Just For Fun: Pontoons & Party Barges

An amazing experience ever in my life. It's definitely a new vibe and feeling while you are on the water with good friends. I was invited to be a part of my friend's birthday and I enjoyed every single moments!
The weather was nice but a bit chilly in the morning and toward the afternoon it got really hot so I even jumped into cold water It was freezing cold for the first try and I thought I made a mistake then I kept trying again and again
At the end, it was amazing and feeling great although the water itself still cold and freezing
I'll definitely consider coming back again
The instructor was a nice guy as well!
It was a fabulous time
Come and enjoy nature
Cheers

Super nice company, boat drivers were very nice and friendly. They let everyone have safe fun and took photos of the group. Great prices for a 50 person boat.

Best barges! This is absolutely the most fun you will have out of LT. This is what you want to do with a big group of your lake rat buds!

Great customer service from the check in at the office to when we went down the hill to the boats. The captains of our barge were so much fun and accommodating. We asked if they could/would grill for us, they did with no problem. Great hot sammiches & great drinks and a beautiful day on the lake

Our group of 4 had a great experience renting a pontoon. Now don't go looking for 5 star, red carpet service. It's no frills, but the staff is friendly and they give you what you need for a good time.

We are not experienced boaters, but that wasn't an issue because the staff provided a quick training on how to drive the boat. Unlike many other company's renting boats in the area, you can rent for an hour if you want. Many other require 3-4 hour minimums, which can get pricey, especially if you'd prefer a short excursion. There is free parking there and the pontoon we rented had a bluetooth system for playing music too.

You can't beat their prices, so overall value is A+ in my book. If I'm in the ATX area again, I'll return.

We had a great time!

My wife has been wanting to get on a boat and spend time in the water. She found this location, reserved the water craft, and off we went.

We started out early... the 7 of us, and found the place with no issue. (Warning: Do not park in the gravel lots below the hill... they say you will get towed!) there is plenty of parking and then a small walk down the hill and to the docks.

Lake Travis is beautiful!!

As expected this place was busy!! Fun in the sun comes at a price and one of those prices is a wait! A wait to get everything signed for, a wait for one of the only two single person bathrooms, a wait to go over all rules and instructions, etc! So get here early if you want to get out in time! If you eat up some of your reservation while waiting you do not get to add it back on. The reservation time slot is your slot... that's it. We got here early and actually got in the water early... SCORE... an extra 15 minutes... yea!

My wife and kids wanted to tube and knee board so we got a ski boat that holds 8 people. (Rental for tube and knee board is 5$ per hour each) the guy loaded us up, went through instructions and rules and off we went! (Really nice guy!)

We had a 4 hour slot on the water from 10:30 to 2:30. We didn't squander one second of it... had our cooler packed with all kinds of edibles and drinks, we were sun screened up, life vests locked on the boys (all kids under 13 have to wear a vest at all times!) and wind in our hair... WE HIT IT!

Warning... the ski boat is a bit small... and a lot fast... if the water is as choppy as it was while we were here... I really recommend a pontoon or a bigger speed boat... it was hairy at times out in the open! (Note: they don't allow pulling tubes from a pontoon boat though)

I found us a cove that was at the time not busy, was protected from the chop mostly, and big enough to have some fun. My wife, our friend, and our boys had a blast tubing around and around in the cove. Then we went further in, parked and swam for about an hour.

What a fantastic day! Seriously worth every single penny... everyone from father and mother in law to my 4 year old had a great time. The boat was new, fast, and even had Bluetooth so it synced to my phone and we played toons all day long. It was a beautiful day filled with fun fun fun!

For most of us... 4 hours on the lake was just perfect. The boys were wiped out by the time we left and so were most of the adults! What a great way to spend a day!

I highly recommend this... it was time well spent!

Prior to booking, the front office was good about answering my many questions.

Our party barge crew Michael and Casey made sure everyone had a great time on our company outing. They were accommodating, helpful and professional.

We will make sure to use Just For Fun again for our future company events.

Just For Fun ROCKS LAKE TRAVIS!!!

Hubby rented a pontoon boat for my birthday celebration (big-time bonus points this year!). Funny, my older teenager initially squawked at it being 4 hours ("that seems like a long time"). Hahaha to him: We all thought time sped up because we had so much fun and left wanting more time on the lake!

Our visit was a Thursday during COVID-19. Just For Fun folks at the counters wore masks, some of the dock folks did (some didn't, but they weren't really ever close to anyone bc they were receiving/getting boats ready - away from other people). It was moderately busy, but check-in was swift and easy.

Our pontoon boat was awesome. Before we departed, they go over controls, safety, and a propeller check (this was similar to inspecting a rental car before driving away - our propeller had some damage, so we were delighted to have identified it with him prior to departing... Be sure to take a close look bc it was initially questioned upon return, but quickly dismissed because of the prior inspection). I suggest making sure you have a map of the lake. But funny, older teenager pulled up his GPS to be more specific than mom reading the map, lol!
We brought a picnic dinner, snacks, & drinks. We anchored at several locations to swim. The water was heavenly (& awesome visibility! Lake Travis is awesome for swimming/anything water-related). COVID-19 is likely why the lake wasn't more busy. I can't/don't want to imagine it being much more busy... As in, I'm glad we celebrated TODAY/a Thursday vs waiting for the weekend! We saw a sailing school, wakeboarders, tubers, skiers, swimmers, jet skiers, parasurfers, windsurfers, sailboats, party boats moored at the island, and a few fishermen. A little slice of heaven being enjoyed by so many!
Just For Fun offers party barges, pontoon boats, ski boats, personal watercrafts (jet skis/waverunners), and pretty much any desired accessories (tubes, etc).
The staff was friendly, helpful, professional, and informative. Their prices blow away others (as in, why look elsewhere unless they don't have what you want).
Literal moment in the planning: I saw higher ratings of different places on Yelp. Being that hubby & I are long-time Austinites, he merely remembered & called Just For Fun without my input... I'm so glad that I didn't say a word about ratings: Just For Fun should be amongst the top tier. This outfit is a well-oiled machine. They know this business and they do it well!
Thank you, Just For Fun for making my birthday SUPER FUN!

Side note: Brett J's review (from 2018) mirrors our experience 7/2020 (except we rented a pontoon boat). To me, a similar review of awesomeness from 2 years ago demonstrates longevity and commitment to a quality experience.

Just For Fun: Highly Recommend!

I have to say I had a blast out on the lake! I rented 2 wave runners and reserved them for 2 hours. Check in was quick. They got our runners ready pretty quick and after a brief run down we were off. Rode up and down the lake and had such a great time. Weather was beautiful ended up turning my runner off in safe waters away from boats and hopped in the lake for a dip. Staff was friendly and I would absolutely rent from them again.

Only reason I didn't give 5 stars was cuz the runners were not the newest but honestly they didn't matter cuz those things were fast!!!!! Thank you guys and I will ABSOLUTELY be back.

A group of us went out here and rented one of the party boats at Lake Austin! It was a phenomenal time with friends out there. Just bring your ice chest full of your favorite drinks and they'll take care of the rest.
once on board and the boat starts making its way to cruise the lake.... the party has started. The music kicks on and its time to crack your drinks open.
You'll arive to your destination where the boat will tie up to an island and the gates open up to start sliding down or jumping off into the water. You can explore the little island as well. well into the party, they light up the grills and start putting together some bbq burgers!!! We'd definately go here again! Great times!