Information for Title Companies and Prospective Owners

The Deer Creek Ranch Parks and Lakes Association, Inc. no longer issues resale certificates or collects transfer fees. We are solely engaged in the management and maintenance of the 33 acres of park land within Deer Creek Ranch, including an Upper Lake and a Lower Lake. DCRPLA Inc. also owns and manages a community center located on Panorama Drive on the Hays County side of our community.

The DCRPLA Inc. is a voluntary organization primarily funded by the yearly park access fees paid by property owners who wish to use the park. These park access fees pay park mowing, liability insurance, facilities, fish stocking, maintenance of our small sandy beachfront, etc. If you are an owner or prospective owner and wish to use our private park, you are welcome to do so as long as your park access fee is paid in full each year. You must carry your park card with you when visiting the park. A park card is issued yearly to all paid members. A description of our fee schedule can be found under the post "fees."

How do I find the parks?

You can reach the Lower Lake Park by taking Longhorn Skyway from Hamilton Pool Road and turning right at the T at Sandy Beach Rd. Head down the road, which dead ends at the park.

The Upper Lake is accessed from Lake Shore Dr., which can be reached via Village Dr or Sandy Beach Dr.

Roads

The Panorama Road improvement project has been completed and the road is BEAUTIFUL. This is a very significant milestone that is the result of several years of work. Much credit should be given to Commissioner Gerald Daugherty and County staff for this effort. Please feel free to contact Travis Wilson (traviswilson@alumni.utexas.net) should you have any questions or concerns. In addition to the Panorama Drive project, work is continuing in order to improve all roads within Deer Creek Ranch. The funds for additional work are being derived from donations to the Road Fund, and not from DCRPLA, Inc..

A patch project on many roads in our community was recently completed to placate concerns on the part of the postal service about the state of the roads within our community. Mike Hollaran paid for much of this work out of pocket and we are in the process of collecting donations from neighbors to reimburse him. You can mail donations for this purpose to the address above right, made out to Deer Creek Ranch Road Fund.

Electricity

Electricity in our community is provided by Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc.
201 So Avenue F
PO Box 1
Johnson City, TX 78636-0001
1-888-554-4732
www.pec.coop

Schools

Residents of Deer Creek Ranch are lucky to be served by two excellent school districts. Students on the Travis County side of Deer Creek Ranch attend Lake Travis ISD Schools. Students on the Hays County side attend Dripping Springs ISD schools. Lake Travis I.S.D.

On June 12, 1981, Lake Travis Independent School District was carved from Dripping Springs Independent School District in a move to build an educational program which would better meet the needs of the students from the Lake Travis area. The new District boundaries became the Travis and Hays county line on the south, the Pedernales River to the west, the shores of Lake Travis on the north, and Lake Austin and Barton Creek to the east, encompassing 118.2 square miles. The almost 5,000 District students are currently serviced by seven campuses. Students that reside in Travis County attend Lake Travis I.S.D. Schools. Lake Travis High School, Lake Travis and Hudson Bend Middle Schools, Lakeway Elementary School Bee Cave Elementary School Lake Pointe Elementary Lake Travis Elementary School Dripping Springs I.S.D. Students that reside in Hays County attend schools in Dripping Springs I.S.D. Dripping Springs High School Dripping Springs Middle School Dripping Springs Elementary School Walnut Springs Elementary School Rooster Springs Elementary School

Park Rules

The park rules are:

Guest priviledges are available to members with a current guest card.

Guest of members using the park must have a park card in possession.

Tenants (class C members) and class D members have no guest priviledges.

Board approval is required for over 10 guests of one member or to reserve the upper lake park overnight. To reserve the park for camping, a member must call (512) 264-3227 at least 72 hours in advance.

ABSOLUTELY NO HUNTING OF ANY SORT ON PARK LANDS. ANYONE CAUGHT OR SUSPECTED OF HUNTING WILL BE DELIVERED TO THE GAME WARDEN.

Respect the neighbors of our parks; no noise after 10:00 p.m.

Pets must in in the physical control of a person at all times. All dogs must be on a leash.

Vehicles will be parked on roads or parking areas only.

Vehicles have a 5 m.p.h speed limit within the park.

Restrict fires to barbeque pits.

Board approval required for fireworks.

Children twelve or younger must be supervised by an adult.

Overnight camping permitted at the upper lake park only & restricted to 72 hours.

Reservations for camping are on a first call/first reserved basis.

No diesel or gas powered boats are permitted in the lakes or creek.

All fishing is on a "catch & release" basis. Fishing trot lines, nets and traps are NOT permitted.

No fishing is permitted near or off of the swimming dock or in the areas.

Member is responsible to pay to the association the cost of repair or replacement for any damage caused by member, his childlren, pets or guest.

No atv's, off-road vehicles, etc. are allowed off the pavement/roads within the parks.