Austin has two lakes within close proximity that secure us the designation as a Lake Town. Lake Austin is just to the west of town and is a constant level lake. You can rent boats and you’ll see lots of people on the water any day of the week. Lake Travis is about 25 miles Northwest. It’s a bigger lake that facilitates all sorts of boats, including sailboats and scuba divers. Both are great for water sports and even fishing.
Lady Bird Lake is actually the river that runs through Austin just south of Downtown. It’s great for paddle boarding and hoping on a river cruise to see the Mexican free-tailed bats leave their colony under the Congress Avenue bridge every night in the summer months. It doesn’t allow motorized boats, so grab a paddle board and enjoy the scenery!
Factoid of the day: All of these lakes are actually reservoirs created by dams along the Lower Colorado river.
Reach out to Deanna for boat and paddle board rental suggestions.