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Colorado RiverTexas River School River Camp to Little Webberville Park
Long lower-Colorado day from the active TPWD Texas River School leased-access camp in east Austin to Travis County's Little Webberville Park. TPWD and Texas River School publish the River Camp access, camping rules, and 17.5-mile spacing to Little Webberville, while the Austin USGS gauge gives the product-supported flow check for the Austin-to-Bastrop corridor.
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Access rules, camping and seasonal notes.
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Access and shuttle
Launch from Texas River School River Camp and paddle 17.5 lower-Colorado miles to Little Webberville Park. Use the Colorado River at Austin gauge with a conservative 200 cfs floor, then make a same-day call on release changes, heat, wind, shallow bars, limited exits, and private banks.
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Put-in
Texas River School River CampTPWD publishes Texas River School as an active leased-access river camp with a source-backed access anchor. Follow the current gate-code, parking, unloading, fee, and designated-area rules rather than treating the coordinate as a guessed water-entry point.
Take-out
Little Webberville ParkTexas River School and TPWD both state that River Camp is 17.5 miles upriver from Little Webberville Park. LCRA and Travis County publish Little Webberville as a public lower-Colorado access, but its coordinates are still access anchors; follow the current ramp path on arrival.
Road shuttle
Stage Little Webberville Park first, then drive back to Texas River School only after securing the required advance reservation and gate-code access. Do not count on informal intermediate exits; treat the route as a long point-to-point day.
Additional access notes
- The Austin gauge is upstream of this selected reach and the threshold floor is broad Austin-to-Bastrop guidance. Treat the app score as conservative and verify visible level and current at Texas River School before launching.
- Texas River School day-use access is by advance arrangement and Little Webberville has no electricity or drinking water. Bring water, sun protection, shuttle gear, lights for emergency delay, and a realistic bailout plan.
- Do not infer camping or casual private-bank stops from the long rural shoreline, mid-river bars, or islands. Only the Texas River School endpoint campground is included in the route package.
More route and safety guidance
- The Austin gauge is upstream and the threshold floor is broad Austin-to-Bastrop guidance; verify visible level and current at Texas River School before launching.
- Use Texas River School and Little Webberville Park as the public access pair, and do not infer legal casual stops or camping from islands, sandbars, or private shoreline.
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| Known low-water floor | 200 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | Texas River Flows lower Colorado Austin-to-Bastrop table |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Official route shapeTexas River School River Camp to Little Webberville Park, 17.5 mi
TPWD and Texas River School both state that River Camp is 17.5 miles upriver from Little Webberville Park, and LCRA independently lists Little Webberville as a lower-Colorado public access point.
- Public endpoint accessActive TPWD leased access to Travis County park take-out
TPWD lists Texas River School as a leased-access fishing, boating, paddling, and camping area open by advance reservation through August 31, 2027; Travis County publishes Little Webberville Park with Colorado River boat-ramp access for canoeing and kayaking.
- Access-anchor coordinates30.256179, -97.634178 to 30.229665, -97.518125
TPWD publishes the Texas River School River Camp latitude/longitude, and the Little Webberville coordinate is the already accepted Travis County / LCRA access anchor used by Paddle Today.
- Gauge check during route review · 2026-08-10USGS 08158000 at 1140 cfs / 15.29 ft
This reading was saved when we checked the guide. It is not today’s water level. Check the current gauge and local conditions before paddling.
- Conservative low-water floor200 cfs minimum-only
Texas River Flows lists Austin-to-Bastrop levels at 200, 500, 1,000, 3,000, and 5,000 cfs; its first tier marks minimum water for floating. Use 200 cfs as a low-water cue and check current local conditions.
- Camping and endpoint rulesEndpoint campground at Texas River School
Texas River School publishes eight primitive campsites with reservation, fee, fire, parking, and pack-in/pack-out rules at the put-in. The downstream route remains private-bank-sensitive, and Little Webberville prohibits camping.
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