Our History
- 1963 Lakeway Inn, Marina, and Residential Resort Community was developed making Lakeway Marina the first marina on Lake Travis
- 1972 The M.Y. (Motor Yacht) Lakeway was purchased for Lake Travis pleasure cruises
- 1974 Lakeway Marina was expanded
- 1987 Steve Allen began working as a dockhand/ski boat driver. He is now part owner in the marina
- 1988 Mayor Ed Smith proclaimed 1988 as the Silver Anniversary Year in Lakeway, The Mens Breakfast Club announced its publicity campaign and included a Youth Fishing Clinic and Derby and an Evening Parade of Lights to Lakeway Boat Owners
- 1990 Service Manager, Michelle Joseph started working on July 4th as a cashier. She is still with us today
- 2001 General Manager, Jodi Looper began as a cashier
- 2008 Marina purchased by Janet Caylor and Steve Allen
- 2009 New F dock replaced
- 2010 New K dock and new tram replaced
- 2010 Named Clean Marina of the Year by the Marina Association of Texas
- 2010 Built new work barge and the first party barge; Bruce the Party Shark
- 2012 Vintage Ships Store replaced with Fabulous New Lake Lubbers Hang Out & Stand Up Paddleboard Rentals Added
- 2013 New Breakwater installed
- 2013 Lake Travis got to it's lowest level in history 618.56
- 2014 Built 2nd Party Barge; Nemo
- 2014 June 12th - A tornado struck the marina on owner Janet Caylor's Birthday
- 2015 G - J - M Docks were replaced and converted all 4ft walkways to 8ft walkways
- 2016 6 New rental Kayaks were added to the fleet
- 2016 14 New slips were added to the end of L dock
- 2016 Nautical Boat Club joined the marina
- 2017 January, Cody Kyle, starts as Assistant General Manager
- 2017 B and C docks were refloated with encapsulated foam
- 2017 New N dock replaced
- 2017 Named Marina of the Year by the Marina Association of Texas
- 2018 Lake rose 22' overnight in October 680.85
- 2020 Refloated I and L docks and COVID hit
- 2020 Jodi was recognized as a 2020 Women Making Waves by Boating Industry Magazine
- 2021 February 2021 Snowmageddon hit Austin
- 2022 Installed 2nd breakwater
- 2025 Fishing Guide, Allen Christenson, retired after guiding out of Lakeway Marina for 45 years
- 2025 July 4th the lake flooded and came up 38' and Michelle celebrated 35 years with the marina
- 2025 Refloated and reframed D dock and replaced E dock
- 2026 February Jodi celebrated 25 years with Lakeway Marina
Our Friends
We work along side the following list of wonderful friends and business partners:
About Lake Travis
There is not another lake like it. Adored by many, scenic Lake Travis is 63.75 miles long, and with a maximum width of 4.5 miles. The blue water, bluffy lake covers 18,929 acres, and has a capacity of 1,953,936 acre-feet. The lake is considered full pool at an elevation of 681.1 msl. At this elevation the lake contains 382,092,882,600 gallons of water. Woah, I know. There are 270 miles of scenic shoreline around the lake and a lot of it is rocky, bluffy limestone with areas of dripping springs and coves that are breathtaking.
It has a maximum depth of 210 and an average depth of 62 feet. The lakes historic high level is 710.4 feet msl on Christmas Day, in December 25, 1991. Its historic low level is 614.2 feet msl on August 14 1951. Lake lovers were not happy campers in 1951, you can bet. Actually, Lake Travis was created by the impounding of the Colorado River by the construction of Mansfield Dam in 1937- 41. The dam is 266.41 feet high. The length is 7,089.39 feet. At the base it is 213 feet thick. The Dam has 24 floodgates at 4,770 cfs each. Each floodgate is 8.5 feet in diameter.
You can learn more about Lakeway, by visiting the Heritage Center on your way to the marina. And here’s a little more historical information on the town of Lakeway.
Our Crew
To ensure that you have a good time, it’s important that we have happy helpful crew ready to serve you.
From the most experienced maintenance professionals to the most patient boat driver to just a warm welcome and good service when you pull up to grab an ice cream cone and fill up your tank, we have the people to make your day on the lake nothin’ but fun.
Mouse over any of the photos here and take a look at the smiles and good attitudes we have on staff to help you. Come see us and see why people have loved Lakeway Marina for decades.
