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BEE CAVE, Texas

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Population (2004): 1,700

Elevation: 919 ft

Area: 2.6 sm

County: Travis
Zip Code: 78738

Area Code: 512-

Time Zone: CST
Coordinates: 30 18' 20" N, 97 57' 8" W
Location: Western-central part of county; Just S Lake Travis;
12 mi W of Austin; 20 mi SE of Cypress Mill; 13 mi NE of Dripping Springs
Highways: TX 71, 620, 2244, 3238

Rivers:

Lakes: Near Travis (See: Parks & Lakes)

REFERENCES

CITY:

CITY OF BEE CAVE: 512-767-6600
4000 Galleria, Bee Cave, TX 78738
Web: http://portal.beecavetexas.com

CHAMBER and TOURISM:

LAKE TRAVIS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:
Ofc: 512-263-5833, 877-263-0073, Fax: 512-263-1355
1415 RR 620 South, Suite 202, Austin, TX 78734
Web: www.laketravischamber.com;
Email: laura@laketravischamber.com; mallory@laketravischamber.com
Serves: Bee Cave, Briarcliff, The Hills, Hudson Bend, Lakeway and Spicewood

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES: Nothing formal

SMALLER NEIGHBORING TOWNS:

PRINCIPAL BUSINESS:

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS:Proximity to Lake Travis

HAMILTON POOL: Just W of Bee Cave on 962E (Hamilton Pool Rd), a natural deep water pool that is part of the Travis County Park System. Open daily from 10a-6p, offers swimming, hiking, biking and picnic facilities. www.co.travis.tx.us/tnr/parks

MILTON REIMERS RANCH PARK: Just W of Bee Cave on 962E (Hamilton Pool Rd), this pristine parkland, open space and reserve land with almost 3 miles of continuous frontage along the Pedernales River is the largest parkland acquisition in the history of Travis County and is a popular destination for mountain bikers, rock climbers and fishermen. See Parks

WESTCAVE PRESERVE: Just W of Bee Cave on 962E (Hamilton Pool Rd), a limestone-walled canyon with many rare and endangered plants. On Hamilton Pool Road. www.westcave.org and see Parks

NEARBY & HILL COUNTRY-WIDE ATTRACTIONS: See Attractions.

Some of the very nearby attractions include:

PARKS: There are many state and LCRA parks in the greater area as profiled on the Parks page. These nearby parks include:

PEDERNALES FALLS STATE PARK

Local city parks include:

EVENT CALENDAR: For details on each event, see: Festivals

WEATHER: Weather Underground

MEDIA COVERAGE: Topix

MAPS: Google, GeoHack

HISTORYHandbook of Texas Online: "It was named by early settlers for a large cave of wild bees found near the site. A post office opened there under the name Bee Caves in 1870 with Martin V. Lackey as postmaster. By 1871 Wiley Johnson was operating a trading post at the settlement. In the mid-1880s the Bee Cave community had a steam gristmill, a cotton gin, a general store, a church, a school, and twenty residents. The population fell to ten in the early 1890s but rose to fifty-four by 1914. The post office was discontinued in 1915, and mail for the community was sent to Cedar Valley. The Bee Cave school was consolidated with the Teck common school district in the 1940s and with the Dripping Springs Independent School District in Hays County in 1951. The population was reported at fifty from the 1940s through the 1980s. In 1990 it was 241, and it grew to 656 in 2000. By that time Bee Cave had schools, parks and recreational facilities, and a public library."

OTHER PROFILES: Wikipedia; ePodunk Profile; City Data

NOTES:

(We welcome submission of updates, additions, corrections & digital photos, without compensation.)

BUSINESS and ORGANIZATION DIRECTORY

See City & Chamber web sites shown above.

BEE CAVE DENTAL CENTER: 512-263-3330; 3900 RR 620 S, Austin (Bee Cave), TX 78738. www.beecavedental.com

SPEC'S: Bee Cave, TX. Mon-Sat 10a-9p. www.specsonline.com. Wine, spirits & finer foods.