- County
- Travis County
- From central Austin
- 10 to 15 minutes west of downtown Austin via Bee Caves Road or Loop 360
- ZIP codes
- 78746
Canyon lots, live oaks and limestone
Westlake Hills, formally the City of West Lake Hills, is a small city of steep, wooded lots tucked between Bee Caves Road, Loop 360 and Lake Austin, just minutes from downtown. The character is unmistakable: winding roads like Westlake Drive and Redbud Trail, limestone outcrops, dense live oak and cedar canopy, and homes that range from 1960s and 1970s ranch and contemporary houses to large new custom builds in Rob Roy, Davenport Ranch and along the Lake Austin bluffs. Austin Landscape Lighting has designed systems across 78746, and landscape lighting Westlake Hills TX homeowners respond to is quiet, layered and built around the trees and the terrain rather than the fixtures.
On a typical lot the house sits above or below the street, the driveway drops or climbs, and the backyard falls away into a ravine. That gives us steps, retaining walls, terraces and a tree canopy that can be lit from inside to wash the ground below. It also means glare control is essential, since a poorly aimed uplight on a hillside is visible from a dozen homes across the canyon.
What we plan around in Westlake Hills
West Lake Hills maintains detailed development standards, including protections for trees and expectations for shielded exterior lighting, and residents are protective of the night sky over Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve and the Barton Creek Greenbelt. Our standard approach fits this environment: fully shielded brass fixtures, warm 2700K LEDs, downward or surface-aimed light, and smart controls that dim or shut off zones late in the evening. We never attach fixtures to live oaks with screws or nails, we use adjustable straps for tree downlights, and we avoid pruning oaks during the spring oak wilt season.
Limestone is a given. Most Westlake lots have very shallow soil over rock, so we map every wire route during the free consultation, follow bed lines, planting pockets and the edges of hardscape, and use heavy stakes or surface mounts where the rock is at grade. Steep driveways and stone stairs need path and step lighting that reads each grade change without glare. Deer move through the canyons nightly, so fixtures are solid brass and wire is buried deep. On the Lake Austin side, in Westview and along the bluffs, we keep direct light off the water entirely.
Most requested services in 78746
- Architectural uplighting on limestone, stucco and modern steel-and-glass elevations, carefully shielded so the house glows without broadcasting across the canyon.
- Garden and tree lighting, especially moonlighting from the mature live oaks that shade nearly every lot in Camelot, Treemont, Ridgewood and Rob Roy.
- Path and walkway lighting for steep drives, stone stairs and terraces.
- Custom lighting design for larger estates in Rob Roy, Davenport Ranch and Westview, where multiple zones, long runs and architectural detail call for a full plan.
Pools are common across Eanes, and our pool and water feature lighting ties the pool terrace into the rest of the design. Many older homes in Lost Creek, Westlake Highlands and along Westlake Drive also come to us for LED upgrades to halogen systems installed decades ago.
Working with Austin Landscape Lighting in Westlake
Westlake Hills is one of our closest service areas, 10 to 15 minutes from our Austin shop via Bee Caves Road, Loop 360 or MoPac, which makes dusk consultations and after-dark aiming visits easy to schedule. We start with a free on-site design consultation, provide a written estimate with no surprises, and complete most residential installations in one day. Our systems are 12-volt low-voltage LED with solid brass and copper fixtures that patina naturally against limestone, and smart controls are available on every project.
Austin Landscape Lighting is locally owned, established in 2020, licensed and insured, with more than 500 completed projects and a 4.9-star rating across 127 Google reviews. We back workmanship for two years in addition to manufacturer fixture warranties. For planning ranges before we visit, try the cost estimator, and see comparable hillside projects in our gallery.
Neighborhoods we serve in and around Westlake Hills
We serve the City of West Lake Hills and the surrounding Eanes ISD area in 78746, including Rob Roy, Davenport Ranch, Lost Creek, Camelot, Treemont, Ridgewood, Westwood, Westlake Highlands, Westview on Lake Austin and the streets off Westlake Drive, Redbud Trail and Bee Caves Road. Neighboring Rollingwood has its own service area page, and businesses along Bee Caves Road and Loop 360 can learn about our commercial landscape lighting work.
Request a free Westlake Hills consultation
For landscape lighting Westlake Hills TX residents can enjoy from the terrace without lighting up the whole canyon, contact Austin Landscape Lighting to schedule a free on-site design visit. Call (281) 704-7210 Monday through Friday from 8am to 6pm or Saturday from 9am to 2pm, or email info@austinlandscapelighting.com.
Westlake Hills neighborhoods we light
- Rob Roy
- Davenport Ranch
- Lost Creek
- Camelot
- Treemont
- Ridgewood
- Westwood
- Eanes
- Westlake Highlands
- Westview on Lake Austin
Landmarks nearby: Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve, Westlake High School, Barton Creek Greenbelt, Lake Austin, Pennybacker Bridge.
Popular services in Westlake Hills
Architectural Uplighting
Architectural uplighting turns a facade that disappears at dusk into the focal point of the street. Austin Landscape Li…
- Brass fixtures, 2700K warm white
- Glare-free, dark-sky aware aiming
Garden & Tree Lighting
A mature live oak is often the most valuable feature on an Austin lot, and it vanishes the moment the sun sets. Austin …
- Species-specific beam and output
- Moonlighting from the canopy
Path & Walkway Lighting
Good path lighting is the layer guests notice least and depend on most. Austin Landscape Lighting places shielded brass…
- No runway effect, staggered placement
- Shielded hats, zero glare
Landscape lighting in Westlake Hills: FAQ
How do you keep landscape lighting from glaring across the canyon in Westlake Hills?
Hillside lots in Rob Roy, Camelot and along Westlake Drive are visible from many angles, so glare control drives the design. We use fully shielded brass fixtures, warm 2700K LEDs, lower wattages on uplights, and aim light at surfaces and canopy rather than into open air. Tree downlights wash the ground from above with the source hidden. Smart controls can dim or shut zones off later in the evening.
Can you light the mature live oaks on my Westlake lot without harming them?
Yes. We mount tree fixtures with adjustable straps rather than screws or nails, avoid pruning cuts on oaks during the spring oak wilt transmission window, and loosen straps on maintenance visits as trunks grow. Live oak canopy is often the best lighting feature in Westlake Hills, and moonlighting from within it gives a soft, natural wash over drives, steps and terraces.
My Westlake driveway and backyard are steep with stone steps. What does that mean for lighting?
Grade changes are where lighting matters most for safety. We place low step lights and path fixtures so every riser and turn is readable without glare, size wire runs so fixtures at the bottom of the slope get full voltage, and map trench routes around limestone during the free consultation. Steep lots in Davenport Ranch, Lost Creek and Treemont are very familiar to us.
How close is Westlake Hills to your shop, and how quickly can you install?
Westlake Hills is one of our nearest service areas, about 10 to 15 minutes via Bee Caves Road, Loop 360 or MoPac. We can usually schedule a free dusk consultation within a few days. Most residential systems are installed in one day, and because we are close, after-dark aiming visits and warranty service are quick to arrange.