Grapevine City Council Approves Campground Expansion

"I'm happy to report,," says Joe Moore, "that City Council gave their approval last Tuesday night on a contract with Cooper General Contractors in Carrollton, Texas, to make improvements and expand The Vineyards Campground over the summer!"

"We've met with them to start the contract signing process, and this coming week we will have the first, important Pre-Construction meeting. We hope to begin real construction as early as the first week of May."

"It's been a long time coming, and soon we will turn dirt and make improvements, continuing with the awesome progress that we have made at the campground over the years. Thanks to all," shares Moore.

Brian Schaeffer, executive director and CEO of Texas Association of Campground Owners (TACO), also sent regards saying, "Kudos to all! We are excited to see the finished product, too." For more information, please visit the Fort Worth Star Telegram story on The Vineyards Campground & Cabins expansion news.

TRAILER LIFE Ups Campground Rating

On another positive note...
The Vineyards Campground was visited by representatives from Trailer Life—the well-known national campground directory—for its yearly campground assessment yesterday. Joe Moore, assistant director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Grapevine, reports that the campground continues to see a strong 1.5 point increase in Trailer Life's national ratings for this year as well.

Last year, the campground obtained an excellent rating of 8/8.5/9.5 out of a 10/10/10 (for recreation/restrooms/overall appearance). "I'm proud to let you know that we have improved to a strong 9/8.5/10 rating for 2010!, said Moore. "And, I especially want to thank all of the workampers and staff in the Lake Parks system for helping us obtain this postive recommendation to campers traveling across the nation... Keep up the great work!"

Love That Bass Fishing!

Great weekend with Mike, Nancy and Kyle McCutcheon, learning everything you ever wanted to know about Bass Fishing!

The Vineyards Campground is located on the southeastern shores of Grapevine Lake, has it's own boat ramp, and is a great location for a day of fishing. From March through October, Bass Fishing is at it's best here in Texas.

The two-day outdoor Pavilion classes were filled with about 20 campers who got personalized training about fishing from the shoreline or their boat. Both Mike and Kyle are two of the area's best-known and respected Fishing Guides. From rods and reels—to casting techniques—to hard and soft baits—to reading the landscape and water contours around the lake—the guys covered all of the master fisherman tricks and techniques. And, a good time was had by all.

The Friday night session kicked-off with a pizza party from our friends at Pizza Hut, and Chick-fil-A at Grapevine Mills Mall provided their yummy, new sweet rolls and coffee to wake-up the class Saturday morning and get us going.

Watch for more of the campground's Next2Nature education classes during the summer. We have the perfect spot for families to get outside, learn more and enjoy the outdoors right here in Grapevine.

Mmmmm—Good....Smores!

It was a great Friday night for making smores at the campground's new fire pit. This fire circle fits perfectly between the playground and our upcoming summer beach; so it was easy for lots of campers to find us. And, nearly 100 campers—young and older—showed up as the sun set on this beautiful spring day.

We made 'fancy' smores with peanut butter, fudge sauce, cinammon sugar, coconut flakes, sprinkles, or chocolate mint patties. But, we still served lots of the plain ol' good ones as well - graham crackers, Hersheys and hot, toasty marshmallows. We'll do this again...ya'll come back!

Hoppin' Good Times! Our First Easter Egg Hunt

We had a great turnout for our first Easter Egg Hunt on the campground!

The shorts and short sleeve T-shirt weather was perfect for the warm afternoon. Younger guests hunted for eggs with their parents, while older children took off running around to the back of the laundry room, gathering Easter Eggs as fast as they could.
More than 130 guests, and many family dogs joined the fun and enjoyed the afternoon together.















Four Easter Baskets were given as prizes for guests that found specially marked eggs. Adults also had 'grown-up' prizes—like firewood, T-shirts, and Vineyards coffee mugs—in large polka dot eggs hidden just for them.


















We cooled the afternoon off with cold and creamy soft-serve ice cream cones for everyone, thanks to our friends at Mister Softee. You can say we had a hoppin' good time!