Over 20 parks surround the lake and offer
camping, hiking,
picnicking, horseback riding, boating, and
golf.
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423 road construction from 121 to 380 is
currently underway to widen FM 423 to a new eight-lane
thoroughfare. Due to major construction for several years, expect
heavy, slow traffic with delays, frequent stops and detours.
Read about FM 423......
idden Cove Park
is on
Lewisville Lake which used to be called
Lewisville State Park, developed by the
US Army Corps of
Engineers in 1981.
The State of Texas built the roads, shelters, pavilions, RV sites, dining
hall, boat ramp, etc. When the
State of Texas turned Lewisville State Park over to The
Colony, this terminated the status of the park as a state
park. The state then opened
Ray Roberts State Park
- (Directions/Map)
just a few minutes away
with
more RV sites, camping areas, large sandy swim beach, fishing pier
and store.
Since May 1, 1995, The City of The Colony
leases
Hidden Cove Park from the Corps at no charge.
JT's Boat Rentals and park store started operations
in spring of 2002. JT's
Concessionaire contract with
The Colony was for the food, beverage and
boat rentals for the entire park, fulfilling the city's
contract with the
US Army
Corps of Engineers. JT's submitted initial plans for boat slips,
miniature golf, arcade center and enlarging the store,
but our plans were
denied. The Park operations were
privatized by the city in January 2005 and leased from
The Colony by a marina operator with $250,000 due at
signing,
Lease Agreement. The City of
the The Colony (via the Parks & Rec. Director) told
JT's the city and marina operators would honor our contract
when the marina operators started construction. JT's designed the layout of the current ship
store. We were prepared to stock and
operate the ship store/gas docks, have 30 motor boats,
and 4 party boats. We endured vandalism, jet ski theft, mowing
of the lawn late Saturday mornings with our customers
there, gas tanks taken off boats and scattered in the
parking lot, etc. In
the fall of 2008 the new marina operator finally paid
The City of The Colony $250,000 and then
The Colony City Council cancelled JT's Concessionaire
Contract the next week after 7 years with 9 years remaining on
JT's contract. JT's was
then forced to close our park store and boat rentals in
Hidden Cove Park.
After
The City of The Colony cancelled our
contract,
JT's offered to sell the domain to the new
operator in Sep. 2008, but they declined stating they would
change the name of the park before paying JT's anything.
After 7 years of advertising and marketing for this park, we
kept the domain for our customers to find JT's new location
at Eagle Point Marina and to deter rumors or slander of our
company.
JT's is the
First and Only owner of this domain. The domain name is
still for sale.
In 2010, They
are reducing the number of slips but are going to get a
partial Certificate of Occupancy so they can open. The
marina operators had a local Frisco company
refinance the project again. T
he
Colony Council heard a presentation from Frisco City Council
member Scott Johnson,
representing not Frisco but Ascendant Solutions,
read more.......... , but in 2011 Ascendant withdrew and
is no longer involved.
Currently,
Hidden Cove
Marina is still under construction since 2005 and is not yet completed.
The project is only a fraction of the
original proposal presented to the city as 850 slips are now
just 350
because 500 slips were never purchased by the
marina operator from the Tribute developers.
Hidden Cove Park is not presently a "resort"
as it does not have the floating restaurant, hotel, pool, beach, etc.
Chamonix II is a
2004 70-foot Gold Coast Catamaran with 2,380 square feet of
party space. U.S. Coast Guard certified for 105 passengers.
Chamonix II offers a safe, spacious environment for guests
of all ages to experience the joy of catamaran sailing. At
70 ft. X 32 ft., Chamonix II is the largest sailing
Catamaran in the State of Texas!
For groups 100 up to 200 people
please call, These two companies above
will partner with each otherfor
the convenience of our valued customers.
Some rental companies furnish gas at no additional charge
and some don't.
Gas Included In Rental with these Companies!
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