It's nice but be careful of the poison ivy and fire ants. It's pretty here, some of the spots are not great. Others are very pretty. Our spot smelled like sewage at times. This spot really shouldn't be rented out. No concrete pad, mud, fire pit is under low hanging trees, poison ivy encroaching on site and fire ant mounds. read more

Hidden Cove Park & Marina - Poison ivy growing close to campsite - Boating Near Me - Frisco, Texas

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Staff is nice and courteous. Boat docks are nice. RV park is also nice. Lots of outdoor camping available.

This was our second stay at Hidden Cove; our first was in the summer a few years ago in an RV. The views are wonderful, the deer and coyote are great, and the remodeled community bathroom in turkey loop is very nice. This time, we decided to stay in a tiny cabin for our Thanksgiving visit with family. The red ants were still a problem in November, you have to be very careful were you stand or put your chair to sit, the lights did not work in our picnic gazebo area, and a light was out in the kitchen. The indoor water quality is terrible and slimy, so make sure to bring your own water or invest in a travel filter. The tiny cabins could use some simple shelving or storage in the bedrooms. That stuff, I can deal with. What I do not have the stomach for is unfriendliness, and I felt the staff there went out of their way to not be friendly, which was weird to say the least. read more

Beautiful park in the Hidden Cove area. So happy I found it. Lots of cabanas you can reserve. I love how each cabana has a grill and pipe for washing anything. The lake is gorgeous for paddle boarding, kayaking etc. Take the entire family with you, grill, eat, and laugh with your loved ones. read more

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I think this place would be so much better during the summer. We came during the off season in November and had some issues. We have a small camper so I wanted to be near the bathhouse. Unfortunately, we picked a spot where they had turned off the hot water and stopped cleaning the bathhouse. We were told it would be turned on but during our 4 night stay it was never cleaned or had hot water. The other bath house was nice but too far to walk to. Since it was the off season they had construction and lots of maintenance going on. It makes since to do this when it's not busy. The park itself was nice for walks around the lake and we saw wild turkeys and other wildlife. I was a peaceful place to camp and would probably be fun and safe place to camp during the summer. read more

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Waiting till you check into your site that you've already paid in advance for & being told you won't be allowed in unless you sign a paper giving them $75 security deposit which they took out of my account right away.. Very unfriendly. They gave us a key to unlock the electric. There was no lock so we go back to the office & he refuses to make note of this. We better get our money back. Don't come here. No campground or hotel we've stayed in has ever charged a security deposit read more

We went on a brunch cruise, but our experience was quite frustrating. Initially, we left the dock but immediately turned around and returned, spending a significant amount of time just sitting at the dock. It had been raining that morning, and the website indicated that we needed to be there in person to determine if the event was canceled or not. We tried calling the phone number listed online, but there was no response. Despite the uncertain weather conditions, we decided to go ahead with the brunch. However, due to unfavorable weather conditions and strong winds, the boat had to turn around once again, leaving us waiting at the dock without any communication or direction for at least an hour. Eventually, they informed us that we could board another boat at no additional cost. However, when I called the lady in charge, she mentioned a charge of $20 per person, in addition to a $20 parking fee. Considering the disappointing experience we had already endured, we didn't feel this was worth it. We've been trying to obtain a refund multiple times, but each time we call, we are told she's busy with another customer and to call back tomorrow. When we do call back, we're assured of a refund, but nothing ever happens. Dealing with this situation has been frustrating, and we've essentially lost $175, not including the parking fee. read more

THIS PLACE IS EXTREMELY RACIST! I attended what I thought would be a boat party that a friend was hosting. My friend, the host, included food and open bar. But the team and captain on the boat were both rude and patronizing the entire time. When we boarded the boat, we immediately noticed that there were OUT OF ORDER signs on the bathroom doors. A woman on the crew told us that we would have to go back to the spider-ridden, cob web adorned bathroom on the marina; that looked like it hadn't been cleaned...ever. When we returned to the boat, and inquired again about being on a boat for 4 hours with with no bathroom. The crew said they would have to discuss it with the captain, who they said was not there yet. I suspected from that point , that they were lying about the bathrooms. Soon after, the bathrooms were unlocked but there was no running water! They said that the water was not working on the boat. But we all figured that this was a big lie that further revealed that they were being prejudice towards out predominantly African American party. This review may not affect most that patron this place, but if you are a fair person who geniunely cares how your friends, associates and possibly your family will be treated, please be aware of this unkept, dusty, bug infested establishment. read more

I travel to this area for business. I stayed in this park in 2022 without any issue. Upon returning this year, I went to their website to book an RV site for five nights. I found the website to be very difficult to navigate, appears that the park is either under new management or ownership. The website has RV site numbers and old RV site numbers, I thought since there were so many available sites on the online booking site that calling would be easier. I called and was given the runaround as though the park was completely full and they didn't know if they had space or not for me. After being put on hold several times while driving pulling my RV, I pulled over and told the young lady I would just book it online. Upon arrival I was given a map that was also not very user-friendly and told to proceed to site number 44. Navigating through their park going into the area most of the sites were individually numbered, I found 44B, I didn't see another 44 anywhere within any reasonable distance so I assumed because the other ones were not marked A or B but maybe it was just an old number because they have old numbers, new numbers, etc., as I explained. I got completely set up in the site unhitched the truck and went to open the stairs on my airstream trailer and stepped in a huge red ant pile. I called the office to ask if they could send a maintenance person to take care of these red ants. I also inquired about their sewer hook up because all of the sites were marked with the sticker that said not operational. They then proceeded to tell me that all of them are operational except for site number 44 a that I had booked online. I was told that I was in the wrong site and was going to need to move, the park was nearly empty. None of the other sites on the side of the road not on the water were occupied by anyone. I asked why I couldn't just take that site and was told that they had a reservation guaranteed and the site was secured by an additional payment from the person arriving. On asking them which sites I could move to I found the two they offered me site 46 or 47. Site 46 was full of red ants so I chose 47. I can do a 30 amp or a 50 amp for my trailer to me, it didn't matter. When I told them I would take 47 due to the fact that 46 was infested with red ants they told me there would be an additional charge $53 at this point after having spent 40 minutes setting and needing to breakdown and set up again, I was hot, sweaty, tired, frustrated and bitten by red ants I went ahead and took site 47 for the additional $53, no one ever came to treat red ants in addition to that no one ever checked into site 44B no one else was on that side of the road in that entire area of the park. No one else came in at all while I was there that I could see and I took several pictures to show that. In my opinion, the management and staff are very dishonest they were rude when I called. They were rude when I called to complain, obviously struggling financially and need to take additional money from me when I was nearly the only person in that side of the park. I would not recommend this park if you have another option, I've traveled extensively, visited all 50 states and made multiple reservations online, dealt with multiple parks and this overall was a very bad experience. read more

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I wanted to eat some good grilled food today at the Rockin S Bar & Grill, but I was in absolute SHOCK when I pulled up and I had to pay $20 JUST TO PARK!! I would've understood if I could receive some sort of voucher, but no!! $20 to park AND paying for my food at the restaurant! The restaurant however was great!! It's very unfortunate their business is being limited by the godforsaken gatekeepers of the Hidden Cove Park & Marina. read more

Such an amazing experience! We rented the tiny house cabin for a week for a family staycation and wow! Such a fantastic experience. The staff is so helpful. The park is so clean and nice. And we loved visiting the marina. We got to see lots of deer and had great grill outs and campfires. It's just a great location. So close to everything but so far away from city noise and lights. You can actually see all of the stars out here it was such an amazing experience 10/10 will definitely do this every year. read more

I own a RV repair business. I had someone who was staying here call me for help, they had no heat and the snow storm came in. When I arrived Dallas the manager told me I have to pay him a 10% commission fee to do any work at this property. Are you kidding me? The customer found me, not the RV park. The customer is already paying him to stay there and he wants a commission for repair company. I have been doing this for over 30 years and go to RV parks all over DFW and have never been told they require me to pay them a commission on what I charge. Unethical greedy crooks!! I will never go back to this RV park which is an issue for his customers out there because today I was able to fix what 2 other RV companies that had been out there couldnt fix. Loss for these customers due to your greed read more

We enjoyed the distance between RV'ers and the expansive nature. We witnessed wild turkeys roaming through our encampment area and dozens of cute little squirrels. The lake was right down from us and we walked to the beach area just about every day. Our camp site provided a large oak tree and we were able to position our awning right under it, providing even more shade. We enjoyed our 2 1/2 weeks there immensely. read more

To start with, it is a very nice area, the lake is great and the campsites are in good shape for the most part except for the first one they booked us in, the electricity didn't work so they had to find a new spot for us, as one poster already put on here, the rules do not seem to apply to anyone, we currently are booked for 10 days and have been here for four and have seen several sets of dogs running around the campsite with collars on venturing over to my picnic table while I was trying to eat, so apparently the leash rule does not apply, there were kids running around in golf carts at midnight with music blaring And I called to report it but could not get through to anyone. So in summary, the places kept up pretty good and has a lot of trees, but rules do not apply here. read more

First time here and there is a Fee of $15 and this includes the daily pass till 8pm. Very nice area and plenty of lake access after payment. I looked up free public access points to the lake and this was one. I was informed it had been changed about 10 years ago so Google failed today. I still enjoyed the area and am fishing the docks. read more

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We rented a pontoon boat for a 4 hour block. Upon arriving at the boat we noticed that this "Bentley" model was far from it. These boats have been seriously neglected. During inspection with employee we found several empty beer cans mixed in with the moldy life jackets. Torn seats, deck crushed in on every corner, and gates that would not latch. When I made a comment on the condition, we were told that a new fleet was on its way. Still cant believe I paid over $500 for this experience. We have rented across the country while vacationing with the family and this by far was the absolute worse boat. I'd look at other options. read more

The level of customer service I experienced here was insulting. I was a walk in customer who was looking to rent a jet ski. After paying them, I was asked to wait for the employee to help another couple. This process took 20 minutes and I was patient. When they finally got back to me, the employee went through orientation and let me know that if I was 1 minute late in returning, I would be charged an extra $130 for every 15 minutes. I thought this was steep but understood. The problem arose when I asked if my 2 hours started after my orientation started or from before I had to wait for the other couple, he responded by letting me know my time started 21 minutes ago when I paid and refused to extend my time for my wait. I asked for the manager and 3 young men in their early twenties came out and started to argue with me all at once, refusing to extend my time or give me a discounted rate for the time that I waited. After noticing that non of the employees were concerned in the slightest about customer service, I conceded and took the jetski. All in all, I was able to rent a jetski for 2 hours and use it for 1. After I returned with the jetski on time, they told me that they were out of gas at the dock and would have to take the jetski out of the water and to a gas station to fill it up and I would have to wait to see how much I would be charged for the gas. This was the worst experience I have ever had with renting a boat or jetski. The customer service I experienced here took out every drop of fun that I was expecting to have, it was a complete disappointment. I cannot find any way to get in touch with someone to give them feedback on the employees they have working at their company. read more

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Beautiful place to camp and nice staff at the front gate. The food is ok at Rockin' s and the drinks are good. The biggest issue I had was the late night/early morning partying with music so loud earplugs didn't help. We also had kids in golf carts driving around blasting music around 1am than they stopped at spot 84 to drink and smoke. I wish they would actually enforce some sort of rules. The guy in the black Land Rover had a sticker on his car saying he worked there, but he only seemed to be around during the day. All in all it was beautiful and a nice place to camp and enjoy the water. We will go back, but probably not camp if they are going to allow all the local kids to run wild. read more

Hidden Cove Park & Marina - Hidden Cove - Boating Near Me - Frisco, Texas

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We went on a weekday park was relatively empty and bought a day use to test the boat. We pulled in about 9:15, approximately 45 minutes to close to we could tie down the boat and cook some quick burgers. The security guard at 10:00 pm as we were literally loading up the kids into the car to leave came over and rushed us out like we were criminals or something. He was extremely rude. I wouldn't go back to this place if I were you. read more

Beware!!! Lots of Chiggers at the RV park. Stayed for a week at lot 44 on Bobcat lane and the chiggers were awful when I stayed last time in May and reported it to the manager. These bugs are worse than flees. He said they would spray. Went back in June stayed at lot 37 on Bobcat and same thing, Chigger infestation. Must be everywhere!! read more

PLEASE READ THE MOST RECENT REVIEWS FIRST BEFORE BOOKING HERE! We enjoyed the park and had a nice view but our stay ended unpleasantly. REALLY DISAPPOINTED with the staff members especially the security guard who kept yelling at us. We mistakenly booked 3 days instead of 4 so we understand that we need to leave the area but I wish they were more courteous and understanding as we try to decamp from the park but instead, they were rude and ill-mannered. The security guard kept pounding our door telling us to leave immediately and not allowing us enough time to pack our stuff! Definitely felt unwelcomed and humiliated. I hope they improve their customer service but until then, AVOID THIS PLACE AT ALL COSTS! read more

Stayed at the one story bunk house. It was stocked with everything we needed. The only thing they could improve is to get a tv in the bunkhouse and wifi. Everything else was great! Great place for a couple of families or a family reunion to gather. Hiking is great! Fishing spots are everywhere and check in and out was easy. The staff was courteous and professional. Saw plenty of wildlife. Deer and Turkey out on the hikes! Would recommend read more

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Nice camping for a weekend! I've been here many times. They have great camping and also day use areas. I take my kayaks and my dog and we go for a paddle. They are military friendly and give a discount. I'll be back soon! read more

Hidden Cove is off the beaten path. You'll travel through a residential area and wonder if you're headed in the right direction but once there it is a nice place. The spots seem fairly level and ample room, most with some grass. We did notice many spots got a bit swamped after rain. The area has been hit recently and even the lake is very high. Just pay attention to where you site is or you may walk into a couple inches of water the next morning. Without the extra rain they're probably all great! Staff was friendly and cruise through every so often to check things out. My only complaint was slogging through mud to undo our hookups...quite the mess unless you brought some rain boots. Make sure to have extra long dump hoses...ours was at the back of the site. Overall, a lovely camp setting though! read more

Hidden Cove Park & Marina - Lake view from our site, 35B. - Boating Near Me - Frisco, Texas

We had our New Year's Eve wedding at the conference center. It's a great space at a great rental rate. Staff was easy to work with. I would recommend checking it out for your next event. read more

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Concrete is all cracked and unlevel, grass needs work in places, trees need trimming and equipment needs replacing. read more

Hidden Cove Park & Marina - Old picnic table - Boating Near Me - Frisco, Texas

When I had my pontoon there it was he feeling like I was at home staff friendly and for boaters a nice crowd I would recommend this marina to everyone I know read more

We did a last minute reservation for 8 people on the pontoon boat on memorial day weekend. The pontoon boat is suppose to fit 12 people but I wouldn't recommend it. We had 2 coolers, 3 girls, 5 guys and that was as little crowded when everyone wasn't in the water. Good speaker system-bring an aux cord. Easy online booking. Seats are comfortable. We only booked for 3 hours but will definitely do longer next time. The life jackets are really uncomfortable, so bring your own if you have one. *The anchor is under the seat in the front of the boat. read more

Hidden Cove Park & Marina - On the pontoon boat. - Boating Near Me - Frisco, Texas

Our family of 9 just enjoyed the most wonderful family weekend at Hidden Cove. We rented the one-story cabin and it fit all of our needs. It had a kitchen and our grandchildren loved the bunkhouse. These cabins were built with families in mind. We had 3 bathrooms so nobody had to wait. The reservation was so easy to make and the people were so attentive to our needs. We rented jet skies from Sam's on the property and it was really fun to enjoy this wonderful lake this way. The lake, hiking trails, and cabins made it a fun and easy weekend with our family. read more

LOVE LOVE LOVE Sam's Dock!!! Great prices, excellent equipment and outstanding customer service! The BEST part of our vacation was renting wave runners from here. Made reservations by phone in advance with Dave and was taken care of at the dock by Alex. We have a BLAST! We can't thank them enough for all the fun! HIGHLY recommended!!! 20 stars!!!! read more

Hidden Cove Park & Marina - Boating Near Me - Frisco, Texas

Effort is there as they are trying. Good help is hard to find but Sam's dock making improvements daily which is refreshing

On Friday, July 7, we took 1/2 days off to take our granddaughter to lunch and the beach at Hidden Cove. We had never been there before, ever. We arrived about 1:30pm, the woman came from the office, my husband handed her $20 cash for parking. She said "I'll be right back with your pass." She came out, "I'll get the gate." Never asked what we were planning to do. We drove away, passed the member parking to the regular parking area. We walked straight to the dock to go to Rockin' S grill. We were not even in our swimsuits or carried towels, lunch then the beach. I'd checked online the hours of Rockin' S, and even that morning 11am was when they open. When we got there, there was a handwritten note on the door - "Today we open at 4pm". We went back to the car, to the office (again, we hadn't eaten lunch yet) and I asked for a refund. The 8 employees or so, just sitting on the desks and counters, or standing a round, had no idea the restaurant wasn't open. One employee called out there, then he said his manager said because we didn't get a $20 restaurant pass, instead of an admittance pass - they couldn't offer a refund. Never been there before, the first employee never asked about going to the restaurant, and having never been there before, how did we know to tell them we were there for lunch? We were in the park no more than 20 minutes. WHAT A RIP OFF!!!! Left, went to Hula Hut then paid $10 for Little Elm beach. Far better deal, much nicer beach area, and other kids there for my 7-year old granddaughter to play with. read more

My family had a reunion recently at the bunkhouse. We had a hard time dealing with the overnight staff. They knew we had the maximum amount of people staying at the house (their max is listed as 20 people online). In response to our honest experience in our review, the business has berated our family for "not being prepared" when we weren't provided the basics as expected. We told them none of the bathrooms or rooms had any towels or toilet paper in them. There were NO garbage bags or paper towels. We did report it once we arrived because you would expect that 20 people staying for a weekend would need these items. The staff did respond and bring the supplies though we had to ask multiple times to get enough equipment. They also did not have a bbq grill even though we had requested one as other reviewers have reported as well. Honestly, the issue came overnight the first night we were there. After one of the upstairs showers was used, the bedroom roof right below it started leaking and completely soaked the bed (linens, mattress, etc). We stopped using the shower right away and reported it. The employee who answered was with security and was very rude on the phone when we asked for extra linens to replace what was soaked. Without listening to what happened, he yelled at us and asked "what are you people doing?" And told us that "if you had done your checklist, you would know what you needed when you got there" and that he couldn't bring us anything. We tried to explain that we didn't need the linens if the roof hadn't leaked but he hung up on us instead. No one came to evaluate. We pulled the bed frame away, cleaned up the mess with towels, and flipped the mattress in order to have enough beds to sleep on. The next day someone came to check the roof but by then, everything was dry because we stopped using the shower. The manager offered to extend our checkout to make up for the rude, disrespectful, and discriminating service. The lake and activities were definitely enjoyable but staying here is not worth dealing with unprofessional people. From what I can tell, the company responds to negative reviews by claiming that their clients were rude, yelling at staff, and demanding and that everything was provided as promised, so I will expect nothing less this time, but I want people debating renting the bunkhouse to be informed on the overpriced and unsatisfactory service they will be receiving when booking here. read more

Great place to camp, great scenery. Lots of things to do. Or just hang at the restaurant on the lake and have a few beers! read more

Hidden Cove Park & Marina - Hidden Cove Park, Turkey Loop! - Boating Near Me - Frisco, Texas

I really wanted this place to redeem itself but the people working here made it hard to like. The location is great, close to Dallas and easy to get to. The staff was not so great. They directed us to the camping sites and said the trails were still open to hike. The next morning a guy from the campgrounds said we were in the wrong section and the site we were on was $25 more a night. They guy said to go to the "horseshoe". There is no signage for anything called a horseshoe. It is just what the employees called the area. The place they relocated is to is also a day use area and people were walking through our sites all day. (Our neighbor, Mr. Sleaze also took the metal grate from our fire pit.) I would not stay here again. Find a better campsite. The trials were hard to find since they at building cabins and have construction going on at the trail head. When we finally found it we could not walk the trail because it was all completely muddy and the trail was not maintained. Why didn't they tell us this when we checked in? read more

Hidden Cove Park & Marina - Our first night in the RV area $50 a night. - Boating Near Me - Frisco, Texas

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We've gone every year for the past 2 years and rented boats without any issues. We returned for our 3rd year in a row and decided to rent jet skis. I've always just walked in and rented. However this time the staff insisted I do the rental on my phone. Not very helpful or friendly and one of the staff was 15. BTW, they keep your credit card while you are out on their equipment. One of the jet skis started slightly leaning/pulling right while I was riding it by myself. After going back to the dock and adding a 2nd passenger to the jet ski it quickly became a bigger issue and just outside of the wake zone it turned us over. We were never able to get the jet ski back to the dock and had to leave 2 people with it while 2 of us returned to the marina for help. The jet ski had to be towed and there was a hole in the bottom! Because we didn't check the bottom of it when we rented it, and we signed our life away in all the rental agreements, we were responsible for $1,625 in repairs as well as the 2 hour rental fee and gas. (They wouldn't waive the 2 hour rental fee even though we spent the last hour trying to get the ski up right and back to dock.) Well over $2k total was what they charged our card. This is after waiting hours for THEIR mechanic to give the $1,625 estimate sucking away time from our rented cabin and family. I've spared you all the emotion and conversation details, but this was an awful experience. We were threatened with attorneys as well as potentially having to pay the total cost of the jet ski about $8k. DO NOT TAKE IT ON FAITH they are inspecting the jet skis between rentals!!!! They are not. I have no idea how you inspect the under side of a jet ski before you sign rental agreements? We were the first to take it that day so I'm sure there was time for the water to drain out from previous day/damage. However staff seemed to think it was proof it was our doing. We had planned to take a boat out that same afternoon but decided it was in our best interest to do no future business with them. Very, very thankful no one was hurt during any of this! Do not recommend this company. read more

This park management are very quick to fine you if you park your car in a wrong area but are lousy to keep the park clean and in working order. Bathrooms are dirty, light fixtures are broken, shelters are dirty, and they charge you a lot for a tent spot. Also staff are rude. read more

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We rented a pontoon boat this last weekend for my mom's birthday and thought it would be a fun Saturday outing. Our rental was to start at 9a and we received numerous messages to arrive by 8:30a. We were there at 8:30, along with three other groups that were also ready for their rentals beginning at 9a. The staff didn't come until 9:01a to even unlock the place let alone get the boats ready. The pontoon was pretty dirty. We've rented several boats on various lakes, this one was definitely rough. The pontoon that we were given had an issue with the prop. When doing the inspection, the guy pointed it out to my husband, we asked then whether it would be an issue and could they give us a new boat. We were assured it wouldn't be an issue. Well it worked the first few hours but then the engine began missing and the max speed was a little over idle. It took us nearly two hours to make it back to the marina at which time a man ( I guess the mechanic) looked at the prop and said with a laugh that it was a $5 part and a quick fix for them. Nice... after we just paid for five hours with a crap boat. Overall, I wasn't overly impressed with Sam's Dock or their boats. For $700 for 5 hours, I certainly think you can get better boats elsewhere. read more

I don't care what any negative comments say as a first timer from Dallas I really hidden vibe is hidden for a reason it's a party celebration kick back habitat to be in and yes if you want privacy in a secluded area they have it, special shout out to management for making my first time experience a best one! Definitely bringing the family back and trying out the restaurant breakfast in the morning! Happy Memorial weekend everyone! read more

We've rented from Sam's Dock several times. No complaints. The staff is always friendly and the boats are decent. We rented a pontoon for Memorial Day and everything went without a hitch! Prices are reasonable too. read more