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Day Pass Daily Entrance

Apr 28 2025 - May 11 2025
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Save the Day Passes
Many parks fill to capacity on weekends and holidays. Pre-purchase a day pass and guarantee your entry and parking. Day passes are:
  • Valid until 10 p.m., unless the park closes earlier.
  • Available up to 1 month in advance.
  • Not transferrable to another person or park.
  • Also sold at the park, if available.
Learn more about Save the Day Passes.

Driving Directions
From Dallas - Take I 35 North to Sanger. Take FM 455 East for 10 miles to the park. From McKinney - Take Hwy 380 West to Hwy 377. Then North on Hwy 377 to FM 455. Take FM 455 West for 4 miles to the park.
Alerts and Important Information
Prescribed burns are planned during this timeframe (October-April), depending on weather and other factors. Prescribed fire operations and associated smoke may impact your visit. Some camping areas, lodging facilities, trails, and day-use areas may be closed for public safety. Contact the park to learn how this may affect your stay.

October 6, 2022 - This county is under a quarantine to prevent the spread of the emerald ash borer to other areas of the state. This means movement of firewood is restricted.
Please buy firewood where you burn it to prevent the spread of diseases and pests.

If your plans change, please modify or cancel your reservation as soon as possible to allow someone else to enjoy the park.

Check for trails updates before your visit.

DAY USE FEE:
$7 per day, per person, per day 13 & older.

OFFICE AND GATE INFORMATION:
Gate open from 8am to 10pm. If you will be a late arrival, you must call the park prior to 5pm on arrival date for late arrival instructions.

PARK PHONE NUMBER: 940-686-2148
Notes
Lone Star Lodge and Marina is 2 miles west of Pilot Point, TX. on the east side of lake. It offers group facilities, watercraft rentals, and more. Contact the Lone Star Lodge and Marina @ 940-686-0261 for reservations. See https://www.lonestar-lodge.com for more info.

Gates are closed between 10pm and 6am.

Call the park at 940-686-2148 if you have a overnight camping reservation and are going to arrive after 5pm for late arrival instructions. The gate code is only given to customers with overnight camping reservations that the park can confirm and to campers who have already registered.

If arriving after office hours, an Available Sites List will be posted at the Headquarters self-pay station and on the inside of the Drive up Window. Camping fees are in addition to daily per person entry fees.

Customers with reservations should fill out the pay station envelope, letting the park know they have a reservations, and drop the yellow copy even if you intend to pay with credit card at check in. Attach the white copy to your windshield.

Customers without reservations should fill out the pay station envelope completely with appropriate payment for one night, drop the yellow copy in the self-pay station, and attach the white copy to your windshield. Site renewal is subject to availability. All customers arriving after-hours must register at the Park Headquarters by 9am the next morning.