Remember to stay safe, always wear your life vest!

Seven Ways to Stay Water Safe

• Swim in designated areas
• Always swim with a buddy
• Do not over estimate your swimming ability
• If you do not have your own life jacket, you may borrow one from the Life Jacket Loaner Board
• Never Swim to a buoy or swim after a floatable toy
• Learn to swim
• Never drink alcohol and swim

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District welcomes you to Waco Lake, located in Waco, Texas. Our mission: supply water to the city of Waco and surrounding areas; to provide flood control to the Waco area, and to offer some of the best fishing, camping and boating in Texas. For more detailed information on the lake click here.

 

 

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The Recreation.gov website has an entirely new look with features including simplified search capabilities, enhanced content and streamlined Google maps.  Visitors to the website can now do much more than make reservations for camping, tours and tickets at federal facilities.  The Corps has almost 30,000 reservable campsites in Recreation.gov and there is a wealth of information about Corps water resources projects.  More details on the new features added to the Recreation.gov website may be found under the “New Look! New Features!” Tab located at the top right hand corner of Recreation.gov home page.  We hope you take some time to explore the new Recreation.gov website, and better yet, we hope you find some great new places to get out and Explore Your America!  http://www.recreation.gov

2013 GATE ATTENDANT INFORMATION

All Contract Gate Attendants for Waco Lake have been filled..

Lake Recreation Visitor's Guide Update

NEW! As of February 2012 the Lake Recreation A Vistitor's Guide brochure has been updated! The new verson may be found at: http://www.swf.usace.army.mil/. Place curser on "About Us" tab, then "Lake & Recreation Info" tab, then select "Visitors Guide". This electronic copy may be printed out for your convenience.

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Closures / Openings

All camping parks are open

WATER SAFETY INFORMATION

Did you know that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is the leading provider of outdoor recreation on all Federally-managed public lands in the United States? With a recreation base that is primarily built around water, the Corps has a dedicated focus on water safety.  The pages of the following web site will provide you with the opportunity to view current water safety materials available through the Corps program, as well as offer tips on programming, help you find a local point of contact and offer some useful downloadable information. Click http://watersafety.usace.army.mil/ for the US Army Corps of Engineer's water safety web page.

In accordance with Texas Transportation Code, Golf Carts are not allowed to be operated on Public Roadways at Corps of Engineers Projects.

WACO LAKE FISH RECORDS

Think you've caught the big one? To find out if the fish you caught is a

Waco Lake record, check the following

Texas Parks and Wildlife web page Waco Lake Records

PREHISTORIC WACO LAKE

Ever wonder what it was like to live near Waco Lake thousands of years ago?

PARK CLOSURE INFORMATION

For information on park closure click on http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/drought/drought.htm