Gas boats OK, motor up You can launch a boat with a gas outboard. Leave it up and use your electric motor.No gas motors on board Remove the outboard or bring a boat without one.Gas boats: check first The rules don't say. Call before you tow a gas boat there.
Lady Bird Lake
Near Austin, Travis County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Gas motors prohibited for the public; private boats may use an electric motor of 5 hp or less (5 a.m.-10 p.m.).
Size
468 acres
Launch
Unimproved boat ramps (Festival Beach Boat Ramp on Nash Hernandez Sr. Rd.; IH 35 & East Ave; Stephen F. Austin Dr.)
Fees & permits
Paid street parking at some ramps
Other rules
Electric motors up to 5 hp, operated 5 a.m.–10 p.m. No boats on the lake from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., none in the Shoal Creek mouth area, and no overnight occupancy. Gas motorboats are limited to city, permitted tour, construction and event use.
Fish
Largemouth bass, catfish, sunfish, common carp (TPWD)
Managed by
City of Austin (Austin Parks and Recreation; Austin Police Lake Patrol)
What the official rules say
Only watercraft powered by electric motors that do not exceed a capacity of five horsepower can operate on Lady Bird Lake.
Loy Lake
Near Denison, Grayson County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Single-head electric trolling motors only; gasoline engines prohibited.
Fees & permits
Texas freshwater fishing license for anglers 17+
Other rules
No swimming, wading or waterskiing; no unattended boats; a life jacket for each person. Black bass 14-inch minimum.
Fish
Black bass (bass rules given)
Managed by
City of Denison
What the official rules say
Only single-headed electric trolling motors are allowed on Loy Lake and Waterloo Lake. … Gasoline-powered engines are prohibited unless needed for maintenance, inspections, or emergencies.
Waterloo Lake
Near Denison, Grayson County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Single-head electric trolling motors only; gasoline engines prohibited.
Fees & permits
Texas freshwater fishing license for anglers 17+
Other rules
No swimming, wading or waterskiing; no unattended boats; a life jacket for each person. Black bass 14-inch minimum, 1 per day.
Fish
Black bass
Managed by
City of Denison
What the official rules say
Only single-headed electric trolling motors are allowed on Loy Lake and Waterloo Lake. … Gasoline-powered engines are prohibited unless needed for maintenance, inspections, or emergencies.
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Before you go
Rules change, and some lakes close for the season or have their own permits. We link each lake to the agency page that states its motor rule, and show the month we checked it (most recently October 2026). Confirm the current rules with the lake's manager before you head out. Your state's boat registration and safety-equipment rules still apply on electric-only lakes.
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