Is Lake Travis open for boating for 2024 ? That’s a HARD YES ! Despite some negative press being spread by local media, Lake Travis, as always, remains open and inviting for boating. Most all of the boat, party boat and party barge rentals operators are open and will remain so thru the summer. The…
Go Big or Go Home. Lake Travis Party Barges for Large Groups or Parties. If your visit to the waters of beautifil Lake Travis in Austin, Texas involves a large group, there are many options for big 25-60 passenger party barges. Whether you’re planning a bachelor or bachelorette party, a corporate event, on-the-water wedding or…
Here are the Best Lake Travis Boat Rentals Need a boat on Lake Travis ? Here is our list of the best outftters on the lake. Over 50 different boat rental facilities operate to rent a boat on Lake Travis. Considered the “Crown Jewel” of Central Texas’ Highland Lakes, Lake Travis is THE destination for…
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Austin has become a craft brewery mecca with some of the best national award-winning breweries right here. Beer in Austin is an institution like barbecue, and breakfast tacos. The sheer volume of craft brew choices at the local grocer isle makes local beer picking as challenging as your Netflix choice. Fortunately some of those great…
Austin’s Lake Travis is the most visited freshwater lake in the state of Texas. It’s a mecca for water sports, lakeside dining and live music. Check out our best Lake Travis lakeside restaurants. All have great lake views, most are accessible by boat. Take the challenge. Fire up your boat and do the Lake Travis…
Lake Travis’ most familiar landmark archipelago, Starnes Island, was simply a hill in Travis County until the early part of the 1940’s when Mansfield Dam was built on the Colorado River creating Lake Travis. Starnes is located in the Sandy Creek arm of the lake. The island is also know to some as Monkey Island,…
It’s that time of year. Here are the Best Lake Travis Holiday events on and around the lake. Bee Cave on Ice Hill Country Galleria and the City of Bee Cave present Bee Cave on Ice! Come out and enjoy this year’s coolest holiday attraction from Friday, November 10th – Monday, January 15th. The $15…
Just northwest of Austin’s is Texas’s most visited lake, Lake Travis. This lake is BIG folks. It’s 63.75 miles long, has over 271 miles of shoreline and its maximum width is 4.5 miles. Lake Travis is THE most visited freshwater recreational vacation destination in the state. It’s limestone bottom results in it’s unique crystal clear…
Is it safe to swim in Lake Travis ? The short answer is YES, by exercising common sense swimming safety. Hundreds of thousands of people swim annually in Lake Travis. Lake Travis is one of Texas’ largest lakes and the state’s most visited. Boat traffic on the water can be very high during peak season,…