Tourist and Visitors Guide for Burnet, Texas

Hamilton Creek Park near downtown Burnet, Texas.

This tourist and visitors guide is for Burnet, Texas, a popular tourist town located 60 miles northwest of Austin, Texas on Highways 29 and 281. Burnet is the County Seat of Burnet County in central Texas.

Buchanan Dam photo courtesy of L.C.R.A.

There are three lakes within a few minutes drive of Burnet:   Inks Lake,  Lake Buchanan and  Lake LBJ.  So boating, waterskiing, fishing and swimming are common activities in the area.  There are services available on Lake Buchanan and Lake LBJ such as cabins for rent, RV parks, etc.  It is a very pretty drive on a  winding four lane highway through the Texas Hill Country to the lakes.

Hamilton Creek Park

Hamilton Creek Park in Burnet is a beautifully designed and landscaped area along the creek where you can go for a walk, have a picnic or just sit and enjoy the scenery and people in Burnet, Texas.  The park is very attractive with the walkway,  the water fountains, the plants, bridges, etc. You will enjoy this peaceful area!  The park  is within easy walking distance of the downtown square.

The Highland Lakes area of the central Texas Hill Country is a well know area for recreational activities such as golf, boating, fishing, camping and sightseeing.  It has also been listed in the top ten areas of the country as a retirement area.  The climate is moderate in the winter and it almost never snows in Burnet.

Burnet has a golf course, an athletic center, an airport, a hospital, 2 museums and several tourists attractions.  You will find great home cooked meals in the local restaurants and they also have a McDonald's, Sonic Drive-In, What A Burger, Dairy Queen, and a Mr. Gatti's Pizza.  In the past few years a new larger H.E.B. and Beall's has opened up in Burnet.

The City of Burnet is going through a period of restoration and many antique and gift stores now surround the Courthouse on the Square.  Historical homes are also being restored as antique and gift shops and Bed & Breakfast Inns.

Tourist Attractions in Burnet

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Services Available in Burnet:

Vista Grande Lake House
3 bedroom and 2 1/2 bath lakehouse on Inks lake about 15 minutes west of Burnet.  It can sleep up to 8 people.  600 feet of waterfront with boat & fishing dock.

Airy Mount Bed and Breakfast
A historic landmark, limestone rock barn bed and breakfast in the city of Burnet.

Lone Star R & R - Park Model RVs
These luxurious Park Models can be used for lake houses, hunting cabins, guest houses, retirement living, Winter Texan homes, rental income and more.

Dana Yarter at Re/Max of Marble Falls
Selling houses, condos and lots in the Highland Lakes area. For waterfront homes, golf course homes, homes with a view, vacation homes, retirement homes.

Own Burnet Texas Real Estate Today
A Master-Planned Community near Burnet. Premium Wooded or Hilltop Homesites.

Storm's Restaurant
Popular restaurant with burgers, catfish, chicken strips and more in Burnet

Pat's Gun Classes
Concealed Gun Permit classes 4 miles east of Burnet on Hwy 29.

Lone Eagle Lodge
This 2 bedroom 1 bath lakefront cabin on Lake Buchanan is only about 20 minutes west of Burnet.

Lake LBJ Real Estate - MLS Search
Specializing in Highland Lakes real estate and Texas Hill Country lake property.

Buchanan Lake Escape
Lake rental house on 120 feet of waterfront on Lake Buchanan with boat dock with electric lift and fishing/swimming pier, about 20 minutes west of Burnet. 

Willow Point Resort
Waterfront log cabins built in 2004 on the southwest shore of beautiful Lake Buchanan, 20 minutes west of Burnet.

Big Chief RV Resort and Cabin Rentals
Waterfront resort on Lake Buchanan with RV spaces and rental cabins, 15 minutes west of Burnet.

Clancy's Fishing Guide Service
On Lake Buchanan and Inks Lake specializing in Stripers and Trophy Catfish about 20 minutes west of Burnet.

Texas Hills RV Haven
Waterfront location with 2 rental cabins and 15 RV spaces on beautiful Lake Buchanan about 20 minutes west of Burnet.  A boat ramp for launching your boat is on the property.   Family owned and operated.

Running M Guest Ranch
This great, like-new Ranch House and Ranch Cottage is on 70 acres which offers both beauty and privacy. You can see for miles!  For rent for vacations, weekend rentals, events, and reunions.  Just minutes from 4 lakes in central Texas.  Near Burnet, Marble Falls and Kingsland, Texas.

Island Escape Lake House on Lake Buchanan
Waterfront lake house 20 minutes west of Burnet with fishing pier/boat dock, waterfront patio, extra large covered deck with lake view.  3 bedroom, 2 bath and bonus room will sleep up to 12 people.

The Better Option Lake House
Lake house on Lake Buchanan 15 minutes west of Burnet.  Sleeps over 13 people.

Empty Pockets Guide Service
Fishing Guide on Lake Buchanan and Inks Lake, TX

Jerry Moore Fishing Guide
Striped Bass fishing guide on Lake Buchanan 20 minutes west of Burnet.

Poppy's Pointe Waterfront Resort
Waterfront location on Lake LBJ, 20 minutes west of Burnet. Nine cabins for rent and 58 RV spaces.

Silver Creek Resort
Cabins for rent, lake rental house, boat rentals, fishing guide service and more on Lake Buchanan
only 20 minutes west of Burnet.

Heron's Landing
Waterfront vacation rental home on the Colorado Arm of Lake LBJ about 20 minutes west of Burnet.

Lake Haven Rental Cottage
Lake LBJ waterfront rental cottage 20 minutes west of Burnet

Cool Waters Lake House
Waterfront home on the Colorado Arm of Lake LBJ near Kingsland, Burnet, and Marble Falls.  Sleeps up to 8 people.

Lake LBJ Real Estate - MLS Search
Specializing in Lake LBJ Real Estate including waterfront and residential real estate in the Lake LBJ area.

Inks Lake Vacation Home For Rent
3 bedroom 2 bath lakefront home sleeps up to 6 people. Rent by day, week or longer.  15 min. west of Burnet.

Thunderbird Resort
Cabins For rent on Lake Buchanan  20 min. west of Burnet

Rainbow Hearth Bed and Breakfast
Rental cottages 20 minutes west of Burnet on Lake Buchanan, TX

Lake Cottage at Little Harbor
Lake rental cottage and lake vacation house for rent on the Colorado Arm of Lake LBJ.   About 20 minutes west of Burnet.

Hotels In Burnet
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Links to neighboring towns' web pages: Kingsland, Marble Falls, Llano

 

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