Living in 78669 — Spicewood, Lake Travis Shores & the Wild Side of the Lake (2025)

If 78734 is Lake Travis's established luxury corridor and 78738 is Bee Cave's polished Hill Country community — then 78669 is where the lake gets wild and beautiful in a completely different way.

The 78669 zip code covers the Spicewood area and the western and northern shores of Lake Travis, stretching into Burnet County. This is the Lake Travis that feels genuinely remote — dramatic limestone bluffs, long stretches of undeveloped shoreline, Hill Country terrain that hasn't been touched by development, and a sense of space that the more populated eastern lake communities simply cannot offer.

It's also home to what may be the most exciting new development on Lake Travis in a generation.

Travis Club Austin — The Premier New Lake and Golf Community

Travis Club Austin is a 1,500-acre private community currently in development on the shores of Lake Travis, and it represents the most significant new luxury community to emerge in this market in decades.

The numbers tell part of the story: 10,000 feet of Lake Travis frontage. A championship golf course designed by Beau Welling — the architect behind the acclaimed West Course at PGA Frisco. A founding member community structure that positions early buyers at the ground floor of what is expected to become one of the premier private lake and golf communities in Texas.

Lot prices are currently averaging approximately $1 million, with custom home construction to follow. The vision is a legacy community — the kind of address that defines a generation of Austin luxury real estate.

If you have any interest in being among the founding members of Travis Club Austin, the time to have that conversation is now.

What Travis Club offers:

- 1,500 acres on Lake Travis

- 10,000 feet of lake frontage

- Beau Welling championship golf course

- Private founding member community

- Lake Travis ISD schools

- Price: ~$1M lots + custom construction

Spicewood — Rural Lake Travis Living

The Spicewood community in 78669 offers a version of Lake Travis living that is fundamentally different from the managed communities of Lakeway and Bee Cave. Here you find larger acreage properties, genuine rural character, and a connection to the land that more developed areas have traded for convenience.

Spicewood attracts buyers who want space — real space — alongside lake proximity. Properties range from modest lakeside retreats on small lots to significant acreage estates with private lake access, livestock facilities, and the full Hill Country ranch experience within reach of Austin.

The Krause Springs area within Spicewood is a local treasure — a natural swimming hole and campground on private land that has been a Hill Country destination for generations. It gives the area a character that's both authentically Texan and genuinely unique.

The Western Lake Travis Shoreline

The western shores of Lake Travis in 78669 offer something increasingly rare: undeveloped and lightly developed lakefront land in a market where the accessible eastern shores have been built out for decades. For buyers seeking true waterfront privacy — the kind where your nearest neighbor isn't visible from your dock — this part of the lake delivers.

Properties on the western Lake Travis shoreline range from modest lake cabins on small lots to significant waterfront estates with private cove positions and dramatic cliff settings. The terrain here — limestone bluffs, cedar, and the long views across the lake — is visually spectacular in a way that's different from the more manicured eastern communities.

Schools and Practical Considerations

The 78669 zip code is served by Lake Travis ISD for the Travis County portions — making LTISD school access available even in this more rural, western section of the lake corridor.

Buyers considering 78669 should understand that the trade-off for space and privacy is distance — from shopping, dining, schools, and the services that the 78738 and 78734 communities have at their doorstep. The drive to Bee Cave or Lakeway runs 20–40 minutes depending on your specific location within the zip code.

For the right buyer — one who values privacy, space, lake access, and the authentic Hill Country experience over urban convenience — 78669 offers extraordinary value.