SERVING HORSESHOE BAY & THE HIGHLAND LAKES, TX

Horseshoe Bay Land Clearing & Lot Clearing

Pierce Land Clearing provides land clearing, forestry mulching, and rock milling services across Horseshoe Bay, TX and the Highland Lakes. Our crews clear cedar, open views, and make homesites build ready, and every photo on this page is from our own documented project in town. One local crew, transparent day rate pricing, and a real number for your project before the first tree comes down.

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The Land Around Horseshoe Bay

Land clearing in Horseshoe Bay, Texas is precision work on expensive ground. The lots are steep, the rules are real, and the neighbors are close, which is exactly why mulching fits: the cedar grinds where it stands, the oaks and the views stay, and the lot finishes clean under a mulch layer with no burn piles and no debris trucks on the parkway. Our documented hilltop homesite project in Horseshoe Bay is on this page, photos and all.

Around Horseshoe Bay, Cottonwood Shores, Sunrise Beach, and Kingsland we handle lot clearing for new builds, view clearing, cedar removal and fire fuel reduction around existing homes, acreage clearing outside the communities, and fence line work on the ranches toward Llano. Haul off is generally not needed with mulching.

Pricing is straightforward. Skid steer mulchers run $3,000 per day with transport included. High horsepower dedicated mulchers run $4,000 per day plus transport. Photos or a lot survey get most Horseshoe Bay quotes done the same day, whether you are on the water, up on the ridge, or out toward the airport. Call 512-400-2693 and a project manager will answer, seven days a week.

Cedar covered lot before clearing in Horseshoe Bay TX
Solid cedar hiding the lot and the view
Finished lot clearing with oaks kept in Horseshoe Bay TX
The same lot finished, oaks kept

10,000+

Acres cleared across Central Texas

2,000+

Properties cleared since 2018

60

Texas counties served

8

Years In Service

Forestry Mulching & Land Clearing Services in Horseshoe Bay, TX

A full service land clearing company serving Horseshoe Bay, Cottonwood Shores, Sunrise Beach, Kingsland, and the Highland Lakes.

Forestry Mulching

Brush and small trees ground into soil-protecting mulch in one pass. No burning, no hauling.

Cedar & Ashe Juniper Removal

Cut the fire load, free the water table, and open sightlines on cedar-choked ground.

Brush & Underbrush Clearing

Reclaim overgrown lots, pastures, and fence lines from mesquite and scrub.

Tree & Stump Removal

Selective take-downs and stump grinding for clean, open ground.

Construction Site Prep

Grubbing, grading, and pad prep that hands your builder permit-ready dirt.

Rock Milling

Granite and limestone crushed and milled on site into base material for drives, pads, and lot access.

Fence Line & ROW Clearing

Clean corridors for new fencing, utilities, and access roads.

Lot Clearing

Residential and commercial lots cleared, leveled, and ready.

Pond & Tank Construction

Stock tanks and ponds dug, shaped, and finished right.

Who We Clear Land For

From half acre homesites to utility scale projects, the equipment and crew scale to the job.

Homeowners & Landowners

Utility corridors, pasture reclamation, invasive cedar and mesquite removal, and prep for whatever you are planning next.

Home Builders

Lot clearing, grubbing, and pad prep that keeps your build schedule on track.

Ranchers

Mesquite and cedar removal, pasture and grazing recovery, fence lines, senderos, stock tanks, and ranch roads.

Developers

Multi lot and large acreage clearing with ground left ready for survey, permitting, and infrastructure.

Solar Contractors

Utility scale site clearing, vegetation removal, and access roads for solar projects across Central Texas.

Right of Way & Utility Contractors

Transmission lines, pipelines, and fence and utility row corridors cleared to spec and on schedule.

Municipalities

Parks, drainage easements, fire mitigation, and public land maintenance. Easy to work with on bids and compliance.

Hunters & Recreational Owners

Senderos, plot clearing, feeder and blind access, and trail systems that make your property huntable again.

The Right Machine for Every Acre

A lot of land clearing companies rent whatever the equipment yard has that week. We own purpose-built forestry machines and match them to your terrain. Not sure which machine your property needs? Try our cost calculator for an instant answer.

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High Horsepower Dedicated Mulchers

Our high horsepower dedicated mulchers run 300+ HP and chew through heavy cedar and mesquite at a pace no skid steer can match. That is how big tracts get cleared in days instead of weeks. We bring these machines when your material runs bigger than 8 inches in diameter and the property has access for an 11 foot wide machine.

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Skid Steer Mulchers for Precision Work

For material up to 8 inches in diameter, our skid steer mulchers fill the gap. Subdivision lots, tree preservation, tight fence lines, and finish work around structures, they get in where the big machines cannot. Low ground pressure protects your topsoil, and they clear selectively around the oaks you want to keep.

View opened up after clearing in Horseshoe Bay TX

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Our Documented Horseshoe Bay Project

Every photo on this page is from our written up hilltop homesite clearing in Horseshoe Bay, first in the carousel below: one acre opened for a build with a view, from solid cedar to finished ground. When we quote a Horseshoe Bay lot, we are pricing work we have already done in this exact community.

Most recent Horseshoe Bay project: July 2026

How It Works

1

Get Your Number

Send photos and property details for a fast quote, or meet us on-site and we will walk it with you. Either way you get a firm number, free.

2

Clear & Mulch

Our crew and machines do the work, selectively and cleanly. The mulch stays right where it falls, protecting the soil and feeding the grass. No burn piles, and no haul off needed.

3

Enjoy Your Cleared Property

You get open ground, clean sightlines, and land you can actually use again. If your project calls for full site prep, we handle that too.

What Land Clearing Costs in Horseshoe Bay

Every lot is different, so price comes down to a few things: lot size, how thick the cedar is, slope and rock, what stays, and access. Transport to the Highland Lakes is quoted up front, so the number you get is the number you pay.

Straight Day Rates, No Games

Most companies make you chase a number. Here is ours. The machine we bring depends on the size of your material and the access on your property.

High Horsepower Dedicated Mulcher

$4,000 / day

Plus transport to your site

Skid Steer Mulcher

$3,000 / day

Transport included

Day rates help you budget. When you send photos or have us walk the property, you get a firm total for the whole job, free either way. For a deeper breakdown, read our guide on what it costs to clear land in Texas.

What Customers Say About Working With Us

Rated 5 out of 5

Had a 4 acre job with hundreds of trees and underbrush. Probably been 50 years since this property was touched. Called and scheduled Pierce Land Clearing and from start to finish was satisfied. Communication was great.

Chase Gibson

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Rated 5 out of 5

Pierce Land Clearing surpassed our expectations. The work was accurate and mindful of the trees that we wanted to keep. Bobby was very professional, polite, and skillful. Would 100 percent recommend.

olivia gutierrez

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Rated 5 out of 5

The team with Pierce Land Clearing were great to work with. Taylor was prompt to respond, took the time to help me understand the process and options and got me scheduled for a date for service. Bobby our operator was incredibly nice.

Daniel W

Google review

Permits in Horseshoe Bay

Horseshoe Bay properties sit under city and property owner association rules that touch clearing and construction, and the POA architectural process matters for build projects. Brush and cedar clearing that keeps the hardwoods generally moves through easily, and we work to the community standards: clean finishes, protected keep trees, and no burning. We flag exactly what applies when we quote your lot.

How Long Does It Take?

Estimates usually happen within a few days of your call. Most residential jobs run one to three days on site, and larger acreage moves at several acres a day with the dedicated mulchers. One local quirk: decomposed granite drains fast, so a wet week costs us fewer days here than it does out on the clay. You get a start window with your quote and a heads up before we roll in.

Horseshoe Bay Land Clearing FAQs

Skid steer mulchers run $3,000 per day with transport included, for material up to 8 inches in diameter. High horsepower dedicated mulchers run $4,000 per day plus transport, for heavy cedar and larger acreage. Most Horseshoe Bay lots run a day or two of skid steer work. Send photos and you will usually have a real number the same day.

Yes, and every photo on this page proves it: they are all from our documented hilltop homesite project right here in Horseshoe Bay, one acre of cedar opened up for a build with a view. The full write up is first in the project carousel below.

That is the signature job here. We take the cedar between your place and the view, keep the oaks that frame it, and leave a clean mulch layer instead of a scar. Send a photo from your deck and we can usually quote it from that.

Horseshoe Bay properties come with architectural and property owner rules about clearing and construction, and we work to them: tidy finishes, no burn piles, no debris trucks, and the keep trees flagged and protected. We leave lots looking ready for the architect, not scraped.

With mulching, nothing needs to leave your property. Everything grinds into a mulch layer that protects the thin Hill Country soil and keeps the lot looking clean. There is no burning, which matters in a resort community, and haul off is generally not needed.

Steep and rocky is the Horseshoe Bay standard. Tracked machines handle the granite and limestone grades, and mulching heads work right over the rock without gouging. If a slope is genuinely beyond safe machine work we will say so after seeing photos.

We work the Highland Lakes constantly, from Marble Falls around to Kingsland and Llano. Most jobs get on the calendar within a couple of weeks, and single lots often slot in sooner.

Yes. Photos from the street or your deck, an aerial screenshot, or the lot survey will get most Horseshoe Bay quotes done the same day. Flag the oaks you love and we will price the work around them.

Real Projects, Linked and Documented

Every job we publish carries the acreage, the machines, the days on site and what it actually cost. 41 projects documented across Texas so far.

See all our documented projects

Serving Horseshoe Bay & the Highland Lakes

Around the lakes we cover Horseshoe Bay, Cottonwood Shores, Sunrise Beach, Kingsland, and Granite Shoals. Close by we also serve Marble Falls, Burnet, Llano, Spicewood, and Bertram. Somewhere else in the Hill Country? Browse every area we serve or just call.

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Quick quotes, competent operators, and top of the line equipment. Dedicated project managers who actually answer the phone, and a family business that actually cares about making customers happy.