Lake Buchanan is the highest and broadest of the Highland Lakes, favored for boating because of the generous space. A unique way to see it is on the Vanishing Texas River Cruise. Cruisers can see wildflowers and birds in the spring, or the migration of bald eagles nesting in the fall. Inks Lake is more like a reservoir than a lake, but offers good swimming and recreation nonetheless. Devil's Hole on the north shore is an excellent swimming spot.
Water cascades in stair-steps down to the lake, and deer often wander through.
Lake LBJ is one of the more scenic lakes and is surrounded by steep hills and granite outcroppings. Lookout Mountain on FM 1431 offers an incredible view. Lake Marble Falls is the smallest at 780 acres. Falls Creek Park, Johnson Park and Lakeside Park are municipal parks with lake access located adjacent to each other on either side of an inlet of Lake Marble Falls. Lake Travis is definitely the most popular of the Highland Lakes.