Meadowmere Park (Grapevine Lake)
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🏖️ Beach · Grapevine
3 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 35 min driveFrom Plano · Parking: Per-car entry fee on peak-season weekends (about $10/car, check the website)
- 🎒Carrier recommendedTerrain isn't stroller-friendly; a carrier is easier
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Handles heat
- ⏱️Typical visit: 3 hoursBest seasons: Summer · Spring · Fall
A big park on the south shore of Grapevine Lake, where a lake beach shaded by big trees is the most comfortable water play in the northwest suburbs; watch the sailboats and the planes coming in to DFW Airport, and spread a picnic on the grass for the whole day.
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Grapevine, Texas
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