Best "self contained" lake in Texas?

(tl7) · (tl7) **Join Date: Feb 2005** 07-06-2009, 8:40 PM

I'm looking for a weekend getaway. I'd like to find a lake that has the whole 9 yards without ever leaving the lake. Restaurants, cabins, fuel, nightlife, etc. all accessible from the water. Preferably I'd like to stay within 3-4 hours of Houston, but go ahead and throw anything out there.

Side note...we just returned from a long weekend at Lake Amistad. Awesome lake. Very worth the drive.

(jasonpav) · (jasonpav) **Join Date: Dec 2008** 07-06-2009, 9:21 PM

Try TSR cable wake park if you don't mind not riding behind a boat

(dizzyj) · (dizzyj) **Join Date: Jul 2003** 07-06-2009, 9:44 PM

travis would be ok. got restaurants, im sure there are cabins somehwere, fuel and well, carlos and charlies is there for the nightlife?

just not sure if theres going to be water left.

(johny_malibu) · (johny_malibu) **Join Date: Jul 2008** 07-07-2009, 5:22 AM

Travis would be great but the water is way down. Check out lake austin,inks, or marble falls. They all have everything you are looking for.

(kamighazi) · (kamighazi) **Join Date: Nov 2008** 07-07-2009, 6:33 AM

Travis is too sketchy right now. Its way low. Lake Austin on the week days is about as flat as it gets. And there is night life and restaurants on both ends of the lake, and all in between.

(pacifichigh) · (pacifichigh) **Join Date: Jun 2008** 07-07-2009, 6:39 AM

LA is my home waters and it def. has a little bit of it all. You better be willing to wake up early if you want to ride butta on the weekend though; this time of year the wallies are everywhere.

We pretty much ride all week long, then let the kooks have the place on the weekend.

(dizzyj) · (dizzyj) **Join Date: Jul 2003** 07-07-2009, 7:54 AM

there is nothing on la north of city park but gators and snakes, and the occasional Somalian pirate.

(snork) · (snork) **Join Date: Jun 2007** 07-07-2009, 4:28 PM

My Secret Spot is about dried up so I was thinking of heading to Lake Austin for a week trip. Maybe camp at the city park or rent a house. Any advice?