- History Of Lake Bridgeport -
The original city of Bridgeport was located on the banks of the West Fork of the Trinity River. The city and areas along the river received periodic heavy rains which resulted in flooding. The river changed channels now and then and old river beds can be seen when flying along the river. In April of 1922, a flood on the Clear Fork and West Fork of the Trinity River caused heavy damage to the city of Fort Worth. As a result of this flood, the Tarrant County Water Conservation Association was formed to investigate how to conserve and use the flow of water passing through the area. Two years later the Tarrant County Water Improvement District Number One was created. Studies by the firm of Hawley and Freese recommended that two dams be constructed, Lake Bridgeport and Eagle Mountain, to impound the floodwaters and to prevent future flooding of the city of Fort Worth.
In the fall of 1927, the firm of Hawley and Freese was contracted to design and supervise the construction of the two reservoirs. The supervision of the construction of the Lake Bridgeport Dam was assigned to, Marvin Nichols, a new member of the Hawley and Freese firm. Marvin Nichols became a partner in the firm in 1928 and the company name was changed to Hawley, Freese & Nichols in 1930. Today the firm is Freese and Nichols Consulting Engineers.
The Bridgeport reservoir was built to have a flood control capacity of 580,000 acre-feet and a conservation capacity of 290,000 acre-feet. The dam was constructed by the wetted and rolled fill method with materials placed in layers approximately twelve inches thick and then thoroughly wetted and rolled to ensure proper compaction of the mass. The original service spillway had three 20-foot bays, two equipped with vertical lift gates and the third left open. The outlet conduits in the bottom of the dam were equipped with 48-inch valves, two in each conduit.
In 1969, the service spillway was eliminated and replaced with a 90-foot spillway equipped with eight roller lift gates, 11.25 feet by 22 feet high. The conservation pool was raised from 826 to 836 feet means sea-level. The pool capacity was increased to 366,236 acre-feet.
North Side Marina and Resort
North Side Marina and Resort is located in deep water at the north end of beautiful Lake Bridgeport. North Side Marina and Resort offers boat rentals, slip rentals, local stores, RV parks, and marine-grade fuel.
Stay a few nights at Lake Bridgeport with many fantastic places to stay.
There are many options and opportunities to stay at the lake, with many different Lake Houses, cabins, and RV Parks. You can choose to stay in a cabin for your vacation like Lonestar Cedar Cabin, a cottage like the Angler Cottages, or even a retreat like the Northside Retreat.
Plan Your Family Getaway with a weekend full of Boating, Fishing, and More.
Take your friends and family on a beautiful lake adventure at North Side Marina and Resort. North Side Marina and Resort has many ways to enjoy the lake with boat rentals, paddle boarding, paddle boats, canoes and kayaks, and even boat slips to park your own boat for the night. Make lifetime memories with opportunities to go fishing, tubing, wakeboarding, and explore the rock cliffs.
Catch or Buy Tasty local Fresh Food from the Lake
Fill your stomach with BBQ, stuffed baked potatoes, and burgers with local lake-stop restaurants like Smokehouse. You can catch live fish like Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Hybrid Striped Bass, Channel Catfish, Crappie, and White Bass(aka Sand Bass). Are you not good at catching fish? There are many local shops that sell fresh catch fish.
Runaway Bay Marina
Operated by the city of Runaway Bay, the Runaway Bay marina includes a public fee boat ramp, parking, restrooms, and gas. The ramp will accommodate all boat types but may be out of water when the lake is low.
Public boat Ramps and Marina Slips
Runaway Bay has many boat ramps and marina slips for a fun night on the lake. You can kayak, canoe, and fish. There are many different types of fish that are able to be caught by the marina like channel fish and largemouth bass.
Chupacabra Point Paddling Trail
Take an amazing adventure through Chupacabra Point Paddling Trail, exploring 3 different worlds for each trail that you take. Along this adventure, you will see many different native trees and wildlife. The local wildlife on Chupacabra consists of different species of birds, raptors, deer, and squirrels. Each paddling trail is about 4 miles long for about 2-4 hours of float time.
Bay Landing RV Parks
Bay Landing is a great place to enjoy many activities in one place. You can park your RV here or rent a cabin for an extended stay. Bay Landing offers many joyous activities for relaxing or outdoor fun. Bay landing includes basketball courts, shuffleboard, swimming pools, volleyball, mini-golf, bike trails, and many others. With all of these options, you will definitely enjoy your stay.
One-Stop of Texas Boat Ramp
The ramp will accommodate all boat types but may be out of water when the lake is low.
Fishing and Boat Ramps
One-Stop of Texas has boat ramps that accommodate any and all boat types. Take your family on a trip to go fishing for local bass and many other types of fish or choose to kayak or canoe on the trails very nearby the shop. One-Stop of Texas makes your life easier with live bait, lures, tackle, and supplies. Making it easy for you to extend your visit.
Food as you would like to have it, not to what we want you to have.
One-Stop of Texas doesn't have a menu because they want to make you what you're in the mood for. If they have the ingredients, they're happy to make it. One-Stop of Texas keeps a consistent stock of ingredients in the house. If you can imagine one One-Stop of Texas can make it for you. If you do not know what you want you can choose to order the Chupacabra burger made the way you like it.
One place for anything that you may need
There is a reason why this store is called One-Stop of Texas. They offer practically anything that you may want. There is a meat market of different cuts for any of your grilling or cooking needs. One-Stop of Texas makes it easy for you to stop by and get what you want like Milk, Icecream, Ice, Pizza, Crackers bread, and many others. Need Gas? One-Stop of Texas even has a gas station with many ports offering regular and diesel.
Wise County Park on Lake Bridgeport
Camp or park your RV in an affordable area that will not displease.
Find a place to park your RV and Enjoy
Wise County Park has access to 24 RV sites. 10 with water and electric only and 14 with water, sewer, and electricity. Wise County Park has easy access to boat ramps with piers, picnic tables, playground, public restrooms, showers, and swimming areas. This makes Wise County Park an amazing place to stay for an extended time to enjoy boating, fishing, and natural trails.
Unbeatable prices for your stay
Wise County Park allows you to stay multiple days for a low cost. Get a large pavilion for $50 per day and a small Pavillion for $30 per day. (RV's & Tents Extra). Decide to do rough camping, it is $10 per tent per night. Enjoy the lake in your own RV with full hookups at $30 per night and water and electricity hookups for only $25 per night.
Enjoyment For days
Wise County Park is a well-reviewed park with 145 reviews on google and a 4.5 rating. So many people come here to fish and camp and they enjoy every minute of their stay. The Park has amazing sceneries and is a great place to have a cookout and enjoy your family or friends.
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- Enjoying The Lake -
Boating
Go boating on Bridgeport Lake with friends and family. Bridgeport Lake is a beautiful place to place to rest and relax into the night.
Fishing
Bridgeport Lake is a big destination for anglers. The Lake contains many different types of fish such as Sunfish, Bass, Crappie, and Catfish.
Camping
Wise County park offers a place to camp and for long stays through the night, with many day-use facilities.