About White Rock Lake

White Rock Lake, completed in 1911 is a 1,015 acre city lake, centrally located at 8300 East Lawther Drive. After its function as a water source was supplanted, White Rock Lake continued to serve as a recreational lake for the city of Dallas. From its earliest days, area residents wanting to get away from home constructed cabins on leased property along its shoreline. Today, White Rock Lake offers a wide variety of outdoor activities including hike and bike trail, sailing, Audubon Society-designated bird watching area and wetlands site, numerous scenic picnic areas, rental facilities and fishing piers as well as special events and the Bath House Cultural Center. This urban oasis is enjoyed by more than 2 million visitors a year. (Photographs courtesy of Jacobs Engineering and Land Design Partners.)