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Lake Worth

Fort Worth · Lake Worth · Lakeside · White Settlement, Texas — Tarrant County.

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3,396Surface acres
22 ftMax depth
1914Impounded
9.4 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 131641905); max depth from TPWD; TPWD lists 3,489 surface acres.

Location & fast facts

Where Lake Worth is in Texas

The red circle marks Lake Worth.

Fast facts

About Lake Worth

  • County: Tarrant
  • Cities & towns on the shore: Fort Worth, Lake Worth, Lakeside, White Settlement
  • Location (TPWD): On the West Fork of the Trinity River, entirely within the Fort Worth city limits
  • Impounded: 1914 (TPWD)
  • Controlling authority: City of Fort Worth · (817) 392-7148
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 8 mi from Fort Worth and 38 mi from Dallas, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline (Texas: incorporated places touching the lake, otherwise the nearest one).

Fishing in Texas

Official TPWD pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Lake map

Lake Worth shoreline

1 mileN

No public access sites are listed for this water in the OpenStreetMap boat ramps (TPWD publishes ramp names per lake, not coordinates) data.

Shoreline trail

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 131641905), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: OpenStreetMap boat ramps (TPWD publishes ramp names per lake, not coordinates). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

9.4 miTrail within 100 m of shore
About 15%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
North and east shoresWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 9.4 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Lake Worth shoreline, mostly along the north and east shores. About 0.8 mi of it is on islands, which you can reach only by boat.

Trails along the shore

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 8, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Lake Worth

We found 127 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Lake Worth. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

14 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in Texas

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: Recreation.gov (RIDB) · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (32.8186, -97.4486). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Lake Worth. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Lake Worth

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in CT (America/Chicago), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Fish you can catch

    White crappieLargemouth bassSpotted bassWhite bassCatfishLone Star bass ★

    ★ = stocked recently (see Stocking). Predominant species from the TPWD Lake Finder.

    TPWD Lake Finder: Lake Worth

    Fishing outlook & regulations

    SpeciesTPWD rating
    Largemouth BassFair
    CatfishExcellent
    CrappieExcellent
    White BassFair

    Regulations (TPWD): All species are managed under statewide regulations; however, the DSHS consumption advisory says persons should not consume blue catfish, channel catfish or smallmouth buffalo from these waters.

    Aquatic vegetation (TPWD): Submerged vegetation is sparse. There are shallow flats covered with cattails and other emergent species.

    Conservation pool: 594 ft. msl

    Water-level fluctuation: Moderate

    Normal clarity: Stained

    TPWD Lake Finder page · Lake records · Latest survey report

    Ratings are TPWD's own Poor / Fair / Good / Excellent scale. Statewide rules: TPWD Outdoor Annual, fishing. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Stocking history

    TPWD has 21 stocking records for Lake Worth from 1967 to 2023. The table shows 2019–2023.

    YearSpeciesFishSize
    2023Bass, Lone Star83,640Fingerling

    TPWD stocking history for Lake Worth

    Invasive species

    Reported on or near Lake Worth

    Clean, Drain, Dry. In Texas the law requires draining water from boats and onboard receptacles when leaving or approaching public fresh water, and possessing or moving zebra mussels is illegal. TPWD rules.

    USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database

    USGS records matched to this water by location (within about 150 m of the outline) or by the place name in the record. A record shows a sighting was reported; it doesn't prove the species is still there. As of Oct 10, 2026.

    Contact & official info

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