Benbrook Lake

Fort Worth, Texas
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Ownership: US Army Corps of Engineer
Official website: recreation.gov
Posted by: MountainMan on December 15, 2005

Description

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.

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Directions

From Interstate Highway 20 / 820, take exit 429A for US Hwy 377, go 2.5 miles / 4 km southwest to the lake. The Corps of Engineers Lake Office is then 2 miles / 3.3 km east on Winscott Road and Lakeside Drive. There are lake access points further south on US Hwy 377, and also east on Farm to Market Road 1187 on the south side of the lake.