Lake Fayette

 

  • 4819 W. State Hwy 159, Fayetteville, Texas 78940

  • Adults – $5
    Children (12 and younger) – Free
    Seniors (65 and older) – $3

  • The Fayette County Reservoir was completed in 1978 as a 2400-acre cooling reservoir. Located 10 miles east of La Grange, it has two parks on the north end - Park Prairie and Oak Thicket Park.  Best known as a large-mouth bass lake, tournament surveys rank high in average weight and fish caught per hour. Standing timber, submerged dams, roadbeds, creek channels and aquatic vegetation provide a great structure for bass.

    Oak Thicket Park

    Located on the north shore of Fayette County Reservoir approximately 10 miles east of LaGrange. Oak Thicket Park Road is 2 miles east of Park Prairie Road on Texas Highway 159

    Two-lane paved boat ramp and fishing pier

    Open all year

    Operated by Lower Colorado River Authority (979) 249-3504

Lake Bastrop

 

  • 375 South Shore Road, Bastrop, TX 78602

  • Adults – $5
    Children (12 and younger) – Free
    Disabled – $2
    Seniors (65 and older) – $2

  • Lake Bastrop is a reservoir on Spicer Creek in the Colorado River basin 3 miles northeast of the town of Bastrop in central Bastrop County, Texas, United States. The reservoir was formed in 1964 by the construction of a dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority.

Lake Walter E. Long (Lake Decker)

 

  • Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park, 6614 Blue Bluff Road , Austin, 78724

  • $5 per day/vehicle, Monday through Thursday.

    $10 per day/vehicle Friday through Sunday, and holidays.

  • Lake Walter E. Long is a power plant cooling reservoir on Decker Creek in Austin, Texas. The reservoir was officially impounded in 1967 and serves to provide water for turbines used in the production of electricity from petroleum-based fuels. The dam and the lake are managed by the City of Austin.