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505 Staples Road
San Marcos, Texas 78666
(512) 353-0072
Patrick Ireland, Biologist
Lady Bird Lake
Public Access Facilities
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BOATER ADVISORY: Zebra mussels have invaded this reservoir! CLEAN, DRAIN AND DRY your boat, trailer, livewells/bait buckets, and other gear before traveling to another water body. Draining water is required by law and possession and transport of zebra mussels is illegal.
Good bank access is available at Auditorium Shores and Festival Beach Park. Shoreline access is also available at Red Bud Island in the upper end of the reservoir near Tom Miller Dam. The Austin hike and bike trail circles almost the entire lower two thirds of the reservoir offering access to the bank. Unimproved boat ramps are located on the north shore at Festival Beach and behind the Holiday Inn Hotel west of I-35. One additional ramp for boats that can be carried is located across Stephen F. Austin Street from Austin High School.
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Festival Beach
- Located in Town Lake Metropolitan Park east of I-35
- One-lane boat ramp with a maximum parking capacity of 5
- No fee required
- Open all year
- Operated by the City of Austin
- For assistance, call Lake Patrol (512) 329-8841
Holiday Inn
- Located in Town Lake Metropolitan Park west of I-35
- One-lane boat ramp with a maximum parking capacity of 5
- No fee required
- Open all year
- Operated by the City of Austin
- For assistance, call Lake Patrol (512) 329-8841
Drainage Ditch Ramp
- Located across Stephen F. Austin Street from Austin High School
- Suitable only for canoes or small cartop boats
- No fee required
- Open all year