Buchanan Dam, Texas Travel Guide

Also see Burnet, Tow, Kingsland, Marble Falls

Continue driving west on TX 29 to the village of Buchanan Dam, a fishing and retirement community. Lake Buchanan, the jewel of the Highland Lakes with over 23,000 surface acres of water, is formed by Buchanan Dam, the largest multiarch dam in the world.

Lake Buchanan's own gem is the freshwater pearl. Created by freshwater mussels in the Colorado River, some pearls found here have been valued at several thousand dollars.

Attractions:

Vanishing Texas River Cruise at Canyon of the Eagles

Buchanan Dam Visitors Center. TX 29, at the dam. Here you can find brochures on area campgrounds and activities as well as maps of the Highland Lakes. A museum adjacent to the center provides a look at how the Colorado River was tamed. Photographs recount the backbreaking labor involved in the massive project.

Black Rock Park

Buchanan Dam Art Gallery

Canyon of the Eagles Lodge and Nature Park

LCRA Parks on Lake Buchanan

For More Information:

Buchanan Dam Travel Resources, Chamber