Travel Archives - Highland Lakes

Lake Marble Falls

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Lake Marble Falls is a reservoir on the Colorado River in the Texas Hill Country in the United States. The reservoir was formed in 1951 by the construction of Max Starcke Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Originally named...

Longhorn Cavern State Park

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Location: 6211 Park Road 4 S, Burnet, TX 78611, United States. Longhorn Cavern State Park is a state park located in Burnet County, Texas, United States. The Texas Parks and...

Lake Buchanan

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Lake Buchanan was formed by the construction of Buchanan Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority to provide a water supply for the region and to provide hydroelectric power. Buchanan Dam, a structure over 2 mi...

Inks Lake State Park – Texas Parks & Wildlife [Official]

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Courtesy: Texas Parks and Wildlife A little over an hour northwest of Austin, Inks Lake State Park offers a pristine hill country experience. Visitors enjoy swimming, fishing, camping and hiking.

Nightengale Archaeological Center at Kingsland

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Location: 1010 Circle Dr, Kingsland, TX 78639, United States. The Nightengale Archaeological Center at Kingsland is located around 10 acres on the banks of Lake LBJ. The prehistoric site was...

Lake Austin

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Lake Austin, formerly Lake McDonald, is a water reservoir on the Colorado River in Austin, Texas. The reservoir was formed in 1939 by the construction of Tom Miller Dam by the Lower Colorado River Authority. Lake Austin is...

Lake LBJ Texas – Drone 4K

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Courtesy: David Hernandez Jr Lake Lyndon B. Johnson (more commonly referred to as Lake LBJ and originally named Lake Granite Shoals) is a reservoir on the Colorado River in the...

Bluebonnet Festival – 101 Fun Things to do in the Highland Lakes

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Courtesy: DailyTrib Burnet is the Bluebonnet capital of Texas, so it's only natural the city holds its Bluebonnet Festival each spring as the flowers cover the area. The event includes...

Krause Springs Park

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Location: 424 Co Rd 404, Spicewood, TX 78669, United States. The 115-acre (0.47 km2) property has 32 springs, and several feed the man-made pool and the natural pool which flow into Lake...

5 Things You Didn’t Know About the Highland Lakes

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By Amanda Waltman From recreational activity to water supply, the Highland Lakes provide it all for the Texas Hill Country. The lakes include Lake Buchanan, Inks Lake, Lake LBJ, Lake Marble...