Boerne City Lake is 100 acres of peace and quiet, even when it’s crowded.
“We try to keep it a secret,” said Amanda Fayrer, who’s been going to the lake for 17 years. “There’s no motorboats allowed, no jet skis, so you don’t have to worry about [noise]. You can let your kids go off on the rafts in the middle of the lake and you don’t have to worry about them.”
The only motors are rolling motors and your own motor skills.
“If you go out in a kayak, they have pretty good bass in there,” said Jennifer, who’s been coming to Boerne City Lake for eight years and got in around 7 a.m. on this day, and already had company.
“I got here at 6 in the morning,” Amanda said. “I put up my little hammock and I take a nap.”
You have to get to Boerne City Lake early on the weekend to get the best spots. Amanda says that after 17 years, she and her family have it down to a science.
Others, like Louis Retault’s family, take their chances.
“We just got lucky. Pulled up today, thought it was going to be packed, but we were lucky to pull up and find nobody here,” he said one morning.
They just want to spend the day near the water, grill a little meat, and spend quality family time together.
It’s a great place to do it, too. Boerne City Lake was formed when the city built a dam around Cibolo Creek as a way to help control flooding and to ensure that the city has an additional water supply when needed.
“The lake’s always clean,” Louis said. “They keep it well-maintained, kids feel safe, the family’s always felt safe coming out here, so we enjoy it.”
The only flooding they have to worry about now is people flooding in to enjoy it.
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