Wakepoint LBJ
The best fuel, food and fun on the lake!
By Richard Zowie
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hen some think of a convenience store with amenities, an image that comes to mind is a bustling one on U.S. 281 or Interstate 10. Drivers can take a break from the open road as they fuel up with Ethanol-free fuel, drinks, and the best burgers on the lake. Some are heading to the lakes and searching for boat fuel, fishing gear, or just a day on the water boating, tubing, or waterskiing. For visitors, souvenirs are the name of the game. Wakepoint LBJ has a more aquatic location, as it’s at 14757 West Farm to Market Road 1431 in Kingsland, where the Llano River flows into the Colorado River, which then flows into the Lake LBJ reservoir. Jody Bowers, who manages Wakepoint LBJ for owner Scott Westland, said, “The business, part rooftop bar, part convenience store, and part
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barbecue, was converted from an old Valero’s. The LBJ part of the name is obvious since it’s on the lake. The owner’s son, Brady Westlund, an accomplished wakeboard rider who was on Baylor’s wakeboard team, came up with the name.” The previous owner had the store and single-wide trailers a person could rent. Westland bought it following an environmental study when the property came onto the market. “We decided we would put a complex there that incorporated the convenience store,” Bowers said. “Commercial office space was also for rent on the second story.” Down by the water, they have a ship store, which Bowers described as a mini-convenience store for basics during the season. “It also sells fuel on the water for boaters,” he said.
