White Rock Lake - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About White Rock Lake

This is a huge reservoir which was located at Dallas. It was formed by damming White Rock Creek, which today widens into the lake before continuing south out of the spillway and emptying into the Trinity River. The lake covers 1,254 acres (5.1 km²) in the East Dallas community.

Hotels near White Rock Lake

Hotels to stay near White Rock Lake

Activities Around

Attractions Near White Rock Lake

The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

This is a 66-acre botanical garden and arboretum which was located in East Dallas. The arboretum is a series of gardens and fountains with a view of the lake and the downtown Dallas skyline. This place is one of the main attractions in Dallas county because it was in the centre of the county and there is so many activities are there in this garden.

George W. Bush Presidential Center

George W. Bush Presidential Center

5.15km from White Rock Lake

A complex that includes President George W. Bush's presidential library and museum, the George W. Bush Policy Institute, and the offices of the George W. Bush Foundation. It will be the future resting place of George W. Bush.

Meadows Museum

Meadows Museum

5.64km from White Rock Lake

This is an art museum that was settled on the campus of the southern methodist university. It houses one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Spanish art outside of Spain, with works dating from the 10th to the 21st centuries.

African American Museum of Dallas

African American Museum of Dallas

6.56km from White Rock Lake

An old art museum that was founded in 1974, which was the only one of its kind in the Southwestern United States devoted to the preservation and display of African American artistic, cultural and historical materials. It also has the largest African American folk art collection in the US.

Museum of Biblical Art

Museum of Biblical Art

6.74km from White Rock Lake

This is an art museum that was built in the Biblical theme which holds around 2500 works. It is one of the famous attractions in Dallas county.

Crow Museum of Asian Art

Crow Museum of Asian Art

8.26km from White Rock Lake

A museum which was in downtown Dallas, Texas, dedicated to celebrating the arts and cultures of Asia including China, Japan, India, Korea, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines, from ancient to the contemporary.

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This is the Texas state's second-most populous county and the ninth largest city in the United States.

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