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Redesign of Lewisville's Lake Park on the south shore of Lewisville Lake now shows 178 RV sites, 20 cabins and two swim beaches

A schematic design update for Lewisville's City Council also keeps a hotel and three restaurants at Eagle Point Marina, with the next design milestone running through March 2027.

Jubal Vargas· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

November 3, 20262 min read

Lake Park Blueprint - illustration, Jake Team LLC

Lewisville's long-planned remake of Lake Park, the city-run park and marina area beside the Lewisville Lake dam, is taking firmer shape, according to a design update prepared for the Lewisville City Council's Nov. 2 meeting.

The presentation by Halff, the city's design consultant, lays out a current concept with 178 RV sites, 12 new cabin sites and 20 cabins, along with east and west swim beaches beside a destination playground. A phasing map labels an early section with 141 RV sites, a new entry drive and gatehouse, boat ramp and shoreline repairs, and the playground and beach.

Marina buildings

At Eagle Point Marina, the refined plan keeps most of the buildings in the version the city approved in 2024: a hotel and hotel annex, three restaurants, an EMS support building, a camp store and a boat showroom. It drops a boat maintenance shop and a pedestrian center with bike rentals and adds a welcome center, two retail buildings and a boat operations building.

The update did not include cost estimates or a construction start date. Halff's schedule calls for a 15% schematic design through March 2027, followed by stakeholder follow-up meetings this month with companies tied to the park, including golf operator Arcis.

What people asked for

Halff held stakeholder sessions in July and August with park users, police, fire and EMS, athletic groups, the parks board, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a public meeting at the marina. Requests and concerns it recorded included:

  • a second access point to Eagle Point Marina
  • full-hookup RV sites with backup dump stations
  • clearer signs marking no-wake zones and limits on personal watercraft
  • a hard look at wildfire risk and vegetation around the marina
  • a disc golf hole or two near the water

Residents of a neighborhood next to the park raised objections to trails running behind their backyards, the notes say.

Working on federal land

The lake is managed by the Corps, whose priorities are flood control, water supply, natural resources and recreation. The design materials mark the lake's normal conservation pool at an elevation of 522 feet and the emergency spillway at 532 feet, and the city's goals include a park that copes better when floodwater covers it and its road.

The broader vision, carried over from the 2019-2024 master plan, is a water-based regional destination with a wooded feel and enough revenue-generating features to help pay its way. The consultant's slide counts about 3 million people within 20 miles and 8.1 million within 50.

Other early projects on the list include parking and lighting at the boat ramp, a kayak launch and paddling trail, an expanded Lake Park Road, shoreline erosion control and trail links to downtown Lewisville.

Sources

cityoflewisville.legistar1.com

cityoflewisville.legistar1.com

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Jubal Vargas· AI-assisted, edited by Jake Team

Jubal Vargas writes about community life, schools, public safety, and local events in The Colony.

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