The water
A constant-level lake, at the end of a quiet cove
Lake LBJ does not draw down through the season, and the house sits at the quiet end of Chevy Cove — a wide, open cove rather than a narrow channel — clean, clear water with room to turn a boat, and when the main lake is rough it stays calm here.
At the house
Calm when the lake is not
The cove is wide, clean and protected, so there is no chop and no wake off passing boats. Small children can swim, a kayak is usable on a windy afternoon, and nobody is fighting the water to get off the dock.
The helicopter
A private helicopter is based across the cove and comes and goes every few days, midday or afternoon — a minute of proper theater, and children stop whatever they are doing to watch. It is private, so it is not a charter and nobody is going for a ride.
If you bring a dog
The yard is open — a fence runs along one side only, the neighbor’s. Bring a leash or a tie-out; with the water at the end of the lawn there is nothing to stop a dog heading for it. The neighbors’ dogs wander over now and then, all friendly, and their owners call them straight back.
The turtles
They surface right off the deck and put their heads up to see who is visiting. Children watch for them all week.
The dock
Swimming area five feet deep, shallower along the wall for small children, with a ladder. Tie a boat up at the end of the lawn.
Fishing
Good in the cove, and it draws people from well beyond Kingsland. You can fish in the shade, which in August matters. Tackle, bait and licences are minutes away at the Ace in Kingsland, so a forgotten rod is not a lost morning.
Fuel, food and music without leaving the water
Wake Point LBJ is about two miles from the dock by water — ten minutes at an easy cruise — and it sells gasoline for boats, as do other places on the lake. Tie up, fill up, eat, and come back by water.
Hiring a boat
Boats, kayaks and jet skis are available locally and can be tied up at the dock for the week.
A private park
Lakeside grounds with picnic tables, shaded by oaks, pecan, cottonwood and pine.
Launching your own boat
The little launch in the neighborhood is for very small watercraft only — a canoe, a kayak, a jet ski, a very small boat. Nothing on a full-size trailer.
For anything bigger, the public ramp is Kingsland Community Park on 155 Lions Park Road — the same place you will see called Kingsland Lions Park. A one-lane concrete ramp with courtesy docks, paved trailer parking, a fishing pier and a picnic area. Open all year, day use only.
- Fee
- Typically about $10, card only
- Passes
- 10-swipe pass $50; annual unlimited $150
- Paying
- Pay station at the top of the ramp takes debit or credit cards only
- Getting there
- West on RR 1431 into Kingsland, then RR 2900 — the Llano River arm, north side of the lake
- Run by
- Kingsland MUD
Fees change — check with the park before you count on the figure above. Kingsland Community Park · Kingsland MUD