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Ray Roberts Lake State Park is a state park located in Denton County, Texas, near Pilot Point, Texas. The park is 3,777 acres (1,528 ha). [ 2 ] It is very popular due to its proximity to the Dallas–Fort Worth metro area – in 2016, it was the 8th most popular Texas state park with 244,193 visitors. [ 3 ]
Ray Roberts is also used for recreation and is home to the Ray Roberts Lake State Park. [1] The construction of Lake Ray Roberts resulted in the dissolution of several communities in the surrounding area. One notable community, which surrounded St. James Baptist Church, was given funds to build a new church in the nearby town of Pilot Point. [2]
Centrally located on the lake, near Westlake Park, is the place where boats tie up to one another, listen to music and consume alcoholic beverages. [11] In 2005, at the first large scale bass fishing tournament at Lewisville Lake, Kevin VanDam took home 1st place and a check for $100,000.
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Seven people were killed and at least 100 were injured near a mobile home park and a gas station. The Denton Fire Department also sent rescue crews to Lake Ray Roberts.
Purtis Creek State Park: Ray Roberts Lake State Park - includes Isle du Bois Unit, Johnson Branch Unit, Jordan Park Unit, Ray Roberts Greenbelt Corridor, and Sanger Marina Unit Denton, Cooke, Grayson 29,350 acres (11,880 ha) 1993 Resaca de la Palma State Park: Cameron 1,200 acres (490 ha) 2008 San Angelo State Park: Tom Green 7,677 acres (3,107 ha)
Polk County received over $1 million in state grants to make the boat ramp and parking lot usable again. ... Buena Vista Park and Boat Launch is open after receiving upgrades including a new lower ...
The park was created in the early 1990s from land bordering the newly created Lewisville Lake when a group of stakeholders including the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, University of North Texas, the City of Lewisville, Lewisville ISD, University of Texas at Arlington, and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agreed to conserve the land for research purposes and to serve as an outdoor ...