Paddling on Lake Travis

Description Lake Travis can be a wild and woolly lake. Like Lake Austin, it's one of six reservoirs in the Highland Lakes chain. At the west end of the lake, you'll find Max Starcke Dam. At the east end of the lake, you'll find Mansfield Dam. It's home to countless motor boats, personal watercraft, and sailboats. The lake is suitable for longer recreational, touring, and sea kayaks. Of course, you could always hop on a sit-on-top or in a recreational boat and paddle in the coves.
Class Flatwater lake (18,622 acres)
Location Austin, Texas (Mapsco 428, 458, 459, 488, 489, 490, 460, 461, 491)
Directions

From RM 620, exit FM 2769.
From RM 2222, continue until the road dead ends into FM 2769.
From RM 620, exit Mansfield Dam.

Put Ins and
Take Outs

Cypress Creek Park
Mansfield Dam Park

Flow Information LCRA River Report
Boat Rentals Local outfitters
Resources and
Trip Information

LCRA's Guide to Water Recreation and Safety
APC Calendar

Contacts Mark White, qajaq@swbell.net
View From the Boat



Photos courtesy of Carla Jennings and Ed DeBee (Lake Travis)
Last Updated: 7 January 2007
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