Description: Tourist Information for Burnet, Texas
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Burnet (pronounced "burn it") is a popular tourist town located approximately 60 miles northwest of Austin, Texas on Highways 29 and 281. Burnet is only a short drive from Lake Buchanan , Inks Lake and Lake LBJ , three of the lakes on the Highland Lakes chain of lakes created by man-made dams. Burnet is the County Seat of Burnet County in central Texas. Both the city and the county were named for David Gouverneur Burnet, the first (provisional) president of the Republic of Texas.
Buchanan Dam photo courtesy of L.C.R.A.
The Highland Lakes area of the central Texas Hill Country is a well know area for recreational activities such as birdwatching, jet skiing, golf, boating, fishing, camping and sightseeing. It is also listed in the top three areas of the country as a retirement area. The climate is moderate in the winter and it almost never snows in Burnet.