Bob Wentz Park At Windy Point

A wonderful place for family. Enjoy the sunshine and BBQ, and don’t forget to bring your swimming suit and boat! It is $ 10 per vehicle, while the park next it it is $ 10(?) per person.

If you’re looking for a boat launch, this is your place. Otherwise I was completely underwhelmed.
It’s $ 10 per vehicle while other parks in the region are free. (I suppose they have to pay the dozen park rangers somehow).
This place is absolutely NOT pet friendly.

One of the difficulties with this park is that, due to the fluctuating water level of Lake Travis, it is generally impossible to set up amenities in a large part of the park area. So if you’re looking for shade — or a restroom — keep in mind the only place you’ll find either of those is essentially back up at the top.
Believe it or not, that used to be the extent of the «point», once upon a time. Currently, the peninsula now stretches far into the lake due to the extended drought, and there are a few coarse sand beaches in what used to be lakebed (and before that, juniper woodland and farmland). Interesting hiking, and a surprising variety of bird and animal life, and it’s never crowded on weekdays. As stated by others, it is certainly windy here which goes with the topography.
Keep in mind that it’s $ 10/​vehicle whether your vehicle is full or you’re flying solo. There are a few other parks that will «share fares» with this (Reimers Ranch immediately comes to mind) so it’s best to pair this with another pay-​to-​enter park if you’re on your own, for the best value.

This place is awesome, it’s like a beach away from beach lol
My kids can be here for hours! It’s really windy and our stuff broke and flew out so don’t take the title as a joke. Lots of places to park, come early cuz it gets packed. They do have a charging fee, they have tables available and shade as we’ll.

This place is RIGHT by the Oasis and HippyHollow. The road heading out there is really windy, so if you get car sick easily you might take precautionary measures! Also, it’s best to take a trruck out here as the terrain out to the beach is rough. The place is large enough to get your own quiet time with whomever you desire. They provide grills and canopied areas, but they’re where the water levels use to be which is far from where they are now (take a look at my picture that was taken from the grill area). I stepped on a couple of beers cans, so wearing shoes would be wise. The water felt excellent and the sand it a nice touch.

Came to Windy Point on a Friday afternoon after leaving Hamilton Pool due to an hour wait. It was interesting in that we thought we parked in the right lot, but we were wrong. It’s easy to accidentally park in a private lot, where the owner gentleman will charge you $ 8/​person, or, in our case (he mentioned he was feeling nice) $ 10/​car. We had to walk 15+ minutes through rocky cliff sides and big boulders, and maneuver around a fence. So make it easier and be certain you are indeed at Windy Point!
We trekked down to the «beach», which was rocky and about 3 feet on width. You want to be wearing shoes… There is enough room to open up a towel or blanket, and walking into the water was pleasantly sandy with minimal rocks. Little fish kept biting me, so I left the water after a disappointing 5 minutes.
It’s very beautiful and scenic, with the Texas hills and sailboats in the distance. I want to like it more, but I’m used to the nice sandy beaches of Lake Michigan. Bring some beers and a floatie, and this could be a nice little spot.

Great park very clean. The sand bar was closed to drive on so we had to walk a pretty long ways to get down to the water. It was $ 10 to get into the park and then they give you a pass to place in your window and you will have access up to 24 hours to all the parks in the area.
Once there we were greeted with great views, cool water and were entertained by turtles that swim out in the lake.
Wear good shoes if you plan on walking around there. It is really rocky. Also I would recommend investing in some water shoes. I could hardly get in up to my knees because of the stabbing rocks/​tree stumps on my feet.

You WILL want water shoes if you’re going to this part of Lake Travis — or at least flipflops that can survive the water. Trying to get in and out of the water is super painful and difficult otherwise. There’s very little sand, mostly rock surrounding the water so bring lawn chairs or something tougher than a towel to sit on.
Coozie your beer, don’t bring glass, and enjoy.
$ 10 to get in on holidays per car (4^th of July) but find updated info here:

Checked this place out after reading some other Unilocalers reviews and looking at the map. We made it out around 11am on Sunday 8÷7÷11. The lake is really down right now. About 40ft to be exact. I have never been to this spot so I can not really comment to much on the drought effects but I will say that this has a nice beach area for swimming and hanging out. We did notice several tree stumps in the area and even ran into a few in the water. Just be careful on entry and exit. I go very slow and shuffle my feet so I don’t stub a toe or trip. It is $ 10 a car to get in and there was lots to watch in the area.

There’s a drought this year, so there is a HUGE beach area created to hang out on. The cove is still a little crowded for windsurfing, but it seems to be a pretty good place for it if you’re not a nervous nilly like me!
As we were getting ready to leave, a man had car trouble, so we jumped his car (unsuccessfully), then I ran out and back in (after closing time) with gas, and finally left him with a really friendly park ranger to wait for AAA.
$ 10 per car to access the park is the same as the other parks in the area.

I’ve gone to Windy Point for two summers in a row and each experience was very different.
In 2009 the water levels were really low so a lot of people were upset. I however didn’t mind because it created a bit of a beach for us to pull our car out onto and really be able to get to our stuff and enjoy the sand.
In 2010 the levels were high which meant we had to park in the parking lot and carry all our stuff down. I still didn’t mind because there is a smaller but still clearly a beach area by the edge of the water.
It’s only $ 10 a car to get in (used to be $ 8 but they upped it). There is a no public consumption law out there so if you are going to take alcohol, put it in koozie. They won’t say anything if it’s covered. They offer you trash bags, take one!
There are some covered pavillions and picnic tables, some grills if you want to go with your family. I’ve seen huge parties, families, dates, groups of friends, to actually wind surf, etc. It’s a place with so many different people there.
One of my favorite places to get to water easily. No hikes like on the greenbelt, no chlorine like in a pool, it’s not freezing like Barton. It’s the actual lake and it’s so much fun!

There are four County Parks in the basin area of Lake Travis. Windy Point has the most shore line /​beach. As the name Windy Point suggests, it can get a bit gusty. It should come as no surprise, that the boat amenities for the park are exclusive to small sail craft. Motorboats are banned from the area. There is rarely a line at the boat ramp since motorboats are excluded, so launching your sailboat is a breeze (pun completely intended). There is plenty of room for swimmers and picnickers and dozens of covered picnic tables. When Lake Travis lowers to about 660′ a sandbar emerges and expands the park. You can pretend your the Governor of Florida while playing on the peninsula.

When Austinites talked about going to «the lake,» I used to laugh. A Michigan girl by upbringing (you know we know how to to do lakes right!), I had never seen a lake in Texas worth a sneeze.
And I still haven’t.
But as long as you don’t go to Wentz Park expecting Lake Superior, you’ll have a great time.
Admission is $ 8 per car, but when we went on the last day of summer, there was no one manning the admission booth, so we just drove right on in, along a sandy path and right up to the shoreline. There were six other people within our line of sight, total. A great, peaceful afternoon in the slightly chilled water — watch the muckiness right near the shoreline and don’t let your feet get sucked in! Plenty of room to swim, snack, and float around without being disturbed by a soul (though we were kind of sad for the unsuccessful gliders near us!).
The crowds were bigger, and they were taking admission fees, on Labor Day, but it was still relatively peaceful. The covered picnic/​barbecue areas gave our smallish group plenty of space to spread out our lunch and cook some burgers. The atmosphere was festive, and there were a good number of passing boats, but not so much that we had to mix with anyone we didn’t want to meet.
The lake is fun despite being dry, dry, dry right now, and I can’t wait to see what it’s like when it’s actually full of water!

Near the Oasis and Hippie Hollow on Lake Travis, this really is a beautiful spot. It vaguely resembles a beach in the sense that there’s sand, kind of, along a body of water. It gets very crowded on summer weekends.
This is, naturally enough, the primary windsurfing spot in Austin.
There’s no shade near the water, so it makes sense to bring your own. Wear water shoes, too, because it’s rocky both in and out of the water.

The is the most beautiful place in all of Austin. I am a city girl who dreams of the water, and Windy Point is as close as I’m gonna get. Located a little bit past the Oasis near Lakeway, Windy Point is my favorite Austin beach. (Although there sure aren’t that many to choose from :) Its cheap to get in, only a few bucks per car, and has picnic tables, bathrooms, some shade, as well as lots of water and rocks to sun on.
Most people have never heard of this place. Go there! (Well maybe in a few months, considering its kinda freezing outside these days.) Although the sand is pretty rocky, and you really need to wear water shoes to walk around anywhere, the ambiance, beauty and seriously serene environment (disturbed only by some kid blaring a CD player across the way) is worth the trip down. Bring some food and fire up the grill. Windy point is an all day activity.