LEAVE. All of it. NO GLASS CONTAINERS SHOULD EVER BE ALLOWED.

Park officials would have a field day at Braunig and Calaveras.. Those people out there are far beyond sick

Start giving out Big FINES for those who choose to trash and a disregard rules that will teach them

I remember how our family had to give up on visiting Garner State Park because of the trash and huge numbers of people coming out of San Antonio. Now the same thing is happening to Canyon Lake. Anyplace within a 50 mile radius of San Antonio is going to have problems. Probly will never get relief from the number of people but if everyone will please clean up the trash it will certainly go a long way to make it more enjoyable.

Is that a trash can/barrel I see overflowing? Could the parks people make frequent stops to empty the cans and remind people to pick up upon leaving?

Jennifer Lopez has changed so much. Where is Ben?

That is deplorable behavior. There should be very stiff fines. People are disgusting.

Keep our land and water clean.

Its really to blame on a very large number of people REFUSE to be civilized while the rest of us do accept civility and are responsible Ameeican citizens.

Don't mess with Texas- New Texas transplants haha

I run charters on the gulf coast of Florida. It really pisses me off how people just don't care.I pick up garbage everyday when I'm on the water.

I've noticed the same thing at my local reservoirs ever since they took out the trash cans they've raised entrance fees raised fishing license fees raised boat launching fees but took out the trash cans and quit trimming the trails and mowing the grass what they're doing with all that money they collected no one knows so I end up picking up the trash and trimming back weeds which I should not have to do after paying all those fees

Texas needs to start enforcing their long standing littering fines of up to $10,000 for each offense observed. Not only around the lakes, but everywhere. People just don’t care and throw their trash out everywhere. Start fining them all, no excuses. Discarded cigarettes should get the heaviest fines, even the maximum due to the wildfires they start.

Keep it clean!

Disgusting and lazy humans. I can’t believe adults have to be told to pick up their garbage. Props to the people who said they would try to pick up what they could. We are heading into “Idiocracy”.

Do not put trash on the ground and then you don't have to pick up trash .....in other words stop being trashy....bring trash bags and haul all ur own waste away.....

remember those places thirty years ago, we use to jump off the cliff there. All the areas are changed and full of people now.

$50.00 per person entry fee and limit the overlook park to 100 people. Thats is what needs to be done- its free so you get the culture of park patrons who do not care about the lake...... This fee will pay for police in the over look park- Keep you spray cans and trash away.

Way back when I worked for the Grand Isle Louisiana State Park. The average weekend beach crowd was around 10,000 or more people so it took a crew of four of us a full two days just to clean up the litter. The crew's favorite litter was always freshly pooped in disposable diapers. It seemed that very few people wanted to take that "type" of garbage home. Lol

Texas beaches are sickening. The piers are full of litter and the beaches too. It all washes out into the ocean and poisons the ecosystem. Looking like the public beaches of a third world country. We stopped going.

Mostly plastic bottles has to be banned everywhere in public spots and let people carry their own water bottles made of stainless steel. In some places there is limitation only large quantity bottles are allowed like a gallon can. That would eliminate the trash problem to a greater extent

Come on people. If you want to visit beautiful places like these, then have a little respect for this great country and others who want to enjoy it also. Please pick up your trash. Leave it the way you found it. Be respectful and take care of it so the rest of us can also see the beauty. Thank you

It doesn’t take anything to clean up after yourself. At the rate some of these irresponsible people are going, they should plan their future vacations and outings at the local landfills. Fun how nasty people like nice things but do nothing to keep those things clean and nice.

What ever you take in, you take out. Keep the area nice. 👍👍

Believe it or not things have gotten better, I remember the late seventies, there was trash everywhere. Every parking lot was full of cigarette butts, people would dump their car ashtrays everywhere, everything, and I mean everything went out the car window. It’s still bad, but it used to be horrible.

An example of different kinds of people, using public facilities. When our local windy lake was frequented by windsurfers a few decades ago there were, often, 80 overnight sites filled on a good weekend. I was, sometimes, the last one to pack up and leave on a Sunday night. Nobody left as much as a gum wrapper behind, because we loved the unique site so much. Then, the state Fish, Wildlife, and Parks swooped in, claiming the site was over-crowded, and reduced the available camping sites to 18... basically, ruining it for many windsurfers that came from all over the state to grab some wind.

I was in a very respectable grocery store over memorial day to turn in recycling. It was obvious they were understaffed and the bins were full and all we could do was start stacking cans. Sometimes, staffing is a real issue. Really should take out whatever you bring in. If you pick up someone else's trash, you should get to do the old ice bucket challenge on them. LOL

Start giving fines like should be doing and stop telling them they will get a fine , then tow there cars when they park in non parking aera if you don’t make a example of some of them it will not stop !!!!!

I didn't understand anything mr ortiz said.

I live in Mexico and that area looks just like large areas throughout this country. Welcome to America amigos. Creating this mess is not what Freedom is meant to me about. As yourselves, we do things different here in our country. Respect mother nature and your stay here or go home, pronto. Show some self pride.

They also poop in the water , i personally seen it at Castaic lake !👁

here in nevada now that all the californians moved in moto spots 4x4 trails deep in the desert are being trashed places we have rode out to for 20+ years all of the sudden are covered in beer bottles plastic bags and various other item its so sad people are horrible now that i have a sxs we carry a trash bag of other peoples trash home with us almost every day

Hefty fines should persuade many to not litter. But you have to enforce it or nothing gets resolved. I can't stand people who litter.

They need to use ticket or reservations system with responsible visitors. Most people are unaware of no trace left behind.

What State? Please update the description.

Same thing is happening in Washington State! It's disgusting! Speeding through parks, no fines. Littering, no fines. Vandalism, no fines. WHY AREN'T WE FINING AND BANNING PEOPLE!?!

We just discovered this beautiful area but from a view because it was such a small area. Sadly next time we come here it will probably lose its luster with the littering

Canyon is my favorite lake, please preserve it. If you must trash someplace, go home & do it.

Section offf the beaches in sections and hve cameras working 24/7 surveillance So if they can get plate numbers and fine ppl

Not the Jennifier Lopez I was expecting lol

You brought it in you take it out. Park managers are not your maids they are not there to walk behind you and clean up your mess. So sick of all this, take responsibility for yourself.

What part of Mexico is this and why is the corps of engineers in charge of it.

This is not new we see it a lot here in Colorado, i always carry a extra garbage bag for other peoples trash and if i can get the people licence plate, to turn into rangers. Leave no trace. We got big problem now because of the Greaful Dead concert and all the Rainbow people in the surrounding area plus this is the 50th anniversory of the Rainbow group.

WHEN PEOPLE destroy beautiful places it is very. VERY. DISRESPECTFUL. NO APPRECIATION OR LOVE FOR THE LAND. FINE THEM WITH THE HIGHEST FINES. KEEP OUR COUNTRY CLEAN . AMERICA LOVE IT. OR. LEAVE IT💜❤️💚💖♥️🦉🦊🔒🤠💯💜❤️💚💖♥️🦉🦊🔒🤠

Wow what country is this in?

We have a canyon lake in Arizona too it's been a f****** landfill for almost 20 years

what state? What County? What city?

Most of the people leaving trash behind, are the ones crying about pollution, etc.. This happens at huge events/concerts too, filled with people who are out there crying about global warming etc... When they leave it looks like a million dumpsters exploded

Close it off!

Thankful for the limitations

If all fails if they don’t respect your demands, start charging them parking & entry fees. If this still doesn’t work, allocate destination spots with tagging their license plates just in case of vandalism and/or non compliance to to trash pick. I know this may not seem fair to others who have complied but something has to be enforced.

This is Canyon Lake, TEXAS, not AZ. yeah we walked this area by the dam after fathers day weekend and it was a total disaster! oh, they put trash barrels but man you cannot believe the amount of trash that was there. Pizza boxes, canopy frames all broken, gatorade bottles, shoes, sandles, towels, you name it. IT WAS EVERYWHERE. I should have made a video. and you literally have to hike up this massive rocky hillside if you want to access the restroom, a portable john.

People think it's other peoples job to pick up their trash !

Hmmmm I'm sensing a pattern here.

ARREST THESE people for throwing THEIR trash on the ground. Fine the CREEPS WITH REAL heavy fines.

You can see in the video that they don't even bother to empty the overflowing trash cans. There's a painfully obvious lack of routine maintenance and rule/law enforcement by whoever is in charge of running the place. KSAY should do a story on why Northpark at the lake isn't open anymore.

It's sad that you have to tell people this.

Anyone caught throwing or leaving trash or parking in wrong area fined $500..Enforce rules😔😠

There's new people moving to Texas from all over. Apparently, they have a tendency to leave their trash for someone else to pick up. That would explain the crowding plus all the litter. Random ID checks for underage drinking might help create a police presence.

This is so unfortunate. Parents tell your kids to put your garbage in your pocket. GIVE A HOOT,AND DON’T POLUTE. This doesn’t happen in Ontario.

What a shame for this destruction of a once pristine recreation area. Was my father's favorite lake to camp at in the late 60's early 70's.

There’s too many people here

Where is canyon lake ?

at Biker rallies they fine you and pay on the spot, with cash. you get a nice receipt though. sounds like a good plan. 300 dollar fine for 5 or 10 minutes of work

Fine them ,put a camera or use drone

Fine the heck out of those that leave trash or park in damaging places!!! Good stiff fines will change bad habits.

Over the weekend I was cruising on my local lake and seen several beer cans floating on the water. It's not that hard to bring a trash bag with you from home.

That's the city in them. They live at home the way they take care of the park!!

Sorry everyone!! It’s more than like because Medina Lake is almost dry it’s at 13% maybe lower now but might be the reason so many people at Canyon Lake,but doesn’t excuse them for not picking up the trash they use..

I never seen canyon lake so pack before

People disgust me at such a deep level.

Gee, a people that kill each other by the bushel and have zero concern for the consequences of their actions, litter? I’m shocked.

some many lakes are called canyon lake ,next be more pacific what state you are reporting on .

5k fine, 1 year in jail for any littering, no exceptions.

BLOCK PEOPLE out. Tear the Entrance roads out. Make them WALK a long way.. NO VEHICLES ALLOWED. ONLY WHAT THEY CAN CARRY.