At Lake Lavon, we launch the boat from East Fork Park.  This is where we prefer to meet you .  However, if you are late for an after work ski trip, and we are already in the water, it is quicker for us to pick you up at Lavonia Park.

bulletEast Fork Park
bulletfrom Allen
bulletfrom Richardson
bulletfrom Wylie
bulletfrom Plano
bulletLavonia Park
bulletMap of the Lake

East Fork Park - Allen Route:

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Make your way to Bethany Road in Far East Allen

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Follow Bethany all the way East.  It'll curve hard to the right at a light with gas station on corner and turn into FM 1378

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Keep going on 1378 until you get to FM2514 (blinking light, BBQ and gas station on one corner, Sonic Drive In on the other)

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Turn left onto FM2514 (Parker Rd)

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Once on FM2514.  Go 3.3 miles.  You will then see a big steel building on the left (Custom Cabinets).  Turn left onto Paul Wilson road.  If you cross railroad tracks, you've gone too far.

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The road will curve hard left and turn into 384, Turn right at the stop sign in a residential area.  Keeping going until you come to an opening and you see the big East Fork Park sign on the left.  Turn left into the park

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Go through the booth.  The attendant should not charge you and just let you through.

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Take the second right (if you go to far, you go down a boat ramp into the lake - don't do that)

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Through the park, you'll eventually see a sign pointing to boat ramp to the right

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Find a place to park, preferably not where all the boats park with trailers, and head to the dock

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See the red circle on the map below.

East Fork Park - Richardson, Country Club Route:

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From 75 Northbound, exit 190 (George Bush Turnpike) East

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Exit Renner Road, turn left onto Renner

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Take Renner East until it dead ends to Murphy road.

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Take a left onto Murphy Road.

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At the light, go right (FM544)

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2.3 miles down FM544, take a left on Country Club Road (Second light)

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After crossing the railroad tracks, Take the first right (Brown St)

Continue down Brown until you get near Downtown Wylie (stop sign at Parker Road)

Take a left onto Parker Road

After crossing railroad tracks, turn right onto Paul Wilson Road (big steel building on right "Custom Cabinets")

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The road will curve hard left and turn into 384, Turn right at the stop sign in a residential area.  Keeping going until you come to an opening and you see the big East Fork Park sign on the left.  Turn left into the park

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Go through the booth.  The attendant should not charge you and just let you through.

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Take the second right (if you go to far, you go down a boat ramp into the lake - don't do that)

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Through the park, you'll eventually see a sign pointing to boat ramp to the right

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Find a place to park, preferably not where all the boats park with trailers, and head to the dock

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See the red circle on the map below.

East Fork Park - Wylie, 78 Route:

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Take 78 Northeast through Wylie

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Go past Wylie until you see some buildings on the left and a road that has left turn only.  The building names there keep changing, so no idea what they are called. 

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Turn left there (not sure if it's labeled, but the road is 389)

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go over the railroad tracks, road curves to the right (becomes Forest Ross road)

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After a mile or two, you'll come to an intersection, and East Fork park will be straight ahead.  Go straight into the park.

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Go through the booth.  The attendant should not charge you and just let you through.

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Take the second right (if you go to far, you go down a boat ramp into the lake - don't do that)

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Through the park, you'll eventually see a sign pointing to boat ramp to the right

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Find a place to park, preferably not where all the boats park with trailers, and head to the dock

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See the red circle on the map below.

East Fork Park - Plano, Parker/Spring Creek Route:

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Take Spring Creek East of 75 until it dead ends into Parker Rd

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Take a left on Parker.  Go all the way until it dead ends into Country Club Road (blinking red lights)

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Turn right onto Country Club.  Take your first left (at the blinking yellow lights, BBQ and Sonic on opposite corners)

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Once on FM2514.  Go 3.3 miles.  You will then see a big steel building on the left (Custom Cabinets).  Turn left onto Paul Wilson road.  If you cross railroad tracks, you've gone too far.

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The road will curve hard left and turn into 384, Turn right at the stop sign in a residential area.  Keeping going until you come to an opening and you see the big East Fork Park sign on the left.  Turn left into the park

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Go through the booth.  The attendant should not charge you and just let you through.

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Take the second right (if you go to far, you go down a boat ramp into the lake - don't do that)

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Through the park, you'll eventually see a sign pointing to boat ramp to the right

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Find a place to park, preferably not where all the boats park with trailers, and head to the dock

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See the red circle on the map below.

Lavonia Park - Wylie, 78 Route:

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Take 78 Northeast through Wylie

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Go past Wylie.  Take a left onto 486 (need some kind of marker info to put here).  There should be a sign that says Lavonia park.  If you go over railroad tracks or see a sign for Mallard Park, you've gone too far

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Take a left onto 486 until it dead ends into 6

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Take a left onto 6 and follow signs into Lavonia Park.

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Take a left in the park and find the boat ramp.  Call my mobile and we'll meet you at the dock.

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See the blue circle on the map below.

My Mobile # is 214-293-7146

 

 

Lake Lavon Home Page:

http://www.swf-wc.usace.army.mil/lavon/