I've been to lake Travis when there was no water because of the drout, but not on a boat. I looked at the boat launch by the dam, and it looks steep. I based my statement about Lake Travis on other people that I know that has been there. They told me that they had to wait about 3 1/2 hours to launch their boat due to the crowds in line. That doesn't sound fun to me. I also heard that Jet Ski's can only be on the lake on certain days. If that is true, then that is an indication that the lake is too crowded. I based my input from 4 seperate people that have been to Sam Rayburn Reservour and Lake Travis. They all say the same thing. They say that Lake Travis is very pretty and the water is clear and they had fun, but said it was overcrowded and there are no sandy beaches. I heard there is a Party Cove at Lake Travis and people tie their boats together and have fun. I personally don't want someone climbing all over my boat, holding a cigarette that I don't know or invite. At Rayburn, there is a party Island named Snake Island and there are 3 other nice sandy beaches that poeple go. People don't tie to each others boats at Sam Rayburn. I see Lake Travis as a great Lake if you like BARS, Restraunts and Crowds on the water. Rayburn is totally different from that. Sandy beaches to play horse shoes, layout, cook, talk to friends, etc. Also, if you are into fishing, in which I am not, Rayburn has finshing ternaments almost every weekend all year. Don't get me wrong, I would love to go to visit Lake Travis...just not in my boat.

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So youve never actually been on Lake Travis yet you call the people here a bunch of drunks?
Jet skis are not allowed on certain days in Lake Austin not Lake Travis.
There is a party cove but there are also hundreds of other coves to go to on the 60mile long lake. Cow creek for example is much more of a family cove.
There has never been "no water" in Lake Travis, even when it was at a record low a few months ago the lake was over 150ft deep in the channel and there was still over 25ft under my boat in its slip right next to the shore.
We ran our poker runs as usual all last year and there was enough water for boats like this 50ft 140mph Nortech cat
LTPA poker run 9/2309
http://www.lakepirateforums.com/uplo...image5_771.jpg
that boat came from dallas to run in our Poker run and was launched at a ramp by the way.
There were plenty of ramps open with no wait but most are private or pay ramps. The free ones get crowded because state of texas and travis county are too cheap to extend them so they close most of them leaving only Mansfield Dam as the only open public ramp.
My marinas ramp never closed.
When lake is down a bit we have a huge sandy beach that wraps around Point Venture, probably where thye will hold Aquapalooza this year. Pace Bend park also has a beach.
As for rafting up I have NEVER been on any lake or ocean (Im from Miami originally)
where people dont raft up(tie-up together) at popular spots , and you cant find freindlier people than here in Austin.

I know everyone has different tastes and if you dont like Travis that is fine, but dont go talking trash about something you personally know nothing about..