Navigation:
- Austin Nature and Science Center
- Krause Springs
- St. Luke’s on the Lake
- Lakeway City Park
- Hamilton Pool
Lake Travis is a reservoir located on the Colorado River in Texas. Mansfield Dam constructed it in 1942, on the western part of Austin, Texas. The Lower Colorado River Authority designed Lake Travis to hold flood waters to protect flash-flood prone areas. Initially, the plan was to contain flood waters but during its construction in July of 1938, a severe flood damaged the reservoir. The incident prompted an increase of its storage capacity for flood waters.
Among the seven reservoirs of the
Highland Lakes, Lake Travis holds the record as the largest storage capacity
reservoir. Measuring 65 miles from Travis County, going to Burnet County up
until Max Starcke Dam, the lake has a snake-like design which ends in Marble
Falls town. The Pedernales River flows drains into the lake from the
southwestern part of Travis County. In all of Texas, Lake Travis has the
clearest water and a significant water source for Austin and nearby
cities. Other purposes of the lake
include water supply, electrical power generation as well as recreation.
Most people visit Lake Travis
because of its fun and exciting outdoor recreational activities. Activities
like boating, fishing, boating, and camping are amongst the favorites. A more
bold activity within the lake happens in Hippie Hollow Park, aside from
swimming, nude sunbathing is allowed on this beach. The very scenic beauty of
Lake Travis has created these popular destinations.
Austin Nature and Science Center
Location: 301 Nature Center Drive
The Austin Nature & Science
Center is specifically designed for kids. It features natural history and
botany where children will learn about the environment. They also host fun
activities like unearthing “dinosaur bones” from a sand pit, which dates back
99 million years ago. Children will surely love digging into the sandbar to
find the ‘fossils’. The center is open to the public from Tuesday through
Saturday.
Krause Springs
St. Luke’s on the Lake
Location: 5600 Ranch Road 620 N
Known as “The Church with The
View”, St. Luke’s is an Episcopal church located on the cliffs with an amazing
view of Lake Travis. It has the most scenic view of the pristine waters of the
lake perfect for those mini pictorials with your family. A mini viewing deck at
the back of the church is the best place to take those pictures.
Lakeway City Park
Location: 502 Hurst Creek Rd
When you find Lake Travis packed
with tourists, you can park in Lakeway and just walk into the lake. Activities
in the park include a playground, baseball fields, basketball and volleyball
courts and walking trails. After a long walk, you will appreciate Lakeway City
Park the most, as their benches are designed to be submerged in the water to
cool your sore feet. That’s an added bonus going into this park.
Hamilton Pool
Do you want to know where locals
go? Hamilton Pool is a natural hidden gem in Lake Travis, where locals go for a
swim. The place looks like paradise, and most photographers come here to take
their perfect shot. But do bring extra clothes and waterproof camera as some
days there would be small waterfalls forming in some places.
Your trip to Lake Travis should be commemorated with a beautiful memento! Mark your trip with a memorabilia from Carved Lake Art! Carved Lake Art offers custom laser cut wood maps, charts and memorabilia like coffee tables and clocks. Here's a 3-D nautical wood chart of Lake Travis. Get yours now!
Your trip to Lake Travis should be commemorated with a beautiful memento! Mark your trip with a memorabilia from Carved Lake Art! Carved Lake Art offers custom laser cut wood maps, charts and memorabilia like coffee tables and clocks. Here's a 3-D nautical wood chart of Lake Travis. Get yours now!
