granbury city beach

This beach is very small, but the kids love it. The only bad thing is that there are shards of broken glass everywhere. You couldn't walk two feet without seeing glass. It made it very stressful because I couldn't just let the kids play without me cleaning up each new area they went to. They couldn't even take off their shoes for fear of getting cut. Also, the restrooms were locked. I think this beach is only maintained in the 3 summer months, which is unfortunate because here in Texas it is usually warm enough to play outside from March through November.

We went to the beach for the first time since moving here. Let me say, it will be the last time too.It was not clean at all. There were empty cups and trash all over. We walked down to the water and there was an old tire laying on the waters edge. NOT a place I would want to spend the afternoon.

It was very clean and well maintained. Good for the whole family. It had a boardwalk too where you could walk to a nice hotel if you were staying there.

My family enjoyed a late night swim and walk on the pier at this very nice beach! The area was very clean and enjoyable

Free parking. Wasn't crowded when we went, and the water was the perfect temperature, though we just waded a little in our shorts rather than swam. Very small beach area, and the swimming only goes out a little way before it is roped off. I can't imagine it would be a great place to go on weekends when it's crowded. Nice sandy area of beach, but not large, some shaded cabanas, and a splash park for the kids nearby, as well as restrooms and an outdoor shower. I enjoyed my short visit and wouldn't mine going back with a picnic lunch for an afternoon with the kids on an off-day.

Who would ever thought to find a sandy beach in the middle of North Texas! The beach is a man-made beach park by a lake with imported sand and fashioned with a few beach huts. There is a suspended platform that you can walk across. Bathrooms are nearby with an outside shower heads. We didn't go into the water, we just walked on the soft sand, and enjoyed the scenery. :-)

I didn't really want to put the word "poop" in this review, but I think people need to be aware of the problem because it could be a health issue. This beach was in the news while we were there because it had just reopened after enough rain to bring the lake level up. From a distance it looked OK--the sand had been raked; kids were playing; tiki huts and tables weren't in too much disrepair. But at the waterline, it was awful. The first thing we noticed was trash in the water at the far edges of the beach--tires, bottles, cans, lumber, and foamy gunk on the surface. Then as we started walking along the edge of the water, we saw pile after pile of animal poop. I don't know if it's people walking their dogs or what, but it doesn't look like it's coming from ducks or other birds. The water was lapping over these piles and washing back out--all while kids were playing in it. How clean is this water for swimming? This beach has great potential as a fun and healthy place to be. Whoever is in charge of it needs to clean it up!

We had a wonderful time during our two day stay in Granbury over the 4th of July, except for the city beach. We went knowing the water level to be low due to the drought, but also under the impression that the beach itself would be very clean based on reviews. Well, the cleanliness of the beach at the waterline was absolutely atrocious. After putting our chairs down, I noticed what looked like duck poop, and figured yes, to be expected near a lake, but then looking more carefully saw what seemed to be small dog or perhaps fox poop. I moved our stuff to get away from it but to no avail, There was not just a little in one area, but in many many places on the sand near the water. After seeing that I had a hard time relaxing because my child was running in and out of the water. I made her draw a line from me to the sand so she wouldn't step in it, but I had conscience troubles letting her even play in the water and near it, and was wondering if the water was contaminated from it as well. Too bad the city can't do some kind of water line clean up-it was gross and probably a health hazard. I am still in disbelief over it-perhaps it just looked like poop? Can someone verify my experience? Everything else in Granbury makes it worth the visit though.

It's sad to see the lake water level down so far because of the drought This little beach has it all . . . Great sand, picnic tables under little straw huts, place for a snack bar and a tiny water park for the little ones. The area needs some tremendous rains to bring the water level back up. In the meantime, the city could be taking advantage of the situation and remove the cans, bottles, broken tables, pipes/construction things, etc. from the water, particularly those that are closest to the beach area.

Kid friendly, one of the best lake beaches I've been to. Too bad the water is so low, there isn't much water to enjoy... lots of sand to play in though.

I enjoyed just sitting and being quiet in the mornings with my coffee. There are public restrooms, a boardwalk from the Hilton to the other side of the beach accessing waterfront condos and a short walk downtown to the square.

Even though the lake level has suffered because of drought the last two years, this is still aclean beach to relax or bring the kids. You can walk to 'the square' and there are many storesand restaurants available. Also has free parking available and a small snack-bar.

It's sad to see the cumulative affect of the drought Texas has suffered the last couple of years. Lake Granbury is slowly disappearing. Unusually hot temperatures of 105 made the beach experience unbearable and we quickly retreated back to our room at the Hilton. The lake is down almost 6 feet and quickly drying up. Many boathouses around the perimeter are high and dry and boating may not be very safe.

Water is currently low and some areas had rocks which were hard on the feet. But the kids enjoyed playing in the water. Overall very clean. Kids also enjoyed the splash pad

This is a fun little beach where children and adults can play. With the water down in the lake, it is a littler small. People were having a lot of fun over the 4th, even with low water.