Escape the bustle of the city and get back to nature just an hour north of the DFW Metroplex. Come play at Ray Roberts Lake State Park for the day or the weekend!

On land, you can camp, hike, bike, ride your horse, rollerblade, geocache or go backpacking. On the water, you can swim at one of our beach areas (no lifeguards on duty), paddle, or wet a hook in our kids’ fishing pond or the lake. Or enjoy quieter pursuits: photography, nature watching, or simply relaxing!

Ray Roberts Lake State Park has nine units. Three offer recreation and overnight facilities: Johnson Branch, Isle du Bois and Jordan. The Greenbelt Corridor offers trails, fishing and more. Six satellite units (see sidebar, under hours) have boat ramps.

The full-service Lake Ray Roberts Marina is at the Sanger unit; Lone Star Lodge and Marina is at the Jordan unit.

Stay at one of our many campsites or reserve a room at Lone Star Lodge. Hold your next group event here; we have group walk-in campsites, four picnic pavilions overlooking the lake, and meeting rooms at Lone Star Lodge.

Fish the 29,000-acre Ray Roberts Lake. Anglers catch largemouth bass, crappie, white bass and catfish here. The current lake record for largemouth bass is 15.18 pounds. We have boat ramps, a marina, a fishing pier and fish cleaning stations. Remember, you can fish from the shore or a pier in a state park without a fishing license!

Lake Ray Roberts Marina: This full-service marina has boat storage and a boat repair shop. The marina sells and rents boats and motors, sells fuel and rents boat slips. Buy fishing licenses, bait, groceries and deli snacks. For more information, visit the Lake Ray Roberts Marina website or call (940) 458-7343.

Lone Star Lodge Marina: The only marina on the east side of Lake Ray Roberts with outdoor electricity available in the parking lot to charge your boat batteries. They also have boat, jet ski, kayak, and overnight boat slip rentals. For more information, visit the Lone Star Lodge and Marina website or call (940) 686-0261.

Explore our trails. The 20-mile multiuse Greenbelt Corridor runs from the Ray Roberts Dam to Lake Lewisville, along the Elm Fork Branch of the Trinity River. Horse riders can use 12 miles of the trail, while 10 miles are for hike and bike use only. Johnson Branch and Isle du Bois have multiuse trails, some of which are paved.