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Downtown View from Zilker Park - Austin
Downtown View from Zilker Park
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Lakes & Water: 2 for 1 Canoes on the river!
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    • ATXtraveler
  • Updated By ATXtraveler on June 30, 2008
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    • Zilker Park Boat Rental - Austin
    Zilker Park Boat Rental
    by ATXtraveler
    During off-peak times, you can rent two for one canoes to sail around the Barton Springs swimming area!

    Simply go to the website, download the online coupon, and set sail! A great thing to do for an hour or two on a warm day!

    **Edit - Just received word from the fine people at Zilker Boats... their website is changed. Please see the listing below with the new link. Don't fear though, I checked and they still have 2-for-1!

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  • Phone: (512) 478-3852
  • Website: http://www.zilkerboats.com/
  • Other Contact: Below Barton Springs Swimming Po
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    Lakes & Water: Lake Travis
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    • stappm
  • Updated By stappm on November 18, 2004
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    • View from the Deck - Austin
    View from the Deck
    by stappm
    Lake Travis is Worth the drive over, but you'll need to rent a car if you're staying in the downtown Austin area. Great live misic and over 40 decks overlook the lake. The houses nearby almost look like castles hanging off the hillside. The weather was a bit off on the day we went, but this place appears to pump when it's hot out.

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    Lakes & Water: Enjoy the hill country
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    • yelli
  • By yelli on June 9, 2004
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    • On the lake by Mansfield dam - Austin
    On the lake by Mansfield dam
    by yelli
    The hill country, I think, is one of the nicest places in Texas. Lucky for me I live in it! Here you can find beautiful mansions, golf courses, lake restaurants, many yachts on the lake, and lots more. It's a gorgeous lake (actually the Colorado river dammed up) for fun in the summer.

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    Lakes & Water: Reimers Ranch....outdoor fun!
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  • Updated By butterfly_girl on March 17, 2008
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    • Reimers Ranch, Dripping Springs - Austin
    Reimers Ranch, Dripping
    Springs
    by butterfly_girl
    For a real nature experience...you gotta check out Milton Reimer's Ranch, now a Travis County Park. This is an off the beaten path tip and you have to be willing to drive about 1 hour from Austin and down a dirt road for this one...but at the end of the road, you will end up being on a long stretch of beautiful Pedernales river. This is a great spot for kayaking, fishing, hiking and climbing. Climbers and fishermen *love* this spot. The movie "Alamo" was filmed near here. A great spot for a daytrip. Pay $8.00 per car and enjoy your day!

    From Town Lake, take Mopac south and turn right onto southwest Parkway. At dead end, turn right onto highway 71. Turn left onto Ranch road 3238 (Hamilton's Pool road). Follow the road several miles, then one mile after 2nd crossing, turn right at Reimer's Ranch sign. On dirt road, stay left to a gate. Pay small admission fee at house. You need to leave before the Reimers close the gate at sun down.

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  • Phone: (512) 854-PARK
  • Website: www.co.travis.tx.us/tnr/parks/reimers_ranch.asp
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    Lakes & Water: Skyline and TownLake
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  • By ATXtraveler on February 28, 2005
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    • Downtown View from Zilker Park - Austin
    Downtown View from Zilker Park
    by ATXtraveler
    If you are headed to Austin, you need to now that Austin lies on the bank of the Lower Colorado River, which also contains a chain of 7 lakes. There are three lakes of significant importance, Travis, Austin, and Town Lake. In this picture you will see Town Lake, which runs along downtown. If you venture off to Zilker Park, and check out the hike and bike trail, you will be able to enjoy this beautiful view!

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  • Website: www.ci.austin.tx.us/zilker/
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    Lakes & Water: Enjoy the water!
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  • By butterfly_girl on March 13, 2005
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    • Reimer's Ranch at sunset, Texas - Austin
    Reimer's Ranch at sunset,
    Texas
    by butterfly_girl
    There are so many area lakes, rivers and creeks. Get outside and enjoy! The picture in this photo is of Reimer's Ranch at sunset on the Pedernales River.

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  • Website: www.tpwd.state.tx.us
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    Lakes & Water: Canoe the Lake
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    • ShinerBlonde
  • By ShinerBlonde on June 29, 2004
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    • Photo © Lloyd Litt - Austin
    Photo © Lloyd Litt
    by ShinerBlonde
    If you have the time and it's NOT raining (which usually happens when it comes to me and water), go to Zilker park and rent a canoe. Especially during the hot summers here, it's a great and unique date option.

    The prices aren't bad: There's two places that I know of - one near the Congress bridge which costs $20 an hour OR one near Barton Springs for $10 an hour.
    But there's tons of other places out there!

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  • Phone: 512-719-4386
  • Website: www.austinkayak.com
  • Other Contact: goosebg@aol.com
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    Lakes & Water: Lake Travis
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  • By Djinn76 on December 2, 2003
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    • Lakes & Water - Austin
    by Djinn76
    This lake has indeed been created by the Mansfield Dam on the Colorado River. This is now a major tourist attraction for boating, skiing, fishing, scuba diving, swimming, windsurfing,… No wonder it is so popular, the summer here are very long and very hot!

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    Lakes & Water: Living By The Lake
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    • keeweechic
  • Updated By keeweechic on December 27, 2002
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    • Lakes & Water - Austin
    by keeweechic
    The houses along the lake were amazing. Just being able to look down into a peep of them was really amazing.
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    Lakes & Water: If you are willing to drive a...
  • By casciam on August 24, 2002
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    • If you are willing to drive a ways out of town, you can visit Hamilton's Pool--off 71 West of Austin on Hamilton's Pool Road. It is a natural cave whose top fell in at some point and it is now a waterfall and swimming hole.

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