A private lake, a Lodge that sleeps 35, and all 188 acres to yourselves. Ninety minutes from Fort Worth.
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Texas Family Reunions at Lake Godstone: a private 188-acre lake retreat near Graford, Texas. The Lodge sleeps 35, cabins and campgrounds take the campus past 100, and one family books the whole ranch at a time. Fishing, boats, a water slide, hayrides, a gun range and an observatory included.
Where the family sleeps
Book the Lodge, then add the Guest Home, cabins and campgrounds for the overflow.
Hear first when this host opens direct rates or adds a new place.
Add the Guest Home for the branch of the family that wants its own kitchen, the cabins for the couples, and the campgrounds for the RVs. Everybody meets back at the Lodge for dinner.
Where everyone sleeps
Where the family sleeps
The Lodge first, then add the cabins and campgrounds for the overflow.
For the kids
No screens required
One grandmother told us she banned electronics for the weekend and the kids were not bored for a minute. Fishing with feeders under the dock so something always bites, the treehouse at Refuge, the pedal boats, the lit basketball court, geocaching with the ranch map, frogs and turtles at the Beaver Pond, deer at the feeders at dusk and the telescope after dark.
I built this place with my own family in mind. A lake you can swim in, docks to fish from, a porch wide enough for three generations at once, and a fire pit big enough for all the stories. When you book, the gate closes and the ranch belongs to your family alone.
Dom and Carol live here and will meet you at the gate. The hayride is at dusk. The water slide is for the kids, mostly.
Come make a tradition of it. Most of our reunions have.
Jim Attrell
Owner, Lake Godstone
Video tours
Walk the ranch before you come
Jim’s own tours of the Lodge, every cabin and campground, the range, the trail and the lake from above.
A few of the thousands of photos our guests have taken here.
Lake Godstone
Find us
Graford, Texas, between Possum Kingdom and Jacksboro
4636 Halsell Ranch Road, Graford. From Graford take Highway 4 north seven miles, turn west onto Halsell Ranch Road and follow the gravel four miles; the lake is on your right. About 90 minutes from Fort Worth and two hours from Dallas.
Ninety minutes from Fort Worth, four miles of gravel from anywhere
How to find the gate, and what is nearby when you want to leave it.
Getting here
Look for the eight-foot cedar fence and the power lines
From Fort Worth and DFW: take US-380 west to Jacksboro (about an hour), then Highway 4 south for 14 miles. Turn right (west) onto Halsell Ranch Road and follow the gravel for four miles; the lake is on your right.
From Graford and Possum Kingdom: take Highway 4 north seven miles from Graford, then turn west onto Halsell Ranch Road for four winding, hilly miles.
The physical address is 4636 Halsell Ranch Road, Graford, Texas 76449 (the post office calls it Jacksboro 76458). Dom or Carol will meet you at the gate, and the printable ranch map and the Google Earth map with the geocaches are yours on request. Live weather from our own station is at tempestwx.com/station/181981.
Lake Godstone
Find us
Graford, Texas, between Possum Kingdom and Jacksboro
4636 Halsell Ranch Road, Graford. From Graford take Highway 4 north seven miles, turn west onto Halsell Ranch Road and follow the gravel four miles; the lake is on your right. About 90 minutes from Fort Worth and two hours from Dallas.
Graford has the basics; Jacksboro, Graham and Mineral Wells have the rest.
Weddings
We house the wedding party; Painted Lakes hosts the wedding
Lake Godstone does not hold weddings, but we are the lodging for them. Painted Lakes, fourteen miles away, is the venue we recommend (Susan Lake, 940-229-9399). Book the Lodge for the family and the cabins for the couple, and the rehearsal dinner happens on our porch.
