Will Taylor

Austinite for 29 years, owner and publisher of LakeTravis.com, street photographer, cyclist and amateur mountaineer. Splits time between homes in Austin and Crested Butte, Colorado.

So your planning a trip to Lake Travis and you’d like to camp out. Well fear not, you’ve got plenty of options. Lake Travis has more than 15 county, LCRA (Lower Colorado River Authority) and private parks (8 with campgrounds). Below are your Lake Travis camping options…. La Hacienda RV Resort & Cottages Full Services…

Lake Travis and the Hill country is replete with live oak and cedar trees. Many a Lake Travis yard has a healthy covering of oak and cedar that need regular canopy pruning and trimming. Finding a tree service company that understands the maintenance of these trees is import. Due to oak wilt, the proper pruning…

Not all the fun on Lake Travis is on the water. The surrounding Hill Country is replete with adventure. Here is our list of Best Lake Travis Day Trips. Krause Springs Krause Springs is an iconic camping & swimming site located in the beautiful Hill Country of Texas near Lake Travis. It is located in…

  Our list of the Best Lake Travis Boat Detailers. For most watercraft owners their vessel is their most expensive toy. Boats and watercraft, being “outside” toys are subject to some harsh elements. Wind, sun, water, mold & mildew and now zebra mussels can wreak havoc on watercraft from bow to stern. Maintaining your boats…

5/26/20 – Let’s support our local restaurants ! In lieu of the newest restriction’s on bar and restaurants and in support of our great Lake Travis food/beverage community we’ve put together a list of restaurants offering food choice beyond sit-in dining. Check out all the choices below and support our local eateries. This listing is…

Austin has become a destination Food Truck city and Lake Travis is no exception. Here’s a list of some of our favorite Lake Travis Food Trucks. Sevens Out BBQ Sevens Out BBQ is award winning barbecue located at Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery in Spicewood on Lake Travis. The location features 15 beautiful Lake Travis…

Here’s your 2018 Lake Travis High School Football schedule. See below for games, locations, directions and results. Map the game turn-by-turn directions on your mobile device.   See 6A D1 Playoff Brackets   Semifinal Playoff Play Saturday 12/15/18 @ 2:00 pm Lake Travis (13-1) at North Shore (14-0) Directions: NRG Stadium / Houston, TX Score:…

We’ve documented the October 16, 2018 Highland Lakes historical flood event. Lake Travis rose 24 feet in 24 hours. Header Photo: Justin Snider | Rock Studios You can check in with reports from the Lake Travis area Marinas here. They’ve been posting to FB regularly about their marina operations. Briarcliff Marina | Crosswater Yacht Club…

Lake Travis has seven great restaurants and pubs accessible by boat. Below we’ve listed every water access restaurant/bar on Lake Travis. Hitting all seven in a day might be a chore, but feel free to group 2-3 of the venues together in a fun filled on-the-water pub crawl around the lake. Stop for drinks at…

Devil’s Cove. Say it. Just mouth the words. Austinites from baby-boomers to millennials need no further explanation. Those two words have identified, for years, the most prolific party cove on not just Lake Travis, but in the country. For literally decades there were rivals – what is now Rough Hollow cove was a formidable go…