Parks & Recreation - Austin, Texas



151. Zilker Park Canoe Rentals

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 478-3852
Address: 2100 Barton Springs Rd.
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Description: Since no motorized craft is allowed on Lady Bird Lake, one of the best ways to enjoy it is in a canoe or kayak, which can be rented at this concession in Zilker Park from 11 a.m. to dusk daily, Mar through Labor Day.

152. Austin Party Cruises

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 328-9887 (Lake Austin)
Address: 2215 Westlake Dr.

Description: Party boats can be rented for sunset cruises, birthday parties, scenic cruises of both lakes, and corporate events. The company also offers catering services.

153. Capital Cruises

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 480-9264

Description: In addition to renting electric boats and canoes, Capital also offers dinner cruises on Lady Bird Lake, bat-watching parties, and sightseeing trips up and down the downtown lake.

154. Riverboats

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 345-5220

Description: The company’s two riverboats, Commodore Riverboat and Commodore’s Pup, can accommodate 50 to 500 people as they cruise Lake Austin. The boats can be rented for parties, receptions, and corporate outings. Full food and beverage service is available on both boats.

155. Vanishing Texas River Cruise

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 756-6986
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Description: In addition to eagle-watching cruises, Vanishing River offers fall foliage cruises, summer sunset dinner cruises, trips to admire the wildflowers in spring, and even tours of Fall Creek Vineyards.

156. Austin Rowing Club

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 472-0726

Description: The advent of rowing on Lady Bird Lake has given Austinites the opportunity to view one of the most picturesque of early-morning city sights: a lone rower skimming the waters of Lady Bird Lake in the morning mist. The rowing club is on the northern bank of Lady Bird Lake, near the Four Seasons Hotel. The club serves as headquarters for collegiate team events on Lady Bird Lake and serves noncollegiate members of the rowing club. Classes are offered for beginners.

157. Austin Yacht Club

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 266-1336
Address: 5906 Beacon Dr.

Description: The club sponsors races every Sun out on Lake Travis and hosts several regattas and races throughout the year. The club is a good source of information on local sailing opportunities and practices, resources, and classes.

158. Commander’s Point Yacht Basin

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 266-2333
Address: 4600 Commander’s Point Dr.

Description: One of the few marinas on the lake that rents sailboats and offers training for beginners, Commander’s Point is home to a large sailing fleet. The marina also rents captained boats for visitors who want to enjoy a sail on Lake Travis but do not know the ropes.

159. Texas Sailing

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 261-6193
Address: 101 Lakeway Dr.

Description: The academy has been offering sailing lessons on the lake since 1965. Day and weekly charters, captained cruises, and sailboat rentals are also available.

160. Oak Hill Scuba Inc.

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 892-4900
Address: 6156 US 290 West

Description: This longtime scuba store offers several levels of instruction, also information on safety practices, and coordinates scuba trips both affordable and exotic.

161. Tom’s Dive & swim

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 451-3425
Address: 5909 Burnet Rd.

Description: Offering classes at all levels from beginners to advanced, plus specialties such as underwater archaeology, this North Austin diving facility has a 3,000-square-foot, 10-foot-deep pool. The school organizes local fun dives, outings to the Gulf of Mexico, and international dive trips to such places as Cozumel in the Yucatan.

162. American Red Cross

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 928-4271

Description: The Red Cross serves as a referral service to swimming lessons offered by various entities in the Austin area.

163. Crenshaw Athletic Club

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 453-5551
Address: 5000 Fairview Dr.

Description: Fitness and water aerobic classes for swimmers with chronic disabilities, or those embarking on a health regimen, are offered at this Central Austin fitness center.

164. YMCA

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation

Description: All Y facilities listed in our Fitness section earlier in this chapter have indoor pools and a full schedule of swimming classes for all ages and ability levels.

165. Austin Aquatics Office

City: Austin, TX
Category: Parks & Recreation
Telephone: (512) 974-9333
Address: 400 Deep Eddy Ave.

Description: This city PARD hot line lists class schedules, fee information, and status of city pools.
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