Quaintly nestled just outside the active city of Austin is the diverse Village of Bee Cave. The Village of Bee Cave, also affectionately coined Bee Caves, is located twenty miles west of Austin, Texas, and features a plethora of job and economic opportunities amongst it's top attractions. Bee Cave, the home of a number of nationally renowned institutions of medicine, serves as a melting pot for expanding cultural horizons.
Life in Bee Cave Village is never too far removed from the excitement of the "Bright Lights and Big City" in nearby Austin. In fact, Austin, one of the fastest growing cities in Texas, is easily accessible from the Village of Bee Cave thanks to the close proximity of three major interstate highways. Those traffic metropolises include R.M 620, Texas State Highway 71, and Bee Cave Road-or F.M 2244, as it is popularly called.
A Community of Busy Bees
Bee Cave prides itself on it's rich history just outside of the big city-a rich history that is accentuated by a variety of classic neighborhoods. The quiet enclaves of Camelot, Rob Roy, Lost Creek, Austin Lake Hills, Barton Creek West, and Cuernavaca are some of the oldest neighborhoods in the community of Bee Cave. As these neighborhoods continue to strive, the village paves the way for new beginnings with the emergence of new neighborhoods like Homestead, Spillman Ranch, Lake Pointe, and The Uplands.
Bee Cave's tiniest bees have access to one of two school districts. Bee Cave, Texas is served by the Eanes and Lake Travis Independent School District. Both school systems enjoy a statewide reputation of scholastic superiority and academic excellence in state of the art facilities. Check out where the bookworms in Bee Cave dwell:
Eanes Independent School District
Forest Trail Elem - Exemplary
1203 Loop 360 732.9160
Valley View Elem - Exemplary
1201 Loop 360 732.9140
Hill Country Mi - Recognized
1300 Walsh Tarleton 732.9220
West Ridge Mi - Recognized
9201 Scenic Bluff 732.9240
Westlake High - Recognized
4100 Westbank 732.9280
Barton Creek Elem - Recognized
1370 Patterson 732.9180
Bridge Point Elem - Exemplary
6401 Cedar St 732.9200
Cedar Creek Elem - Exemplary
3301 Pinnacle Rd 732.9120
Eanes Elem - Exemplary
4101 Bee Cave Rd 732.9100
Lake Travis Independent School District
Bee Cave Elem- Acceptable
14300 Hamilton Pool 533.6250
Lake Pointe Elem - Recognized
11801 Sonoma Dr 533.6500
Hudson Bend Mi - Acceptable
15600 Lariat Trl 533.6400
Lake Travis Mi - Exemplary
3328 RR 620 533.6200
Lake Travis Mi - Recognized
3324 RR 620 533.6100
Lake Travis Elem - Recognized
15303 Kollmeyer 533.6300
Lakeway Elem - Exemplary
1701 Lohmans Crossing 533.6350
Natural Adventures in Bee Cave Village
If there's one thing that the Village of Bee Cave has a lot of it's the opportunity to embark on a natural excursion. The Village of Bee Cave is home to the outstanding grandeur of the Highland Lakes. And of the seven bodies of water that combine to make up the impressive Highland Lakes faction, Bee Cave's own Lake Travis is the most expressive and serves as one of Bee Cave Village's premier attractions.
Lake Travis is situated thirty miles northwest of Austin, Texas, and winds on for sixty miles, ultimately ending up in the central valley of the Texas Hill Country. Formed as the byproduct of the John J. Mansfield Dam, a 1942 marvel, Lake Travis is the longest of the Highland Lakes. And the widest, too. Measuring in at four and a half inches wide, Lake Travis is a Bee Cave jewel and glorious all year around. Some of the most popular past-times on Lake Travis include:
• Jet-skiing
• Camping
• Sailing
• Fishing
• and Water-skiing.
Lake Travis' elevation sits at 681 feet above mean sea level when full. Lake Travis' volume is 1,131,650 acre-feet when full. On Christmas Day 1991, Bee Cave's Lake Travis reached a historic high when the water capped off at 710.4 feet above sea level. And that was nearly forty years after Lake Travis reached a historic low at 614.2 feet above mean sea level on August 14, 1951. Lake Travis' normal range of operation is at or below 681 mean sea level. The lake, which is monitored by the Lower Colorado River Authority, is mainly feed into by fellow Highland body of water, the Colorado River.
Shopping in the Village
The Arboreteum, located at 10000 Research Boulevard, is one of Bee Cave's leading shopping excursions. Barton Creek Square Mall joins the Arboreteum as one of Bee Cave, Texas' top shopping attractions. And be sure to keep one eye cocked on Bee Cave's community of shoppers in the Fall of 2007 with the projected Grand Opening of a new retail Galleria.
Randall's Grocery Store, off of RR 620 in Lakeway, serves the Bee Cave resident with a love for Mom and Pop retail. As does HEB Grocery Store at the corner of Highway 71 and Bee Caves.
Golfing in Bee Cave Village
Barton Creek Golf Club: 8212 Barton Club Drive-329-4000
Falconhead Golf Resort: 15201 Falconhead Boulevard-402-1558
Spanish Oaks: 13443 West Highway 71-421-8530
Lakeway Golf: One World of Tennis Square-261-7200
Hills of Lakeway: 26 Club Estates Parkway-261-7173
Hospitals Serving The Village of Bee Cave
Seton Medical Center
1201 West 38th Street - 323-1000
Brackenridge Hospital
601 East 15th Street - 476-6461
Heart Hospital of Austin
3801 N. Lamar Blvd. - 407-7000
Children's Hospital
601 East 15th Street - 480-1818
St. David's Hospital
919 East 32nd Street - 476-7111
Sheriff's Dept/Emergency - 911
Fire Department - 266-2533
Police Department - 767-6650
What You'll Need Before Making Your Big Move
What's a new home without gas and electric? And surely no one in can like in the twenty-first century without that classic invention from Alexander Graham Bell. Take a look at Bee Cave's local utility services:
Cable T.V.: Time Warner: 485-5555
Garbage: City of Austin : 476-7721
Recycling: City of Austin: 499-2111
Electric: Austin Energy: 494-9400
Gas: Atmos Energy: 800-460-3030
Phone: Southwestern Bell: 870-5512
Wastewater: LCRA: 1-877-718-4396
Water: LCRA: 1-877-718-4396
