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Area Restaurants/Activities The Spicewood and Surrounding Area of Lake Travis has many wonderful restaurants and activities to offer. Most of all there is the lake, but best of all is the wonderful Hill Country Scenery and last, but not least---a slower, peaceful pace of life!! RESTAURANTS
AREA ACTIVITIES Public Boat Launches There are 5 public boat launches nearby. Camp Pedernales -- (512)264-2735 -- $7.00 Launch Fee, Open 24 hours a day/7 days a week. From Hwy 71 go to Pace Bend Road (FM 2322) and go about 2.3 miles and make a Left onto Old Ferry Road. Go 2.5 miles and the ramp is on your Right. Briarcliff Marina -- (512)264-2666 --- http://www.briarcliffmarina.com/ramp.htm ---$10.00 Launch Fee, Open 24 hours a day/7 days a week. From Hwy 71 turn Left at the light onto Pace Bend Road (FM 2322) and go about 3 miles and make a RIGHT on McDaniel's Dr. for approx 0.2 miles. Turn LEFT on Sleat Dr. to the end of the road. End at 406 Sleat Dr SIESTA SHORES BOAT LAUNCH & MARINA.-- (512)367-8800 or (512)626-1221 -- www.siestashores.com -- $10.00 Launch Fee inlcudes use of a loading dock. Day Slips available for $15 Per Day. From Hwy 71 turn at light on Pace Bend Park Road (2322) and go 2.3 miles and take a Right on Bee Creek Road--go 2 miles and turn Left onto Siesta Shores and go 1 mile and turn Left on Windy Shores Loop, then go 1 block to Bay Circle and the marina will on your left. Pace Bend information please visit the website and there are directions and information there. Narrows information please visit the website and there are directions and information there. LAKE TRAVIS INFORMATION Lake Travis Facts Lake Travis is managed by LCRA. Please visit their Website at: CLICK HERE for a MAP OF LAKE TRAVIS Click here for information on Lake Travis Mile Markers BOAT & JET SKI RENTALS Briarcliff Marina Boat & Jet Ski Rentals-- (512)264-2666 http://www.briarcliffmarina.com/rentals.htm . Boats range from $55 to $65 an Hour and Jet Skis are $65 Per Hour. Barefoot Boatworks (830) 693-0214 or (512)784-3658. Old Ferry Road Boat Rentals Lakeway Marina - Pontoon & Ski
Boats range from $49 to $72 per hour ON LAKE GAS PUMPS Resort Ranch-- Across and 1/2 mile north from house. (512)264-2533. Open Saturdays/Sundays from 10-6 or call during weekdays for hours. Briarcliff Marina --North 9 miles from the house at Mile Marker 26 at Cat Hollow (house is located near mile marker 35). (512)264-2666-- www.briarcliffmarina.com. Open 9am till Dark 7 Days a Week. WAKEBOARD & WATER SKI LESSONS www.lakelessons.com or contact (512)947-7160 or instructors@lakelessons.com Rates are $85 an hour and INCLUDE a wakeboard boat, gas, any equipment needed, and an instructor. Can handle up to 6 people per boat. The hourly rate doesn't change with the number of people (they will just have less time behind the boat if they split if up between more people). Offer courses on almost everything pulled behind the boat as well as courses on saftey and operation of boats. Operates year-round by appointment only. Has a large staff and several boats, so they can accomadate most schedules. GOLF Pedernales Country Club -Home of the Willie Nelson 9 Hole Course!! Open Tuesday thru Sunday, year round. Green fees with Cart are $17.50 weekdays and $22.50 weekends. Rental clubs available. Also has a little Willie Memorabilia Museum . (512)264-1489. www.pedernalesgolfclub.com Blue Lake Golf Course -9 Hole Course. Open Monday thru Sunday, year round. Cart rental available and In-House Pro Shop. Green Fee is $11.00. (830) 598-5524. www.bluelakegolf.com Meadowlakes Country Club --18 Hole Gofl Course. Open Monday thur Sunday, year round 7am till 7pm . Green fee is $25.00 and Cart Rental is $12.50. (830)693-3300. www.meadowlakescountryclub.com Rockhoppers Miniature Golf . 18 holes Miniature Golf, Miniature Bowling, Indoor Arcade, Power Jump, and Water Wars. Located at 1501 Hay 281 North, Marble Falls . Call (830)693-4386 or visit www.rockhoppersonline.com SHOPPING Hill Country Galleria Mall located in Bee Cave on Hwy 71 about 20 miles from Spicewood. Macy's, Dillards, Cinemark Movies, Bath & Body Works, Barnes & Noble and several other stores, shops and restaurants. Visit www.hillcountrygalleria.com for information and location map. MASSAGE SERVICES Guests may arrange to have a Massage right at their vacation rental house. Price for a One Hour Massage is $100.00 per massage or One and Half Hour Massage is $140.00 per massage. Days/Times for Massages are subject to availability. 2 Massage Minimum. Massage appointments can be made when you make a reservation for your vacation house. Note: 72 Hour Notice of Cancellation must be given on scheduled Massages, or the Full Amount will be charged. SALON Salon 71 located in Spicewood--9414 Hwy 71. Call (830) 693-3941. Offers Full Hair Care Services. GUIDED FISHING TRIPS SCALES GUIDE SERVICE - Scales is a professional fishing guide service on Lake Travis. Please call 512-264-9628 for more information and pricing or visit http://www.scalesguideservice.com TENNIS Lakecliff Racquet Club 2819 Cliff Point Spicewood, Tx. (512)426-3160 or (512)633-7140 or visit the website at www.lakecliff.net. Enjoy Red Clay, Grass, and Hard Courts with coaches Trey Phillips and Michelle Stallard. Many scheduled Clinics and Private lessons. WINERIES Spicewood
Vineyards --Open Wednesday thru Sunday from 12-5
for tastings and tours. Stonehouse Vineyards -- Open Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 12:00pm till 5:00pm for tastings & tours. (512)264-3630 www.stonehousevineyard.com Flat Creek Estates --Open
Tuesday thru Friday from Noon till 5pm and Saturday/Sunday from Noon
till 5pm. (512)267-6310 Texas Hills Vineyards --Open
Monday thru Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 12pm - 5pm. Becker Vineyards --Open
Monday thru Thursday from 10am-5pm , Friday & Saturday from 10am-6pm
and Sunday from 12pm - 6pm. Call (830)644-2681 or Grape Creek Vineyards --Open
Monday thru Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 12pm - 5pm. Lost Creek Vineyards --Open Monday thru Saturday from 10am-5pm and Sunday from 12pm-5pm . Call (325)388-0910 or www.lostcreekvineyard.com Fall Creek Vineyards --Open Monday thru Friday from 11am-4pm and Saturday/Sunday from 12pm-5pm . Call (325)379-5361 or www.fcv.com Texas Wine Trail -- visit www.texaswinetrail.com for information on all the local wineries in the Hill Country and for an event calendar. Or call (866)621-9463 CANOPY TOURS Cypress Valley Canopy Tours . A thrilling eco-adventure, where you zip through the canopy of old growth cypress trees, some up to 100 feet tall. A new world unfolds as you ride on steel zip lines from platform to platform high in the treetops. (512)264-8880. www.cypressvalleycanopytours.com ZOOS The Zoo Exotic Ranch-- 137 Acre Drive Thru Zoo with over 500 Animals and 80 Different Species. Open 7 days a week from 9am till 5pm . (830)868-4357 or www.zooexotics.com CONCERTS The Backyard Live Oak Amphitheatre Live
concerts in an outdoor concert theatre. Check to the website at www.thebackyard.net to
see who is coming!! Many great concerts come here like Willie Nelson,
Jewel, Diamond Rio,Journey, and more. HORSEBACK RIDING SILVER’S TRAILS - Trail rides on site start at $35 for 30 minutes with a minimum of two riders. Trail rides to the river start at $40 with a minimum of two riders for approximately 1 1/2 hours. Located at 7506 CR 404 in Spicewood. Call (830)693-5417 or (512)577-4791 or visit: http://www.silverstrails.com/pricing.htm Colbert
Ranch offers Horseback Riding -- Guided 1 hour Trail
Ride through the Hill Country--$50 per person for 1 1/2 hour
ride or $70 per person for 2 hour ride. Post Oak Farm offers Horseback Riding. (512)756-4647. Guided Trail Ride is $25 per person/per hour. Visit www.postoakfarm.com HIKING TRAILS LCRA has 3 Recreation Areas that offer Hiking Trails. Grelle has a 2 mile hiking trail. Visit http://www.lcra.org/parks/recreation_areas/grelle.html for information. Muleshoe has a 6.5 mile hiking/biking trail. Visit http://www.lcra.org/parks/recreation_areas/muleshoe.html for information. Pace Bend has several hiking trails. Visit http://www.lcra.org/parks/developed_parks/pace_bend.html for information. There are also several State Parks within a 30 to 45 minute drive from Spicewood that offer Hiking. Visit http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/ for information. BIKE RIDING TRAILS Muleshoe Bend Recreation Area -7.5 mile loop trail-$5 entry fee-info at www.austinridgeriders.com/trails.htm Pedernales Falls State Park -about 45 miles away. Lots of Trails--$4 entry fee-info at www.austinridgeriders.com/trails.htm KAYAKING Lake Buchanan Adventers Outfitter & Guide-- River Kayaking Trips and Rentals--(512)756-9911-- www.lakebuchananadventures.com SUNSET CRUISES Vanishing
Texas River Cruise - offers Bald Eagle, Waterfall,
Vineyard, Wildflower, Wilderness, and Sunset Dinner Cruises
that last from 2 ½ to 4 hours and range in price from
$15-$30 per person. Lakeway Marina also
offers Sunset Yacht Cruises on Friday/Saturday/Sunday from 7 to
9pm for $12.50 per person. KRAUSE SPRINGS Krause
Springs -- 32 natural springs and a swimming pool situated on a
bluff overlooking cypress creek. Natural Waterfall, Caves, and
Picnic Area. Year round water temperature of 70 degrees. $3.00
per person admission. Open 7 days a week, year round 9am to 8pm. LONGHORN CAVERNS Underground
Cave -- Open 7 days a week, year round 10am to 4 pm. $8.00 per
person admission for cavern tour which takes about 1 ½ hours.
Wild Cave Tours also available. Visit www.longhorncaverns.com for
information. ENCHANTED ROCK The Rock is a huge, pink granite exfoliation dome, that rises 425 feet above ground, 1825 feet above sea level, and covers 640 acres. It is one of the largest batholiths (underground rock formation uncovered by erosion) in the United States. (325)247-3903. www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/enchanted_rock/ MOVIE THEATRES Driftwood
Theatre 8 at Lake Marble Falls. 8 screen movie theatre located
at 2600 Hwy 281 North, Marble Falls. LOCAL CHURCHES Baptist: Pedernales River Fellowship --22800 Hwy 71 West , Spicewood-- (512)264-1794 www.prfellowship.com Catholic: Queen of Angels Chapel 20600 Siesta Shores Dr, Spicewood - (512) 264-3355 www.emmauslakeway.org Methodist: Bee Creek United Methodist Church—3000 Bee Creek Road, Spicewood-- (512)264-2225 www.beecreekumc.org/ Church of Christ: Spicewood Church of Christ--320 Bailey Lane, Spicewood, TX - -(830) 693-6352 LAKE LBJ STATE PARK Has
Nature Trails, Swimming Pool, Restrooms, Visitor Center that has
LBJ History, Danz Log Cabin and Sauer-Beckman Living Farm. $4.00
per person admission. Visit www.tpwd.state.tx.us for
information. PEDERNALES FALL STATE PARK Has
over 19 miles of hiking trails and a covered bird viewing station.
$4.00 per person admission. WESTCAVE PRESERVE Natural treasure of the Hill Country were two distinct ecosystems meet. Guided tour into the canyon--1 mile Hike. Year-Round on Saturday/Sunday only. at 10am/Noon/2pm/4pm. (830)825-3442 WWW.WESTCAVE.ORG AUSTIN Tons
of activities. Visit www.austin360.com or MARBLE FALLS Great downtown historic buildings and shopping. Visit www.marblefalls.org or www.marblefallstexas.com for information. WIMBERLEY Great
Shopping and First Weekend of the Month Trade Days with everything
imaginable!! FREDERICKSBURG Wonderful
shopping and German History and Nimitz Museum. JOHNSON CITY Great Shopping & Antiquing. For information visit www.lbjcountry.com
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