Angel Bay is a quiet, deep-water peninsula in Spicewood — big-acreage lake estates, the gated La Isla enclave and a private marina at Angel Song Cove, with homes from about $1.6M, all in Lake Travis ISD.
Last updated: September 21, 2026 · By Johnny Ronca, SERHANT. Luxury Associate Broker
Key Takeaways
Angel Bay trades quietly — long listing times at the top mean the right buyer often comes from a private conversation, not a portal. I track Angel Light Drive, La Isla and the Coves on Angel Bay Drive. If you want first look, let's talk.
Johnny Ronca · (512) 797-0965 · [email protected]
Pocket Listings — Not on Zillow
The best Angel Bay homes often trade before they ever hit Zillow, Realtor.com or the public MLS.
With only a few dozen large lots, Angel Bay opportunities are rare, and the best waterfront parcels often change hands before they're widely marketed. Call me before you search anywhere else — the good ones move fast and won't wait for an open house.
I couldn't verify recent closed prices for Angel Bay — sources conflict and most sale prices aren't public — so these are asking prices. I'll pull closed comps for any home you're serious about. Metro context: the Austin metro sits around a ~$440K median, ~4.7 months of inventory and ~67 days on market — so compare honestly.
I've been selling Austin luxury real estate for 20 years, and Angel Bay is one of those addresses where, when someone tells me they live there, I immediately know three things about them: they wanted acreage and deep water together, they value privacy over a busy amenity center, and they didn't mind a longer drive to get it.
Angel Bay is a recorded property owners association community in Spicewood, in western Travis County, on a deep-water peninsula of Lake Travis with frontage on Schneider's Cove. You get there from Highway 71 via Bee Creek Road, Thurman Bend Road and Angel Light Drive. Its plat and deed restrictions were recorded in 1999.
Listings split the area into a few names. "Angel Bay" covers North and South Angel Light Drive and Angel Song Cove. "La Isla at Angel Bay" is a gated section of about 20 homesites of 1.75 to 3.5 acres, with homes built from the mid-2000s on. The homes on Angel Bay Drive itself are actually a separate subdivision, the Coves on Lake Travis, with its own HOA.
This is big-lot country. Many lots run 4 acres and up, and one estate sits on about 88 acres. There are no streetlights or sidewalks, and homes are on septic — the trade-off for the space and the dark skies.
Owners share a community marina and boat ramp at Angel Song Cove, plus a lakefront clubhouse and park. Not every lot is waterfront: some have private docks, some have lake views and use the community ramp.
Bands are based on September 2026 listings (asking prices), not closed sales.
Angel Bay is served by Lake Travis ISD. Listings show West Cypress Hills Elementary, Lake Travis Middle and Lake Travis High School. (Confirm assigned campuses for any specific home.)
The acreage buyer — Wants land, a dock and no neighbors in sight.
The Lake Travis ISD family — Wants the schools with far more room than Lakeway offers.
The builder — Buys a waterfront lot and builds a custom lake house.
Along Highway 71 you'll find Poodie's Hilltop Roadhouse, It's All Good BBQ, Angel's Icehouse and Opie's Barbecue. Stone House Vineyard on Haynie Flat Road is a favorite nearby winery.
The Lighthouse in Briarcliff is reachable by boat, and Hill Country Galleria covers bigger shopping and dining.
If you want to get onto the water for less, Siesta Shores. If you want a village with services, Briarcliff. If you want acreage, deep water and quiet, Angel Bay is the one. I'm happy to tour all three with you in one afternoon.
Angel Bay is a market where every lot is its own story — water depth, dock rights, septic, views and whether the dock even conveys. Getting those details right is what protects a buyer at this price, and it's exactly the work I love doing.
Angel Bay is a POA community in Spicewood (78669), Travis County, on a deep-water peninsula of Lake Travis off Schneider's Cove. You reach it from Highway 71 via Bee Creek Road and Thurman Bend Road.
La Isla is a gated section of Angel Bay with about 20 homesites of 1.75 to 3.5 acres, with homes built from the mid-2000s on.
Not technically. Homes on Angel Bay Drive belong to a separate subdivision, the Coves on Lake Travis, with its own HOA.
Angel Bay is in Lake Travis ISD. Listings show West Cypress Hills Elementary, Lake Travis Middle and Lake Travis High — confirm with the district for any address.
September 2026 listings run from about $1.6M to $2.6M for homes, with lots from about $475K and one 88-acre estate at $17.9M. These are asking prices, not sale prices.
Yes. Owners share a community marina and boat ramp at Angel Song Cove, plus a lakefront clubhouse and park. Some homes also have private docks.
Dues vary by section. La Isla listings show about $2,750 a year, and the Coves on Lake Travis runs about $1,300 to $1,775 a year. Confirm for any specific home.
It's about 45 minutes to downtown, it's rural (septic, no sidewalks or streetlights), homes can take a long time to sell, not every lot is waterfront, docks don't always convey, and Lake Travis levels swing.
Deep-water acreage on Lake Travis is scarce, which supports long-term value, but listing times are long at the top, so buying and pricing well matter.
Still have a question about Angel Bay? Call or text me at (512) 797-0965 or book a quick call.
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If you want acreage and deep water in Lake Travis ISD, let's tour Angel Bay's best lots together — and if you own here, I'll help you reach the small pool of buyers who are looking for exactly what you have. Johnny Ronca · (512) 797-0965 · [email protected] — or book a quick call: calendar.app.google/Mmtr3L3D16VRD7fQ9
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