Life on the Mesa Grande
Sightseeing
Get on the river! Kimball Bend Park offers quick access to a boat ramp and dock with plenty of parking. Drop the kayaks in and paddle your way into adventure.
Kimball Bend Park
2169 TX-174Get on the river! Kimball Bend Park offers quick access to a boat ramp and dock with plenty of parking. Drop the kayaks in and paddle your way into adventure.
Explore more. With a quick drive, you can be at Steele Creek Park. Steele Creek makes for great kayaking as you can spend the day navigating its bends and watch the river life around you! Pack a lunch and hit the water!
Steele Creek Park Public Boat Ramp - Lake Whitney
Explore more. With a quick drive, you can be at Steele Creek Park. Steele Creek makes for great kayaking as you can spend the day navigating its bends and watch the river life around you! Pack a lunch and hit the water!
Lake Whitney
Lake Whitney State Park
433 FM1244McCown Valley Park
283 McCown Valley Park RoadCity/town information
Meridian
Meridian is just a short 25 minute drive from the Knoll.
Cleburne
Adventure out to the drive through safari and conservation, Fossil Rim, or explore dinosaur fossils.
24 locals recommend
Glen Rose
Adventure out to the drive through safari and conservation, Fossil Rim, or explore dinosaur fossils.
Food scene
Cactus Grill
120 Main StWest Shore Grill
564 Texas 22Texas Great Country Café & Pie Pantry
903 S Bosque StIf you are lookin for some country cookin’.
If you are hitting Glen Rose, this is a must! Take a seat at the old soda fountain counter and enjoy a sweet treat, like a Moon Pie Shake!
18 locals recommend
Shoo-Fly Soda Shop
102 Walnut StIf you are hitting Glen Rose, this is a must! Take a seat at the old soda fountain counter and enjoy a sweet treat, like a Moon Pie Shake!
Small Town Perk
Things to do
Harbor Resort & Rentals
235 County Rd 1768Want a boat? Harbor Rentals has daily rentals to get out on the lake!
Go get out on the green! Tee times available daily for golfing near Lake Whitney.
6 locals recommend
White Bluff Resort
Oak Wood DriveGo get out on the green! Tee times available daily for golfing near Lake Whitney.
A short 11 mile trip from the Knoll will get you to Big Rock Winery. Take a tour of the vineyard and relax to a tasting with their local wines and some great noshes.
Big Rock Winery
106 Private Road 1381A short 11 mile trip from the Knoll will get you to Big Rock Winery. Take a tour of the vineyard and relax to a tasting with their local wines and some great noshes.
Just 20 minutes from the Knoll, the Red Caboose Winery is a great way to sip the night away with local wine and live music!
10 locals recommend
Red Caboose Winery
1147 County Rd 1110Just 20 minutes from the Knoll, the Red Caboose Winery is a great way to sip the night away with local wine and live music!
Every April and September, Antique Alley Texas host one of the largest antique shows and flea markets in the nation, 30 miles long! It connects Alvarado, Cleburne, Grandview, Maypearl, Sand Flat, and Venus, Texas.
Antique Alley Texas
300 E Criner StEvery April and September, Antique Alley Texas host one of the largest antique shows and flea markets in the nation, 30 miles long! It connects Alvarado, Cleburne, Grandview, Maypearl, Sand Flat, and Venus, Texas.
A well known local fishing hole not far from the Knoll! They also have live bait.
Morgan Lakeside Park
A well known local fishing hole not far from the Knoll! They also have live bait.
Great place to fish or drop in the kayaks! Nolan River Park has a boat ramp as well and is short drive from the Knoll.
Nolan River Park
Great place to fish or drop in the kayaks! Nolan River Park has a boat ramp as well and is short drive from the Knoll.
Groceries/Bait
Forgot something or need some fuel? The Trading Post can help you out! It’s just a quick 5 minute drive from the Knoll.
Trading Post
395 TX-174Forgot something or need some fuel? The Trading Post can help you out! It’s just a quick 5 minute drive from the Knoll.
Brookshire's
1310 N Brazos St25 minutes to Whitney
Brookshire Brothers
9295 Hwy 625 minutes to Meridian
Not Too Far
There are some great adventures in our nearby towns to explore!
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is just a 35 minute drive from the Knoll! Drive through and see the beautiful animals like giraffes, zebra, and cheetahs on the conservation while supporting a wonderful cause.
Fossilrim.org
115 locals recommend
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center
2299 Co Rd 2008Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is just a 35 minute drive from the Knoll! Drive through and see the beautiful animals like giraffes, zebra, and cheetahs on the conservation while supporting a wonderful cause.
Fossilrim.org
Dinosaur Valley State Park
1629 Park Rd 59Plaza Theatre Company at Dudley Hall
305 S Anglin StIf you are hitting Glen Rose, Big Rocks is a great place to chill. Grab a drink and sit in the flowing falls. The water is really shallow, so no need for anything but your suit.
51 locals recommend
Big Rocks Park
1014 NE Barnard StIf you are hitting Glen Rose, Big Rocks is a great place to chill. Grab a drink and sit in the flowing falls. The water is really shallow, so no need for anything but your suit.
Sexton Mill has river views, cold brews, music, and axe throwing! Check them out if you are heading to Glen Rose.
9 locals recommend
Sexton Mill
100 Grace StSexton Mill has river views, cold brews, music, and axe throwing! Check them out if you are heading to Glen Rose.