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Grapevine Lake
Centrally located in the heart of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex just minutes from DFW Airport, Grapevine Lake offers a variety of outdoor recreation opportunities. Nationally recognized trails, full service campgrounds, and beautiful day use areas surround the 7,276 acre lake which hosts over 2,000,000 visitors annually.
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From Grapevine, 2 miles northeast on TX 121.
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Permits info
Direction
Leave Hwy 395 at Hwy 120. Follow Tioga Pass Road toward Yosemite. Trailhead is approximately a mile east of Ellery Lake outlet, with limited roadside parking off the edge of the pavement.
Important Information
DOWNLOAD AREA MAP FOR THIS TRAIL:Click Here.
You do not need a reservation for trips starting at a non quota trail unless you will end the trip at Mt Whitney. Contact Inyo National Forest for information about walk in permits for non quota trails.
USFS Webpage for: Warren Fork.
Long Description
This short trail to a high meadow enters the Hoover Wilderness north of Highway 120, east of Ellery Lake. The trail follows the creek, Warren Fork, for 1.5 miles in the canyon between Tioga Peak and Lee Vining Peak. If you are starting by way of Gardiskey Lake you should request a Saddlebag Lake permit.
Facilities
MURRELL PARK Campground
List of CampsitesOverview
Murrell Park offers day use facilities, boat ramp access and primitive camping on scenic Grapevine Lake, in the middle of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex in Texas.The lake has become a premier recreation destination for the Southwest and offers some of the best camping, fishing and boating in Texas.
This facility is open year-round, but particularly in hot summer months, the cool water provides a refreshing break from the Texas heat.
Recreation
Murrell Park is popular for picnicking, hiking, mountain biking, boating and fishing. The park is home to the well known Northshore Trail, which welcomes hikers and mountain bikers.
Horses and moterized bikes including E-Bikes are not permitted on the Northshore Trail. Horses not permited in Murrell Park; however, there are horse trails available on the south side and west end of the lake.
Hunting is not allowed in the park, but is available in some of the surrounding public lands. Anglers can fish along the shoreline or from the water; popular species include black and white crappie, catfish and bass.
Facilities
This facility offers 11 tent-only campsites along the lakeshore with views of the water. These sites do not have electrical or water hook ups.
All campsites have campfire rings and grills, picnic tables and some have picnic shelters. Two pit toilets are provided; shower and flush toilet facilities are not available.
a comunity water spigot is available from spring through fall and are shut off some of the winter months. It is recommended that campers provide their own water.
The park contains one low water boat ramp as well as a high water boat ramp.
Natural Features
Grapevine is an 7,280 acre recreational lake with 60 miles of rolling shoreline. The area offers a wide variety of wildlife to observe, including white-tailed deer, turkey, squirrel, armadillo, rabbit and numerous birds species.Nearby Attractions
The nearby city of Grapevine offers many historical attractions as one of the oldest settlements in the county, dating back to 1844, a year before Texas became a part of the United States.The Vineyards Facility
This recreation area is part of Grapevine Lake
Murrell Facility
This recreation area is part of Grapevine Lake
Twin Coves Facility
This recreation area is part of Grapevine Lake
