The park itself is huge! It sits along Joe Pool Lake. We rode our bikes around the first night -…read more6.6 miles and probably only saw half of it! There are lots of places to picnic, swim, launch your boat and more. As for the campsites themselves, they could really use some TLC. The pavement where you park is crumbling (saw this on all the sites), roads coming in are rough and bumpy so go slow. It looks like they haven't cut the grass in ages. For our site, the grass is mid-shin high and you have to "wade" through it to get to the picnic table. Our site is just wide enough and long enough for our 40' RV and Jeep. The sites are pretty private with trees in between each site.

Cedar Hill State Park turn out to be a great place to go for a day hike, however, they seem to have…read moremany campsites available as well if that is what you were looking for. Driving up to the ranger booth, there was a lot of room to weights similar to national parks where multiple lines could form to get into the park. It was easy to pay the admission fee and we were given a park map that showed us what hikes were available and where they were. On there, they also had annotations on what amenities were available, including a former homestead that they had preserved. We ended up hiking the Talala Trail, which was a little over 2 miles. There wasn't much parking available at the trailhead, about 8 to 10 parking spaces available. This particular trail gradually went down towards the lake and back up as a loop but there is no water access when we went, the leaves still had it formed on the trees and shrubs, so there was clear visibility to which direction we were going I would imagine that there would be a bit more shade during the summer months, though the shrubs didn't seem like they were very tall. We thought the views from the Talala Trail were okay, but the views from the day use areas were better. One picnic area seemed to have lake access but we couldn't be sure how shallow or deep the water was up against the shore since we didn't try to go in. We did see that they had three mountain biking trails and we saw many mountain bikers in the area. They also had some fishing docks along the lake. Unfortunately, though, all the water fountains were turned off when we were there so we weren't able to refill our water bottles. We did check out their gift shop, which wasn't very big, but they still had a decent selection of gifts to purchase. As with any other Texas State park, they have their own park stamp just like the national parks passport program which I personally enjoy collecting. All in all, we enjoyed our time here and we were able to get a good hike. This park is situated in a hilly area of the DFW metroplex which allows for scenic views and more variation to trail options.

Grabbed our friends and headed out for an Urban Adventure. Who knew you could kayak doen the…read moreTrinity River right here in the Carrollton area!?

We did the Blast River run with single kayaks. The first part of the tour was the most beautiful…read morepart. Overall the river is clean but there were some spots where trash was deposited from previous washouts. I would try a run farther up river for a better experience next time. The staff was friendly and helpful but the rental equipment is definitely well worn and some in our group had problems with adjusting their seat backs and the seat cushions were quite hard after 1 hour on a 3 hour trip.

No dogs allowed. The trail was clean and neat. There was an owl and another bird of prey in an…read moreenclosure. 170~ elevation. Not much of an overlook, but still nice and secluded within the forest.

I have been coming to the Cedar Mountain Preserve Trail for a couple years now. The trails are well…read moremaintained, and they offer tools and air to help fill up your bicycle. There are many places to sit down and take a break if needed. At these locations, there are trash cans, which are always well taken care of. There is even a lookout point to view nature and the sunsets. I would recommend this to anyone looking to get in a nice walk or run.

I'm only giving them two stars cause the website says kayak rentals but they only have boats.. not…read morerented from them but was looking forward to renting a kayak.. I'll just check Amazon for a kayak instead :/

321 4.8…read more (42) Reviews All price6 sports5 pontoon5 safety3 Sort by Most relevant Newest Highest Lowest Glenda osorio Local Guide·19 reviews·25 photos 3 minutes ago NEW They change my original time 3 times and by the 4 time they call saying that we where not going to get the rental because of the wind and the only way to get it was with a captain but they didn't ha e one available at the moment so we have ... More Juan Interiano 7 reviews a month ago I recently rented yesterday and it was a nice and pleasant experience, a little hot but the family enjoyed the ride and we got on the water and swam a little be. Very courteous and very professional with Ms Kelly. She made it happened and we would definitely recommend it to anyone. We had a good time 1 Lake Tawakoni Boat & Kayak Rentals (Owner) a month ago Thank you Juan! I really enjoyed hosting you and your family! The Captain had nothing but positive things to say about your rental! I'm so glad you enjoyed your rental and hope we helped with your search for lakefront property! Thank you so much for keeping the boat clean. I look forward to getting you on the water again in the future! Marie Pickens 7 reviews a month ago They were so helpful in answering our many questions and were able to book us last minute on a pontoon. Odell was our captain. He took great care of us and made the trip so much fun. We had a blast. Highly recommend! 1 Lake Tawakoni Boat & Kayak Rentals (Owner) a month ago I'm so glad I was able host you and your family on my boat. Odell really enjoyed Captaining for you all as well. We look forward to getting you on the water again in the future! Brent Jones 29 reviews·4 photos 3 months ago Wow, the staff here at Texas Water Sports Rentals are unsurpassed in excellence. The boats seem to operate flawlessly, we've Had a very good experience in our ... More 1 Lake Tawakoni Boat & Kayak Rentals (Owner) 2 months ago We appreciate your support. You're always a pleasure to do business with! Glenda osorio Local Guide·19 reviews·25 photos 3 minutes ago NEW They change my original time 3 times and by the 4 time they call saying that we where not going to get the rental because of the wind and the only way to get it was with a captain but they didn't ha e one available at the moment so we have to reschedule. I told them I didn't want to reschedule to return my money and they refuse. They just don't respect the time of their customers I drove 2 hours. I'm tire of going back and forth with them to return the money that they keeps refusing. I'm not thinking of coming back with such an experience the only think they keep saying that is fault because I didn't accept the times they where giving me when in all the times they text me to change the time I answer yes and when she calls she said their is no captain available.

Worst experience imaginable! Had only a broken spark plug to…read morereplace on a jet ski. Took almost 3 months and never returned communications until the end. Jet ski then ran very rough and only one half normal speed. I then took jet ski to a reliable shop and found shafts had bent due to Ace Repairs improper repair.Cost over $2000.00 to fix. Would not touch this repair shop with a 39 1/2 foot pole!

We lost an engine on our boat back in October of 2022, and I started looking for someone to fix it…read more Long story short, I transferred $5000 into his account back in Nov. and he hasn't touched my boat after the initial diagnosis. He has posted other repairs since then that were likely financed with my money. 9

I got a kayak rental for Live Adventure through Groupon for Joe Pool Lake and confirmed a…read morereservation. When I got there, there was no clear sign of Live Adventure, just a trailer with prices for kayak rental. The owner didn't even show up despite my reservation and failed to return any of my phone calls and messages. I ended up going swimming and was there for 3 hours. Still no show. WHAT A HORRIBLE BUSINESS! There were other people hanging around the trailer waiting to rent kayaks too. A couple of friends went kayaking the week before and apparently there were a lot of reservations that day or something as they got to go. They said that the guy was all over the place and it took forever to get their rental too. Thankfully, Groupon addressed this right away gave me a refund.

These guys screwed me over. I tried booking a month before a coupon expired, but they had no trips…read moreavailable. The latest email said, "Sorry. We book out months in advance". I requested that they refund my money or allow me to come after the expiration because there was no mention of needing to book months in advance. They told me to take it up with Living Social and they have a notoriously bad reputation for never, ever refunding money. So I'm out $200 and there in no recourse... Oh, they offerred to let the four of us come take a trip for an extra $160. No thanks. Steer clear of these guys.