Cypress Creek Park — Attraction in Texas

The boat launch only has room for two trailers, and that's only if you're really good at maneuvering your trailer in reverse; this makes it time-consuming to be going into and out of the water, especially if others aren't proficient in launching (which was the case both times).

The parking lot is really limited, and anyone not pulling into their spot exactly right will limit how many trailer spots are available. There were exactly two trailer spots open when we arrived, but one of them was far too narrow because of the just-slightly-off parking job of one of the trucks beside it. Also, a small car parked in a long trailer parking spot for some reason, wasting another spot.

The description of this park hailed its BBQ grills, picnic tables, and bathrooms. But there was exactly ONE grill, only TWO small tables, and a measly port-a-potty. No shaded tables or areas were provided at all.

The swimming area was okay, but getting down to the swimming area from the parking and picnic area was a nightmare, especially with small kids. The entire way down was littered with rocks and pebbles making it very difficult to keep your footing down the cliff. I nearly slipped multiple times each time going up and down. I imagine if a worker would take a rake to the walkway, it would decrease the probability of some major accidents happening. Had I known this problem in advance, I might have brought a rake from home or something and done the job myself, but I don't just carry one around with me or anything.

In order to get the boat out of the no-wake zone, it took nearly ten minutes each direction to get out of the vicinity of marinas and personal docks. If we had known we would have to go slow for such a long stretch, we would have looked for a launch far closer to that area. Having to travel that far when dropping off and picking up people to take turns on the boat was very frustrating.

The gate attendant only accepts cash and check. And they don't have any military discount whatsoever, which was very surprising to me. I could understand paying the $12/car that we paid if we were getting some amazing facilities. But even if this park were free to launch out of, I can't say we would visit...

Park is okay, but the hours are bit confusing, on Google here it says it opens at 8AM to 6PM every day but on the Cypress Creek website it hours on there says 06:52 AM to 06:02PM from sunrise to sunset. The park itself due to COIVD-19 seems not too busy but however the one with the boat ramp seems free to enter as there is no park attendant manning the entry. The water is very low that exposes muddy banks making the terrain muddy to go fishing. The boat ramp on the website says it is temporarily closed. Again the water level is very low, nothing man can do about it. Swimming is risky with rocks, branches, and trash in the way. Even going hiking can be risky with steep rocky incline, insects, and snakes possibly to be encountered. Clearly swim at your own risk. Nothing precisely fun to do there at the park than enjoying nature in life. Just to cite the park rules since I do see litters, glass bottles, and consumed beer cans around the park areas.

The following are prohibited: Camping Fireworks Glass containers Ground fires Off-leash pets Public display of consumption of...

Excellent little Launch Location for Kayaking and other Types of Paddling. My Favorite Paddle-Trip from here is CYPRESS CREEK TO STARNES ISLAND LOOP. I last paddled this trip 07/14/19 with a Local Paddle Group. a PADDLE-TRIP LOOP approx. 3-4 Paddle Hours along approx. 7 Lake-Creek-Miles (actual trip miles will vary) from Cypress Creek Park - Boat Ramp (lower Lake Travis - Cypress Creek) down creek to Arrowhead Point - (off mouth of Cypress Creek - lower Lake Travis) up along Lake Travis - (north shoreline) past Mack's Canyon Creek - Gun Hollow Creek across to Starnes Island - (lower Lake Travis - mouth of Sandy Creek) looping back to Cypress Creek...