Living in the Cove - Cypress Cove

Imagine yourself driving home after a long hard day of work down a serene, sloping, tree-lined road. Just over the ridge off in the distance you can see the Guadalupe River rounding a bend. If you roll down your window you can hear deer scampering off in the woods--watch out they may cross the road! Ah, it's beautiful here in my imagination. Wait a minute, somebody pinch me, it's not my imagination, it's my neighborhood!

Cypress Cove is a residential community located off of FM 306 in Spring Branch, Texas. According to the community restrictions, the neighborhood was a 64-acre tract of land located near Canyon Lake and right off of the Guadalupe River. It was plotted out in the early 60's and still has an open country feel to it. This community has it all, including it's own non-denominational church, The Chapel in the Cove. What more could you ask for in a community?

Aside from the church, there is a civic center, community park, with picnic and play areas, a neighborhood pool, and a tennis court. Cypress Cove has its own water system so there's no city water to deal with here. All of the homes are site built on lots of ample size and most residents have purchase several lots to have just that much more space. I say the more lots the better!

Don't expect to drive though the neighborhood without getting a wave. Everyone is friendly here. Neighbors look out for you and expect the same in return.

Canyon Lake boat ramp #11 is located within the community. This ramp puts you right on the Guadalupe River. From here you can either go down river and wind up right on Canyon Lake where you can boat around all day and not run out of things to do: fishing, water sports, camping, and even dining (bring your own food or tie up to the Canyon Lake Marina and dine at Papa Dock's Restaurant).

If you choose to go up river, you can join other fisherman in catching an elusive fish. Up river the rapids offer great fishing for White Bass, Striper, Black Bass, and yes even several varieties of Catfish. The ride up river is gorgeous, well worth it even if you don't catch a fish, you can bird watch, commune with nature, and talk to cows. I'm not kidding around here, there are several ranches backed up to the river and you will come across a cow or two.

Back at home, after you clean your fish, you can kick back and read the monthly community newsletter, which updates you on events going on in the neighborhood. There are ice cream socials, pool parties, fish fry's, pot luck dinners, crafts in the park shows, and even an annual Halloween Hay Ride for the kids to get their trick-or-treats on. If you're a lady, you can join the local Red Hats Society and partake in their fair. If you're a man, you can stoke your delight by helping with the monthly community brush burn. There's always something happening in the Cove.