Benbrook Lake Vacation and Resort Properties

Benbrook Lake on the Clear Fork Of Trinity River is in Tarrant County, Texas and is used for drinking water, recreation and flood control purposes. Construction was completed in 1951. At normal levels it has a surface area of 5.9 square miles. It is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lake property.

 

 

Benbrook Lake is located in the scenic open countryside of rolling hills and prairie meadows southwest of Fort Worth, Texas. Conveniently accessible from the Fort Worth / Dallas metroplex, the lake is only 2.5 miles (4 km) south of Interstate Highway 20 on US Highway 377. Picnicking, camping, fishing, hunting, boating, hiking and birdwatching are just the beginning of the activities available in the parks and other public lands at Benbrook Lake. Nearby Fort Worth also offers the attractions of an annual stock show and rodeo, a lovely botanical gardens and zoo, and two world reknowned museums, the Amon Carter and Kimball Art Museums. Please visit the Benbrook Lake Web Site in the list to the right for additional information.

 

Facilities at Benbrook Lake

  • The Dutch Branch Park area has a boat ramp, marina and horse trail.
  • The Holiday area has electric, non-electric, pullthrough campsites with dump station, boat ramp, picnic sites, beach and horse and hiking trails. Reservations
  • The Longhorn area has a boat ramp and group picnic site.
  • The Mustang area has electric, non-electric, pullthrough, group campsites with dump station, boat ramp, picnic sites and beach. Reservations
  • The Pecan Valley area has picnic sites.
  • The Rocky Creek area has non-electric, pullthrough campsites with dump station, boat ramp, marina and group picnic site.

 

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