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Rocky Creek Park is on the east side of Benbrook Lake in north central Texas, accessible form Granbury Road or McPherson Road. Picnicking, camping, hiking & horseback trails, boat launch, and fishing are available.
Picnicking, fishing, boating, hiking and birding are all available in the Rocky Creek Park Primitive, seasonal camping may be available.
Drinking water, vault tolets, and boat launching ramps are available in both the picnic areas and campground.. There are several miles of hiking & horseback trail accessible from Rocky Creek Park. The primitive campground offers tent & RV sites but without utility hookups.
The park is on the east side of wooded Rocky Creek. The main picnic area lies on an open peninsula below wooded hillsides. The wooded campground is up the creek.
Fort Worth's renowned Cultural & Museum District, Stockyards National Historic District, Botanical Gardens, Zoo, Bass Performance Hall, and downtown Sundance Square are all only as hort drive.
From the intersection of Granbury Road / Summer Creek Drive and Sycamore School Road / Columbus Trail, go west and southwest 1.5 miles (2.6 km) to the intersection of Granbury Road, McPherson Road and St. Francis VIllage Road. Proceed on Rocky Creek Park Road 1 mile (1.6 km) to the park entrance. Or from the Chisholm Trail Parkway, exit for McPherson Road and go west to Rocky Creek Park Road.
Wouldn't recommend it for walking, especially solo. The place is pretty abandoned, it felt like a horror movie could be filmed here. Trails aren't maintained; good for horses but not people. Perhaps it was better when it was staffed, but I was not comfortable.
It was quiet and nice place to walk! Not far from me and with the lake views and sounds. Not sure how it'll be when open, but we'll definitely be back
This is an army corp of engineers park with a $5 per car insurance fee. It's not the most up-to-date facility and definitely could use some maintenance dollars, but the wildflowers this year were insane. It felt like we were walking through the California super bloom! Huge areas covered in primrose, antelope, milkweed, Indian blanket, flower, and so many other varieties of wildflower. Absolute magic that it will be gone in a couple of weeks...
What ever government agencies are responsible for mantaing this Park should be ashamed. The local park are doing an outstanding job, but the road maintenance is pitiful, as well as other indicators of adequate maintenance.
I love a lot of Army Corp of Engineer lakes. I highly recommend getting the annual pass. You can use it at any of their lakes or reservoirs. They have parks and camping all over Texas!
