Formerly known as Town Lake, Lady Bird Lake is actually part of the Colorado River running through the center of Austin, dammed at each end to create a channel Peaceful water with plenty of opportunities of navigation. The Town Lake Corridor, surrounding the water, is full of hike and bike trails, areas greens, sports fields, music and festival locations – with views to the horizon Austin compete with the serenity of the river landscape.

City Corridor Lake includes both northern and southern shores of Lady Bird Lake, bounded by César Chávez, north, and appropriately named Riverside to the south, with Tom Miller Dam marking the boundary West, and the Colorado River Park to the east. Within this vast area labyrinth, you will find over ten miles of some of the most popular and picturesque hiking and bike trails located in Austin. Very popular, the trails are shared by runners and walkers, cyclists and walkers, dogs and people. The lining 8 miles the river is wide, flat, shady, and have track markers, water fountains and benches scattered along the road.

Boating on Lady Bird Lake is perennially popular both for sporting equipment and recreational boaters. No motors are permitted, allowing visitors to enjoy a relaxing day rowing, canoeing, kayaking or sell navigation. The Rowing Dock is a Town Lake Austin Parks and Recreation concession where visitors can rent boats per hour. They also offer camps, private lessons, classes and memberships.

No visit to Town Lake would be complete without a pilgrimage to Steve Ray Vaughan Memorial Statue, located on the south side of river. Mounted by the City of Austin in 1994, a tribute to the late great Texas blues guitarist is directly adjacent to Auditorium Shores, not coincidentally one of the newspapers Most popular Austin music venues outdoors. Vaughan played Auditorium shores during his abbreviated career, and remains an upper stage, with local and national acts.

Town Lake Park boasts 17 ball fields for baseball, football, soccer and rugby and volleyball, and its western perimeter adjoins Zilker Park, making it easily the largest recreational area in the city. Its proximity to downtown Austin means that many dining options can be found within blocks water on each side, including the corridor of the "restaurant" located on Barton Springs Road. Perennial favorites, from Austin, as the Shady Grove, Austin Java, Chuy's Green Mesquite and join on newcomers, including P. Terry 's Burger Stand, and Flip Happy Crepes – located in a shiny silver trailer airstream. The People's Congress and South First dining and shopping areas are also in distance running.

On 26 July 2007, the Austin City Council approved a resolution authorizing the renaming of Town Lake Lady Bird Lake in honor of Lady Bird Johnson, the first First Lady of the United States and resident long Austin area. Although Johnson had declined the honor of having changed her name to the lake during his lifetime, his legacy as a defender of nature and the beauty endures after his death.

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Jake T. Austin playing tennis and taking a kayak lesson