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Lake Will Wilson

Cedar Park · Austin, Texas — Williamson County.

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48Surface acres
4.5 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 96302156).

Location & fast facts

Where Lake Will Wilson is in Texas

The red circle marks Lake Will Wilson.

Fast facts

About Lake Will Wilson

  • County: Williamson
  • Cities & towns on the shore: Cedar Park, Austin
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 17 mi from Austin and 81 mi from Waco, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline (Texas: incorporated places touching the lake, otherwise the nearest one).

Fishing in Texas

Official TPWD pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Lake map

Lake Will Wilson shoreline

¼ mileN

No public access sites are listed for this water in the OpenStreetMap boat ramps (TPWD publishes ramp names per lake, not coordinates) data.

Shoreline trail

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 96302156), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: OpenStreetMap boat ramps (TPWD publishes ramp names per lake, not coordinates). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

4.5 miTrail within 90 m of shore
About 85%Of the shoreline
YesLoops the whole lake

OpenStreetMap shows about 4.5 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 90 m (300 ft) of the Lake Will Wilson shoreline. Together the trails go all or nearly all the way around Lake Will Wilson, staying close to the water.

Trails along the shore

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 8, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 90 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Lake Will Wilson

We found 30 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Lake Will Wilson. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

14 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in Texas

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: Recreation.gov (RIDB) · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (30.5060, -97.7701). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Lake Will Wilson. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Lake Will Wilson

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in CT (America/Chicago), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Invasive species

    Reported on or near Lake Will Wilson

    Clean, Drain, Dry. In Texas the law requires draining water from boats and onboard receptacles when leaving or approaching public fresh water, and possessing or moving zebra mussels is illegal. TPWD rules.

    USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database

    USGS records matched to this water by location (within about 150 m of the outline) or by the place name in the record. A record shows a sighting was reported; it doesn't prove the species is still there. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Contact & official info

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