Lakeway has several gated neighborhoods, and they’re not interchangeable — some are built around golf, some around the marina, some around privacy more than either. If you’ve decided a gated community is what you want, the real question is which one fits how you actually live.
I’m Robbie English, REALTOR and Managing Broker at Uncommon Realty, and I show buyers gated properties across Lakeway on a regular basis.
Lakeway’s Gated Neighborhoods, Compared
The Hills of Lakeway is built around The Hills Country Club, with 72 holes of golf across multiple courses and several clubhouses — it’s the pick if golf is the priority. Flintrock Falls, inside The Hills, adds a Jack Nicklaus-designed course to that mix. If lake access matters more than golf, Rough Hollow is the gated community built around the Rough Hollow Yacht Club & Marina, with boat slips and direct water access. And if you want gated privacy without either golf or marina fees, Serene Hills is a quieter, more residential option, still zoned to Lake Travis ISD like the rest of Lakeway.
All of Lakeway sits on the south shore of Lake Travis in Travis County, roughly 20-25 minutes west of downtown Austin via TX-71. Every gated section here carries its own HOA structure and architectural guidelines, so before you get attached to a house, I always walk clients through what the HOA actually controls — modifications, fencing, short-term rental rules — because that varies more than people expect between one gated section and the next.
What to Ask Before You Buy Gated in Lakeway
Deed restrictions and HOA dues are the two things buyers underestimate most. Some sections cap what you can build or add later; others have dues that fund the golf course or marina whether you use them or not. I go through the HOA docs with every client before we write an offer, not after, so there aren’t surprises at closing. If you want to compare the full range of what’s available citywide first, start with my Lakeway TX overview page.
