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High View Park is on a long peninsula on the western shore of Bardwell Lake, less than an hour south of the Dallas-Fort Worth area in north-central Texas.
The lake has favorable fish and wildlife habitats, providing plenty of opportunities for fishing and hunting, and great locations for camping, boating and hiking. Deer, armadillo, rabbit, squirrel and a variety of bird species inhabit the area.
Many local fishermen consider Bardwell Lake one of the best kept secrets in the state. Bass fishermen seldom leave empty-handed. Crappie fishing is moderate, and catfish are usually excellent.
The lake has a marina with fishing piers, two of which are enclosed (a small fee is charged for the use of these facilities), and there are several designated hunting areas around the lake, including those for duck hunting.
High View Park offers 21 campsites with water and 50-amp electric hookups, 18 campsites with water and 30-amp electric hookups, 10 picnic sites and one reservable group picnic pavilion, accommodating up to 50 people.
A swimming area with covered benches, a full-service marina, four-lane boat ramp and a courtesy dock make access to the lake easy. While public restrooms with showers help provide a comfortable camping experience.
The park is grassy and partially forested with a mix of shade and sun. The lake's cool, blue water provides a refreshing break from the Texas heat, while bluebonnets and other wildflowers surround the lakeshore each spring.
Numerous amenities, as well as cultural and historical attractions, lie in the nearby cities of Dallas and Fort Worth.
From Ennis, Texas: From Interstate 45, exit onto U.S. Highway 287 Bypass (Exit #247). Travel 4.5 miles and exit at the Bardwell Lake exit sign. Turn left onto Highway 34 and go 2.5 miles southwest. After crossing the Bardwell Lake bridge, take the first left onto High View Park Road. Travel 0.2-mile to the High View Park entrance station.
$16 fee applies to 50 amp electrical service sites. $14 fee applies to 30 amp electrical service sites.
Finally moved out so i can write this review for this god awful place. ‼️‼️‼️DO NOT MOVE HERE ‼️‼️SAVE YOUR MONEY !‼️‼️‼️ This place has a bug infestation problem, a mold problem, and terrible management and maintenance. Words can’t even begin to describe my experience at highview. But i’ll try to begin. If you happen to live with a roommate, please save up the extra 100 dollars if you have no other options to get a solo apartment here. The management will do everything in their power NOT to help you if you have a roommate that has cleanliness issues. Matter of fact they will charge you for a cleaning fee no matter how much proof you provide them for your roommates mess. If you have mold, good luck getting the office to take it seriously unless you threaten them with legal action! Took me 4 attempts to get maintenance to my apartment for a mold growth issue that got terrible over the spam of 3 weeks trying to contact them. I haven’t even began to mention the make believe move out fees this place pushes on you once you’re out. Cleaning fees, replacement fees, for the fun of it. Ended up being charged split between me and my roommate for a “missing tv” when we both provided documentation for no missing furniture on moveout.
Management is a joke, it’s almost like they know rent is cheap here and can live up to the most “half ***” attitude out of any place i’ve rented. These people will have you thinking they’ll be right on top of your issues or that they care but could really care less.
Parking and security is terrible. The parking lights have been out for the better part of the year which resulted in my own car being broken into on 3 different occasions. The security speeds around the entire lot once per few hours and calls that security. They don’t care about break-ins as long as you give them your money at the end of the month.
This place is a joke. Save your money if you plan on leasing here for over a few months. Seriously, nothing is more insulting then dealing with terrible management, and then getting a text on your phone from them reminding you about your bills that are coming up. What a joke.
Reading the good reviews to this place is appalling, i guess paying rent here is like flipping a coin on whether or not you’ll be miserable for a term. At least whether you land heads or tails you’ll know that you’ll still have a filthy, muddy, dirty apartment every time maintenance comes by!
EDIT: Highview rewards tenants with “points” if they put in good reviews. They could use these points for rewards like gift cards. It’s no wonder almost every single positive review is made before the tenant even experienced living there for a few months.
EDIT 2: When will the actual property manager take notice of the filthy tactics this business uses to steal tenants money? Robbing them with replacement fees and cleaning fees and the minute you try to contest these fees, they’ll ignore your calls, block your email, and send your account to collections. If you need a prime example, just ask Alisha! She does a fantastic job of making sure tenants are NOT happy! If you absolutely have no choice to live here, document literally every single instance you come in contact with the office or they WILL use it against you when you move out.
EDIT 3: This place doesn’t check your apartment upon move out, they check whenever they want. So if you’re coincidentally “missing” all the furnished furniture and television upon move out. Good luck paying all those fees with no chance of investigation. Better yet, these thieves expect you to kneel and take the charges instead of investigating within their sketchy management.
needs 0 stars. every post about bad housing, management and maintenance is correct. bugs everywhere. absurd extra charges for apartment issues out of tenant control they’ll never fix. would rip my limbs off first over spending another second here
For student housing, honestly surprised! I'll start by saying Janissa N. has given my roommate and I the best service and attitude from the start. Upon moving in we were not expecting the conditions the apartment was in (it is a place used by young college students so go figure). Though the communication with maintenance issues, bills, etc. has been thoughtfully handled by Janissa. I've stayed at OTHER student housing where it's dusty crusty and begged for accommodations or fixing, but they never quite get to anyone. High View has been reaching out by phone, email, and text to issues in a timely manner even if I'm not home (by permission). So far so good!
Now that I have established myself as far as possible from this trash heap and gotten my security deposit I can write a review.
DO NOT rent here!
Massive bug problems. I'm convinced they're living and breeding in the bar and it needs to be replaced or hell, bug bomb the place [twice at minimum].
They will also tow disabled people's cars but won't tow people without disabilities in handicap spots. They also won't allow visitors with disabilities to park closer to the unit buildings so if you have walking difficulties you will either have to walk down multiple ramps (one that doesn't have a way on it), down a steep hill, or better yet, don't visit at all.
You are better off taking your $500-700 and living in a camp site and buy a gym membership or just live with your parents (if they allow it). I actually considered it at one point.
Can't say anything about the gym or pool given that the roach problem gave me the idea that those amenities were most likely just as disgusting.
That's just the screaming objective issues. There's probably worse but I didn't bother exploring the three story shack complex with what I was seeing in my own unit.
Edit 1: Upon reading some of the other reviews you'll notice on some of them that the complex management will reply with "we have no record of [insert reviewer here]--". As funny as that is, it shows that either they are stupid in believing people don't use anonymous names online or it's a tactic to de-legitimize real issues that these people have which sounds more likely. Keep that in mind when you read these reviews or make one.
This review is 5 stars for Alisha - not the apartment.
She helped me with leasing / lease takeovers. I emailed her no less than 100 times over the few months of me staying here. She answered every question I had before signing the lease, was responsive, keeps you up to date, and keeps it real with you. She exhibited the upmost patience with me while I was trying to get things sorted out, & explained everything to me as well which I appreciated more than anything.
The apartment itself is pretty Ight. I wasn’t there for long. Could use some updating but for a college kid, its pretty choice when it comes to accommodations. Didn’t see any bugs, the shared spaces are nice, and I got a good price. Subletting can be difficult since you’re responsible for finding someone yourself to take over the lease, and they have to go through an approval process. So I’d just recommend being mindful of that when leasing. Overall it’s a pretty nice apartment though.
Thanks again for all your help Alisha. I hope they give you a raise this year.
