Public Lake Austin Boat Cruise & Tour

Public Lake Austin Boat Cruise & Tour

Come experience the beauty of Lake Austin on a public, partially guided boat tour! Located in the heart of the City and just minutes from Downtown, Lake Austin offers 22 miles of great sightseeing views, including privately-owned waterfront and cliffside homes & communities, popular shoreside restaurants featuring local flavors and many public parks. Unique to Lake Austin is its clear, constant-level water and intimate setting, making for the most beautiful scenery for pictures. You may even catch sight of Austin's own professional wake surfing phenom Raleigh Hager!

Itinerary
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Pass By: Mount Bonnell, 3800 Bonnell Dr, Austin, TX 78731-5846

This beautiful 5-acre park located almost 800 feet over Lake Austin. The cliffs of Mount Bonnell provide a vista for viewing not only the Lake from atop, but the expansive hills surrounding Austin.

Pass By: Austin Country Club, 4408 Long Champ Dr, Austin, TX 78746-1162

This private golf club is located on the banks of Lake Austin. It features a challenging 18-hole course and hosts tournaments, including the popular WGC Dell Match Play. It was designed by architect Pete Dye and is home to golf legend Harvey Penick.

Pass By: Emma Long Metropolitan Park, 1600 City Park Road, Austin, TX 78730

This municipal park on the shores of Lake Austin is well-known for its camping, fishing, hiking, picnic & swimming amenities, but also for its notoriety as a 5-mile mountain biking and motorcycle trail. Named after the first women to serve as Mayor Pro Tem in Austin in 1967, Emma Long Metropolitan Park continues to be a long-standing favorite of locals and visitors alike.

Pass By: Nalle Bunny Run Wildlife, 4615 Bunny Run, Austin, TX 78746, USA

This 35-acre wildlife preserve located on Lake Austin's waterfront is a refuge for rare, endangered or threatened species and is open to the public through guided tours.

Pass By: Pennybacker Bridge, Austin, TX

This steel arched bridge built in 1982 is an iconic Austin landmark. Spanning the distance of Lake Austin (1,150 ft long), it connects the North & South sections of the Capital of Texas Highway. The bridge's arched design was created to avoid having support columns that would otherwise interfere with water skiers, wake surfers and boaters on the 22 miles of water below.

Pass By: Tom Miller Dam, Austin, TX 78746, USA

This dam, named after a former Mayor of Austin, began operation in 1940. It was constructed for the purpose of flood control & hydroelectric power generation. On its upstream side is Lake Austin and on its downstream side is Lady Bird Lake. Both reservoirs are a result of the dam's construction.