Everything worth doing.Within 20 minutes.

A Lake Austin staple since 1954, founded by the Fowler family as a hamburger joint and watering hole on the beach for water skiers. Burgers, tacos, and cold drinks, with a lakeside patio and room for kids to run.

Tex-Mex with a Polynesian twist, on a pier built out over the water at the lake's east end. A long-standing favorite for its lakeside patio and tiki-bar atmosphere.

A globally-inspired restaurant that opened in December 2023, with roots in Quince's original San Miguel de Allende location — sushi and seafood alongside a lakefront patio.

Texas barbecue in a converted 1940s lake lodge on Bull Creek just off Lake Austin — brisket, ribs, and sausage, and long known locally as the place to bring out-of-town guests.

168 covered boat slips near Tom Miller Dam, plus a ship store and fuel dock — the only Certified Clean Marina on Lake Austin.

A city-run, two-lane concrete public boat ramp a stone's throw from downtown — one of only two public concrete launches on Lake Austin. $10 launch fee, card only.

The dam that forms Lake Austin, completed in 1939 by the Lower Colorado River Authority after two earlier dams at the same site — the first Texas reservoir dam of its kind — failed catastrophically in 1900 and 1915. Named for a former Austin mayor.

A short cliffside trail above the 360 Bridge (opened 1982), whose 600-foot weathered-steel arch spans Lake Austin with no support pillars touching the water. One of Austin's most-photographed views, especially at sunset.

A 784-foot limestone promontory over Lake Austin, a tourist destination since the 1850s and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark since 1969. A 100-step climb leads to the overlook the Covert family deeded to Travis County in 1939.

A 1,142-acre park on the lake's west end with a swimming beach, campsites, and two boat ramps — the largest public green space directly on Lake Austin. Day-pass reservations required Friday through Sunday and holidays, March through September.